Status Quo

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Leopaw Management Chart

Overview of S/4 Projects

S/4 Transformation & digitization projects
arrived in reality. Even during COVID year 2020 many companies are making plans to launch new projects or already started.

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Leopaw Management Task List

Readiness & Preparation

Most companies started readiness
assements or currently prepare analysis
activities. Many seeking the focus on
standardization & harmonization.

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Leopaw Management Action Graph

Multiple Scenarios

There is no clear opinion on
implementation scenarios. Most prefer the
direction of greenfield to refresh from past,
but respect the large and intensive change.

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Leopaw Management Globe

Project Method

Waterfall or Agile? CIOs intend to increase
usage of agile methods to get a quick MVP.
Many of them fail because of under value
integration in the usage of agile methods.

Leopaw Management Chart

1 Overview of S/4 Projects

S/4 Transformation & digitization projects arrived in reality. Even during COVID year 2020 many companies are making plans to launch new projects or already started.

2 Readiness & Preparation

Most companies started readiness assements or currently prepare analysis activities. Many seeking the focus on standardization & harmonization.

Leopaw Management Task List
Leopaw Management Action Graph

3 Multiple Scenarios

There is no clear opinion on implementation scenarios. Most prefer the direction of greenfield to refresh from past, but respect the large and intensive change.

4 Project Method

Waterfall or Agile? CIOs intend to increase usage of agile methods to get a quick MVP. Many of them fail because of under value integration in the usage of agile methods.

Leopaw Management Globe

Status Quo

1
Leopaw Management Chart

Overview of S/4 Projects

S/4 Transformation & digitization projects arrived in reality. Even during COVID year 2020 many companies are making plans to launch new projects or already started.

2
Leopaw Management Task List

Readiness & Preparation

Most companies started readiness assements or currently prepare analysis activities. Many seeking the focus on standardization & harmonization.

3
Leopaw Management Graph

Multiple Scenarios

There is no clear opinion on implementation scenarios. Most prefer the direction of greenfield to refresh from past, but respect the large and intensive change.

4
Leopaw Management Globe

Project Method

Waterfall or Agile? CIOs intend to increase usage of agile methods to get a quick MVP. Many of them fail because of under value integration in the usage of agile methods.

How To Manage The Program

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Why Projects Fail?

NO LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT

Missing commitment of TOP level to prioritize project and mission

UNCLEAR GOALS

No defined project goals based on deliverables agreed & communicated

NO CHANGE MANAGEMENT

No CM established for transparent communication & stakeholder analysis

POOR PROJECT PLANNING

Planning with unrealistic timelines and assumptions on high levels only

NO INDUSTRIALIZED METHOD

No industrialized method established and understood by all stakeholders

NO FACT BASED MANAGEMENT

No transparency with management by heart instead fact based management

NO FOCUS

Staff losing focus due to missing prio and parallel tasks in other projects

NO DISCIPLINE

Doing nice to have tasks instead of planned & agreed must do tasks

WRONG RESOURCES

Low performers not recognized or replaced too late

POLITICS

No progress due to ongoing political situations influencing the project

Project Organization

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Planning Levels

Leopaw Management Project Levels

A roadmap has a strategic
character and demonstrates
the longterm program
direction for up to 5 years.

The high level plan is based
on the roadmap and contains
the main phases, milestones
and gates of the program.

The mid level plan is based
on the high level plan and
shows the next periods in
an aggregated gantt view.

The detailed level plan is
based on the mid level plan
and contains the details of
tasks & related deliverables.

Leopaw Management Project Levels

A roadmap has a strategic character and demonstrates the longterm program direction for up to 5 years.

The high level plan is based on the roadmap and contains the main phases, milestones and gates of the program.

The mid level plan is based on the high level plan and shows the next periods in an aggregated gantt view.

The detailed level plan is based on the mid level plan and contains the details of tasks & related deliverables.

