SAP SAP Certifications P_SAPEA_2023 Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Green Elk and Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery. The former company slogan "Elk always runs" has recently been changed to "Elk feeds the world" One of Green Elk's strategic goals is to increase its revenue in the emerging markets of China, India, and other parts of Asia by 80 % within three years. This requires a new business model that caters tosignificantly smaller farms with limited budgets You are the Chief Enterprise Architect and the CIO asks you to assess the new business model for smaller farms with smaller budgets. By applying the Sustainable Business Model Canvas, which sequence of steps is best practice?

  A. 1. Assess and define the cost structure and revenue streams.

  2.

  Define the customer segments and value propositions

  3.

  Detail the customer relationships and channels

  4.

  Identify relevant key activities, key resources, and partners.

  5.

  Define the eco-social benefits and costs.

  B. 1. Assess and define the key resources, key activities, and partners.

  2.

  Define the customer segments and value propositions

  3.

  Detail the customer relationships and channels 4. Define the revenue streams and cost structure.

  5. Define the eco-social benefits and costs

  C. 1. Assess and define the value propositions for the small size farms customer segment

  2.

  Detail the customer relationships and channels

  3.

  Identify relevant key activities, key resources, and partners.

  4.

  Define the revenue streams and cost structure.

  5.

  Define the eco-social benefits and costs.

  D. 1. Assess and define the eco-social cost and benefits

  2.

  Define the customer segments and value propositions

  3.

  Detail the customer relationships and channels

  4 Identify relevant key activities, key resources, and partners.

  5. Define revenue streams and cost structure.

  Correct Answer: B

  In applying the Sustainable Business Model Canvas, it is important to first understand and define the key resources, activities, and partners involved in the new business model, especially for a new market segment like smaller farms with limited budgets. This provides a foundation for defining the customer segments and value propositions. Subsequent steps involve detailing the customer relationships and channels, defining the revenue streams and cost structure, and lastly, considering the eco-social benefits and costs. Option B follows this structured approach.

• Question 2:

  As Chief Enterprise Architect of Wanderlust GmbH, you have just finished documenting the business ecosystem around online marketing. The CEO is asking for a suitable artifact to rejuvenate online marketing with a set of employees and partners. What would you do to be ready with the right information in this situation?

  A. Extend the organization map into a statement of architecture work.

  B. Create a stakeholder map.

  C. Extend the organizational map by detailing the organization units, partners and stakeholder groups further into business roles and personas.

  D. Extend the business ecosystem into business capabilities and processes.

  Correct Answer: D

  To rejuvenate online marketing effectively, understanding the business capabilities and processes is crucial. This involves analyzing how different elements of the ecosystem contribute to the overall online marketing strategy and operations. By extending the business ecosystem documentation to include specific business capabilities and processes, you provide a comprehensive view of how each component interacts and contributes to online marketing, enabling more targeted and effective improvements. This approach aligns with the need for detailed operational insight, which is essential for revitalizing an area like online marketing.

• Question 3:

  Demand and Supply Planning (SAP IBP) implementation has been identified as a quick win, based on feedback from a large cross section of Wanderlust stakeholders. As the Chief Enterprise Architect, you have now been asked to scope and contextualize the architecture project. Architecture principles have already been adopted. Which of the following activities should you to initiate to conclude the Statement of Architecture Work for the intended SAP IBP implementation initiative? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

  A. Conduct a Fit Gap Assessment to identify requirements that cannot be met

  B. Define the Solution Context for the architecture work.

  C. Conduct a high-level Capability Assessment to identify areas of improvement (business and IT).

  D. Conduct a technical Proof of Concept to understand features and functionalities of SAP IBP.

  E. Outline the aspirational Solution Concept to address the stakeholders' needs and business requirements.

  Correct Answer: ABE

  Conducting a Fit Gap Assessment (A), defining the Solution Context (B), and outlining the aspirational Solution Concept (E) align closely with the tasks of scoping and contextualizing the architecture project for SAP IBP implementation, focusing on both the technical and business aspects of the project. The Capability Assessment (C) is important but less directly related to the initial scoping and conceptualization compared to outlining the solution concept (E).

