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DELIVER PHASE / Joint Activity

Architecture
Roadmap
Outlines actions that are required to
realize the architecture

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Why to create a
Architecture Roadmap? Implement

The Architecture Roadmap is an overview of specific actions that are required


to realize the aspired solution. It lays out the individual actions on a timeline to
show the sequence and progression from the baseline architecture to the target
architecture. The purpose of the architecture roadmap is to discuss the optimal
implementation sequence.

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When to use a
Architecture Roadmap?
The Architecture Roadmap is created during the Deliver phase after the
Environments & Location Diagram.

Architecture
Environments & Location Diagram 
Roadmap

Explore innovation Discover and gain Design and create a Deliver the business Run and Scale the
opportunities and deep understanding of prototype of the solution and technical solutions solution and deploy
tie them to strategic customers’ and their end- and define the enterprise for productive use in the across the company.
business goals. users’ needs. architecture components. enterprise architecture
landscape.

Lear more about SAP’s Human-Centered Approach to Innovation: https://experience.sap.com/designservices/approach

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How to use a
Architecture Roadmap?

Steps Expert Tips


Duration
approx. 60 - 120
minutes Identify work packages required to realize the Input for creating the Architecture
1 architecture. What needs to be done to implement the Roadmap is a mix of all the insights
building blocks? you have learned through the creation
of the previous work products.
Participation
1 - 3 People Categorize the work packages into different capabilities A good start to derive work packages is
2 of the aspired solution - as defined in the Solution the Solution Realization Diagram. What
Context. This helps to correlate work packages to needs to be done to implement the
business value. Ideally, work packages within a capability building blocks?
category can be implemented mostly independently at
their own speed. Think about pre-requisites that need to
Roles
be in place before the implementation
Enterprise architects,
of work package can start. Is there
developers, and end
Identify dependencies between work packages as they any data access required? Is there a
users
3 influence the sequence of implementation steps. Define specific system integration required,
the sequence and timeline of the implementation of the for example?
Use input from work packages.
Check the Statement of Architecture
• Solution Realization
Work: Is the roadmap you have
Diagram
Validate Architecture Roadmap by defining clear defined in sync with the scope of the
• Solution Context
4 milestones and associated business value. Also, outline Statement of Architecture Work?
Diagram
different sequential options for implementing the work You might want to create the
• Statement of
products in case there are any. Architecture Roadmap together with
Architecture Work
the team or partner implementing your
architecture.

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Example
Architecture Roadmap

Get started with the included Power Point Template

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