RPALMPeople, Process, and Technology

RPALM™ is a rapid assessment methodology that can be leveraged at any phase of your journey to SAP S/4HANA

RPALM™ is an accelerated and results-driven methodology:• Designed to provide tactical and strategic key improvement recommendations to go from

current state to desired end state within a proposed timeline. • Stands for ResultsPositive Application Lifecycle Management (RPALM™) Assessment

Methodology• A proprietary methodology designed to be prescriptive and lightweight, covering 21 topical

areas across 3 main ALM categories.• Prescriptive in that we answer the who, when, how, why, and what through a series of

focused interviews and expert analysis of project artifacts*. • Lightweight in that we employ a results-oriented mindset that delivers a fast, actionable,

comprehensive, and no-frills assessment of your current ALM environment within 3 weeks.• People, Process, and Technology – RPALM™ is an assessment methodology that can be

leveraged at any phase of the system delivery lifecycle.

*The RPALM™ methodology leverages industry expertise of practicing QA Leaders and Test Managers. Derived from real-world experienced QA professionals, RPALM™ cuts straight to the fundamental components that your organizations can employ quickly to gain visibility, reduce costs, increase delivery control, and improve overall solution delivery quality.

What is the RPALM™ assessment methodology?

Provides an objective assessment of current state (‘As-is’):• Analysis and understanding your current business needs • Assess current level of adoption with recommendations for adoption level increase• Assess the level of business value realized from your current ALM investment, while identifying hidden

opportunities to extract more value • Provides an independent audit and health check report with details of identified issues

Confirms desired end state (‘To-be’):• Present and discuss key recommendations • Present and discuss industry best practices detailed for each ALM area discussed• Showcase Overall Maturity Rating with respect to RPALM™ Assessment Methodology* Provides Actionable ALM Implementation Roadmap, including: • Quick wins and low hanging fruit• Short term options and recommendations• Long term options and recommendations

*The RPALM (ResultsPositive ALM™ Assessment Methodology) approach is an actionable methodology aimed at increasing organizational awareness and implementation of tactical ALM principles that ultimately encourages project stakeholders to embrace a holistic ALM-centric approach to software quality management rather than subscribing to a reactive mentality of defect management.

Business Value of RPALM™

How RPALM™ Delivers Positive Results, Fast

RPALM™ leverages sound quality assurance principles:• We employ a holistic and umbrella mentality, knowing that:

– A sound ALM foundation reduces defects, decreases cost, and mitigates risk project risk. – We cut across the Application Lifecycle to provide immediate feedback– Traceability is the cornerstone of high quality software delivery– People, Process, and Technology must work in harmony

• The RPALM™ Assessment Methodology

AgendaRPALM™ Engagement Approach

• Review draft deliverables with sponsors

• Iterate and update deliverables

• Review final deliverables with sponsors, governance committee and executives

• Document assessment findings

• Review Top 10 findings with project sponsors

• Analyze assessment findings

• Identify opportunities and solution recommendations

• Draft Roadmap• Develop estimates by

phase• Document business case

benefits

• Conduct requirements tracing workshop

• Conduct visionary “end-state” workshops

• Conduct ALM best practice sessions – “end-state” inputs

• Conduct individual interviews

• Conduct group discovery sessions

• Review current processes, governance model, and reporting

• Confirm engagement goals and objectives

• Confirm critical success factors• Collect and review “as-is”

documentation• Confirm participants and roles &

responsibilities• Tailor and confirm project schedule and

workshop / interview days/times• Review and discuss 21 key factors• Confirm buy-in of requirements tracing

workshop (function of RPALM™)• Schedule workshops and interviews

Establish the ground rules

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RPALM™Methodology

RPALM™ Assessment21 Topics

Conduct Interviews & Review Project Artifacts

Best Practices& Recommendations

Improvement Roadmap

TPI DB

Categories Areas

Stakeholder Relations

Stakeholder CommitmentDegree of involvementTest strategyTest organizationCommunication

