Capitalizing on market adoption of business software visualization, SAP AG and visualization solutions company iRise have signed a worldwide reseller agreement. Through the agreement, 
the companies plan to enhance the validation of business requirements and improve the efficiency of communication between business users and IT departments on projects involving implementation of SAP solutions.
The SAP Application Visualization software by iRise, now a solution extension offered by SAP, is designed to improve time to value for customers. It enables stakeholders to develop and validate business requirements and it bridges the communication gap between business users and IT departments early in the project lifecycle.
The ability to convert business requirements into visualizations during the SAP solution design phase can accelerate the validation of the business blueprint and project realization. Paired with frequent and early design reviews, visualizations can reduce costly change orders and rework during the build and test phases of a project.
SAP also recently enhanced its ASAP methodology, enabling more harmonized implementation processes. ASAP guides users through the implementation of SAP products and covers the operational aspects of a solution.
ASAP supports multiple types of lifecycles, including value, business process, project and application lifecycle management. It also leverages an iterative solution demo approach, in particular during the business blueprint phase, to validate the solution design early and frequently. The solution demo approach is based on two key ASAP techniques: use of SAP solutions in a “live” environment to proof the concept and use of a visualization tool to proof design elements.
