Fiori and the Consumer Grade SAP Experience
Fiori and the Consumer Grade SAP Experience
May 24, 2015
As consumers, we have set the bar high when it comes to mobile application design and usability. Why is this not the case as users of SAP? Years of using the traditional SAP GUI have left us working with a complex transaction-based interface while tied to our PCs. SAP Fiori was developed on the basis of Design Thinking to offer a revolutionary approach to the SAP experience. An experience that is human centered, responsive to device platforms and easily customizable. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of SAP Fiori and offer a demonstration of this consumer-grade SAP experience. We will discuss system architecture, implementation and customization as we take a look at the future of SAP user interaction.
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Fiori and the Consumer Grade SAP Experience
Introductions
Fiori: Based on Design Thinking
What is Fiori?
Demonstration of SAP Fiori
How can this apply to your business?
Questions
Fiori: Based on Design Thinking
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Design Thinking is…
An approach to problem solving with a suite of tools designed to promote innovative, not incremental solutions.
Focused on understanding the human side of things.
Structured yet flexible
Iterative and collaborative
Design Thinking is an incubator for disruptive innovation
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Examples of Design Thinking
Thomas Edison
Well known for: 1093 patents including the light bulb and phonograph
Key learnings:
Light bulb unsuccessful on its own
Phonograph re-purposed by consumers
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Examples of Design Thinking
Apple Inc
Well known for: Manufacturer of Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, various software. $170 billion revenue in 2013.
Key learnings:
With iPod, Steve Jobs developed a product we didn’t know we needed until it was in our hands.
Users may not know what they need. OBSERVE
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The Goal of Design Thinking: Finding Innovation
What is SAP Fiori?
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Desirability (Human)
How do we make mobility consumer grade? Focus on user interaction
Seamless cross-device integration
Simple design, retire SAP GUI
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Feasibility (Technical)
How do we make mobility quick to implement and easy to maintain?
Standard communications channels (Odata)
Highly secure environment
Responsive development language (HTML5)
Simple system architecture
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Viability (Business)
How do we make mobility viable for EVERY business?
Pre-developed applications based on Design Thinking
Cover 90%+ of what most users do in the system
Make the applications easy to customize
Measure success in user acceptance
Low cost licensing model, cloud support for scalability
Project plans for days or weeks, not months.
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What is Fiori?
SAP Fiori is a collection of apps with a simple and easy to use experience for broadly and frequently used SAP software functions (Currently 227 apps)
Works seamlessly across devices – desktop, tablet, or smartphone.
Leverages SAP UI5 and SAP NetWeaver Gateway providing an end-to-end extensibility and easy to manage solution architecture.
Consumer grade SAP interaction
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What does this mean?
Users interact with SAP in a way not possible before
The end of SAP GUI as we know it
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Types of Fiori Applications
Transactional Apps (61) – Let you perform common tasks Create sales order
Create leave request
Approve purchase order
Fact Sheets (83) – Display key operational data and take action
Customer Fact Sheet
Quality Notifications
Supplier Fact Sheet (SRM)
Analytical Apps (83) – Key analytical data Cycle times
Sales performance
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Transactional App Architecture
Required components: Web Dispatcher
Netweaver Gateway (7.31 or 7.4)
SAP ECC 6.0
HANA Optional
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Fact Sheet Architecture
Required components: Web Dispatcher
Netweaver Gateway (7.31 or 7.4)
SAP ECC 6.0
HANA Required
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Required components: Web Dispatcher
Netweaver Gateway (7.31 or 7.4)
SAP ECC 6.0
HANA Required
Analytical App Architecture
Demonstration of SAP Fiori
How Can This Apply to Your Business?
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How Can This Apply to Your Business?
What users could benefit from mobile technology?
What users do not get the information they need today?
Where is the SAP GUI experience lacking?
How is your business keeping up with the next generation of workers?
Where has mobility fallen short?
Questions
Dickinson + Associates
Brandon Lage
Consultant
630-747-6919
Twitter: @LageUnwired
Appendix
D+A Overview
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We Are:
Focus: Delivery of quality SAP Business Suite, BI/Analytics, and Mobility consulting services to customers across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Our People: A team of 140+ full-time SAP professionals reflects the ideal mix of years of relevant business knowledge, very strong SAP credentials, and solid communication skills. Our team has an average of 15 years SAP and 19 years business experience.
Offices: Chicago, IL (Headquarters) Satellites: New York, NY | Scottsdale, AZ | Cincinnati, OH
We are:
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Experience
What Sets Us Apart? Our People.
Experienced consultants with strong SAP knowledge, sound project management capability, and years of industry experience.
Proven experience in delivering innovative ERP solutions with minimal disruption to the business.
An open corporate culture that makes us “big enough to deliver value and small enough to care”.
We carefully create each project team or support team to match the client objectives and its culture.
Most important, we understand and believe strongly that Companies don’t implement SAP… People Do.
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eam
Mem
bers
0 – 3yrs 3 – 8yrs 8 – 14yrs 14+ yrs
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Partnership and Designations
SAP Gold Channel Partner
SAP Services Partner
SAP All-in-One Certified Solutions
SAP-Qualified Partner for RDS
Business Objects
Sybase Partner
SuccessFactors Partner
S A P Q u a l i f i e d P a r t n e rR A P I D D E P L O Y M E N T S O L U T I O N S
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Service Offerings
SAP Strategy
Implementation
Process Optimization
Services
SAP Upgrade Services
Application Support
Professional Staffing
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