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ReportingTest process management

Estimating and planningMetricsDefect managementTestware management

Test Profession

Methodology practiceTester professionalismTest case designTest toolsTest environment

AgendaRPALM™ Areas of Focus

Interviews and Artifact Review Blueprint & Road Map Development

• Solution Blueprint• ALM Roadmap

• Implementation Road Map• Phased implementation road map

Review ALM best practices and related maturity models

Utilize analysis of current processes, organization structures, and tools to develop

Blue Print & Road Map

RPALM™ 21 Topics across People, Process, and Technology

• Commitment to Quality• Team Harmony • Perceived Engagement• Communication Effectiveness• Quality Organization • Test & ALM Strategy• End User Empathy

• ALM Toolset Analysis• Interface Analysis• Automated Tool Analysis• Requirements Tool Analysis• Manual Testing Tool Analysis• Performance Tool Analysis• Peripheral Tool Analysis

People ALM Process Technology• Requirement Intake Process• Design Process• Build Process• Test Planning & Design Process• Reporting Process • Testware Management• Traceability Discipline

• Conduct requirements tracing workshop• Conduct visionary “end-state” workshops• Conduct ALM best practice sessions – “end-state” inputs• Conduct individual interviews• Conduct group discovery sessions• Review current processes, governance model, and

reporting

How RPALM™ Supports Your SAP S/4 Hana Journey

RPALM™ recognizes the evolutionary nature of change:• We view each evolution as an opportunity for improvement:

– Each “step” to the desired end-state of S/4 HANA Cloud comes with it’s own challenges and opportunities– Recognizing that “overkill” often occurs with supporting technologies, we work with you to recommend the

right mix of people, process, and tools to optimize and protect your critical SAP assets. – People, Process, and Technology must work in harmony

• The steps leading to S/4 HANA Cloud as Presented by SAP:

AgendaRPALM™ Supports Each SAP Migration Phase

Customer With RPALM Recommended HPE Tools• HPE ALM can help with:

• Optimization of the efforts involved in the system upgrade.

• Ensuring data compliance• Creating a consistent quality process for the

migration effort underway.

• Identify and validate the business benefits of S/4 HANA• Build your business case for migration• Prepare the project plan by identifying the relevant

activities, resources, and tools.• Identify the technical pre-requisites necessary for

migration.

• Several HPE Tools can help, such as:• HPE ALM, HPE Agile Manager• HPE UFT and LeanFT• HPE SV/NV• HPE LoadRunner, Performance Center,

StormRunner Load, Mobile Center, and App Mobile

• Determine performance baseline on Classic System• Upgrade SAP in Sandbox Environment• Adjust custom code to ensure that you fully benefit from

SAP HANA performance improvements• Transport imports/regression testing, performance

testing• Upgrade/Migration to Production – Security Testing

• ResultsPositive and HPE can help with:• Establishing an SAP Testing Center of Excellence• Integrating the tools leveraged in your Plan,

Build/Testing Phases to support SAP over the long-term.

• Monitor the system • Runtime Analysis• Maintain (Patching, Hot Fixes, Upgrades)• Support Changing Business Needs• Update for Compliance Requirements as Needed• Continuous Testing / Regression Testing

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Supported SAP Technologies

Solution Manager v7.2 with HPE ALM

– Transfer business blueprints and test assets from SAP Solution Manager to HPE QC– Analyze the impact of any change in the business process change analyzer– Optimize test scope in SAP Solution Manager

Example of End-to-End Integration

SAP Mobile Application Testing

Measuring the End User Experience

AgendaDeliverables

• High level implementation road map• Phased implementation options

ImplementationRoad Map

• Solution Blueprint• Quick Win and Short Term recommendations & benefits• Long Term recommendations & benefits

Solution Blueprint &

Recommendation

• Documented customer goals & objectives• As-is Assessment Findings• As-is Process Assessment Analysis

Assessment Findings

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Matt Angerermangerer@resultspositive.comwww.resultspositive.com