Weekly Meetings

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Scoping

Defined Tasks

Leopaw Management Defined Tasks

Example

Each scoped process is concerned with the definition of all the work needed: definition of processes, deliverables, templates and tasks.

Leopaw Management Down-Arrow

16

X

30

=

480

defined tasks
per process

scoped
processes

total
tasks

Example sub project FICO

Scoped processes : 30 Total Tasks : 480

Summary Half Year Progress

The agreement on scoped items on detailed level is a promising idea, but a large project
hurdle as well. Planning due dates on that detailed level will make the project mountain visible.

Leopaw Management Line Legends

Open Actions per Subproject

After scoping and planning tasks, sub
projects can focus on agreed deliveries.

Value of transparency

Control the Change

Example for transparency
of defined action items

Detailed management enables the project control. In weekly status meetings it becomes transparent why and which action items are added, completed, changed or postponed.

Example Open Action Items

SUBPROJECT CW15 CW16 DELTA
FICO 206 180 -26
LOG 190 149 -41
PRD 103 74 -29
PUR 96 88 -8
SAL 295 280 -15
Total 890 837 -53

Control the Change

Detailed management enables the project control. In weekly status meetings it becomes
transparent why and which action items are added, completed, changed or postponed.

What's Up

Introduce news,
project situation and
updates of the week

High Level Plan

Is the top down view
matching the details
from bottom up?

36,7°

Temperature check is
the team situation
under control or not?

3 Big Points

Discuss the 3 most
important points
impacting the status

Scoping Radar

Discuss why unscoped
action items are added
in the plan weekly

Balance

Discuss resources
workload balance of
sub projects

Rolling

Discuss and interrupt
rolling postponement
of actions each week

Status Lights

Translate situation in
status lights of all
defined metrics

Project Status

Validate and aggregate
overall status of sub
projects and project

Project Success Factors

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Leopaw Management Goals

Strategic Direction & Goals defined

Strategic differentiators & business
capabilities are identified and it is
defined which will be changed during
the transformation project.

2
Leopaw Management Responsibility

Responsibilities & Roles defined

Project organization is defined. The
roles are aligned and agreed with HR.
Each project member is informed on
role and expectations.

3
Leopaw Management Talents

Talents identified & onboarded

Staffed talents are capable to fit the
role. Talents are commited to support
the change and willing to work in the
new organization.

4
Leopaw Management Focus

Focus, Discipline & Discipline, Focus

Transformation times are more
aggressive, often no breaks. Stick
to agreed tasks and focus on
deliverables in the current period.

Project Success Factors

Leopaw Management Goals

Strategic direction
& goals defined

Strategic differentiators & business capabilities are identified and it is defined which will be changed during the transformation project.

Leopaw Management Responsibilities

responsibilities
& Roles defined

Project organization is defined. The roles are aligned and agreed with HR. Each project member is informed on role and expectations.

Leopaw Management Talents

talents identified
& onboarded

Staffed talents are capable to fit the role. Talents are commited to support the change and willing to work in the new organization.

Leopaw Management Focus

Focus, discipline
& discipline, Focus

Transformation times are more aggressive, often no breaks. Stick to agreed tasks and focus on deliverables in the current period.

Find Your Focus

STEEB MOUNTAIN

The ‚mountain‘ on tasks is steep and employees do not know where to start or what to do first.

WHAT TO DO - WHAT NOT

Detailed management is essential to understand what is priority for the week and more important - what not.

FINDING FOCUS

Projects do fail, because staff is loosing focus. Project managers must help and defuse parallel priorities.

Find Your Focus

Leopaw Management Focus Eye

STEEB MOUNTAIN

The ‚mountain‘ on tasks is steep and employees do not know where to start or what to do first.

WHAT TO DO - WHAT NOT

Detailed management is essential to understand what is priority for the week and more important - what not.

FINDING FOCUS

Projects do fail, because staff is loosing focus. Project managers must help and defuse parallel priorities.