SAP LeanIX Insights summarizes architectural information to help stakeholders compare the current IT landscape with the planned future architecture. This includes visualizing application portfolios, evaluating capability support, and identifying technical or functional gaps. Insights offer clarity on the transformation roadmap, ensuring that business capabilities and IT strategy remain aligned. While LeanIX supports other reporting functions, its primary value in transformation programs is enabling clear visibility between “as-is” and “to-be” architecture.
The SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer provides complete access to SAP’s implementation roadmaps. These roadmaps detail phases, deliverables, tasks, configuration steps, and accelerators required for SAP project execution. The Roadmap Viewer is specifically designed to guide project teams through standardized transformation activities. Other tools serve different purposes (e.g., process modeling or readiness evaluation) but do not host SAP Activate roadmaps.
Question # 8
Which approach combines the Greenfield and Brownfield strategies?
Selective Data Transition (SDT) is a specialized approach that blends elements of both Greenfield (new implementation) and Brownfield (system conversion) strategies. This hybrid methodology allows organizations to selectively migrate configuration settings, historical data, and business processes from their existing systems into a new SAP S/4HANA environment. Unlike a pure Greenfield approach, which requires starting completely fresh, SDT preserves valuable components of the legacy system. At the same time, it avoids the full conversion requirements of a Brownfield approach, offering greater flexibility for reengineering processes and adopting SAP best practices.
SDT is especially useful for companies with multiple ERP systems or those undergoing large-scale consolidation. It enables harmonization of processes, data cleansing activities, and the adoption of standardized templates while still leveraging existing investment where beneficial.
The other options do not combine the two approaches. Cloud-native apps refer to development style; side-by-side migration describes extension patterns; hybrid cloud refers to infrastructure strategy. Selective Data Transition is the only transformation methodology that formally merges the strengths of both Greenfield and Brownfield.
Question # 9
What is the role of the SAP expert team during RISE implementation?
During RISE with SAP implementations, SAP expert teams provide structured onboarding, coaching, and guidance. Their role includes explaining the transformation methodology, supporting tool adoption, enforcing clean-core principles, and guiding the project team through required quality gates. They do not manage partners, licensing activities, or legal checks. Their main contribution is ensuring that the customer project team is properly enabled and aligned with SAP’s transformation standards.