• Question 4:

  Your company adapts SAP's Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M) as an Integration Solution Playbook. In your role as Lead Enterprise Architect, you are asked to decide which integration approach to take for this solution. Which of the following approaches is recommended by SAP ISA-M for identifying an integration solution and strategy?

  1.

  Document and review the existing integration (architecture)

  2.

  Scope focus areas, for example future required building blocks

  3.

  Find suitable integration technology for the required building blocks

  4.

  Define Integration best practices and governance processes

  5.

  Roll out the integration solutions in a staged approach

  1.

  Retrieve the documentation for the solutions that need to be integrated and identify best practices and recommendations for their integration.

  2.

  Assess existing integration components for re-use

  3.

  Identify white spots and find suitable integration solutions that can cover them

  4.

  Define Integration best practices and governance processes

  1.

  Document and review the existing integration (architecture)

  2.

  Scope focus areas, for example future required building blocks

  3.

  Identify architecture-relevant use-cases (technology agnostic/clustered in use-case patterns)

  4.

  Map these use case patterns to integration technology

  5.

  Define Integration Best Practices

  6.

  Enable a Practice of Empowerment

  

  A. 1.Document and review the existing integration (architecture)

  2.

  Scope focus areas, for example future required building blocks

  3.

  Find suitable integration technology for the required building blocks

  4.

  Define Integration best practices and governance processes.

  5.

  Rollout the integration solutions in a staged approach

  B. 1.Retrieve the documentation for the solutions that need to be integrated and identify best practices and recommendations for their integration.

  2.

  Assess existing integration components for re-use.

  3.

  Identify white spots and find suitable integration solutions that can cover them.

  4.

  Define Integration best practices and governance processes.

  C. 1.Document and review the existing integration (architecture).

  2.

  Scope focus areas, for example future required building blocks

  3.

  Identify architecture relevant use-cases (technology agnostic clustered in use-case patterns)

  4.

  Map these use case patterns to integration technology.

  5.

  Define Integration Best Practices.

  6.

  Enable a Practice of Empowerment.

  Correct Answer: C

  SAP's Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M) emphasizes a comprehensive approach that starts with documenting and reviewing the existing integration architecture. It then scopes focus areas and identifies architecture-relevant use cases, which are technology-agnostic and clustered in use-case patterns. These patterns are then mapped to integration technology. The methodology also stresses defining integration best practices and enabling a practice of empowerment. This approach ensures a thorough understanding of the current state and a strategic approach to integration, aligning with SAP ISA-M principles.

• Question 5:

  For the next Architecture Board meeting, you need to determine the next steps required after the business, application/data and technology architecture designs have been created. What do you recommend?

  A. Reviewing Business Application/Data and Technology Architecture artifacts with stakeholders and signing off on first versions.Using Transition Architectures to build the Architecture Roadmap. Creating first drafts of the required work packages and the Project/Rollout plan.

  B. Finalizing the Business, Application/Data, and Technology Architecture artifacts. Building an Architecture Roadmap. Creating a first draft of the Project/Rollout Project plan.

  C. Establishing change management processes for the management of the business application/data and technology artifacts Handing over the artifacts to the implementation partner and rolling out the project

  Correct Answer: A

  The next steps involve reviewing the created architecture artifacts with stakeholders and getting their sign-off on the first versions. Then, using Transition Architectures to develop an Architecture Roadmap is crucial for planning the transition from the current to the desired future state. Finally, creating the initial drafts of the required work packages and the Project/Rollout plan is essential for moving forward with the implementation phase. This approach ensures stakeholder alignment and a structured transition to implementation.

• Question 6:

  Which of the following set of artifacts does SAP provide as part of the SAP Reference Solution Architecture content?

  A. Solution Value Flow Diagram/Solution Process Flow Diagram/Solution Component Diagram/Solution Data Flow Diagram.

  B. Solution Context Diagram/Solution Component Diagram/Solution Application Use-Case Diagram/Solution Value Flow Diagram.

  C. Solution Value Flow Diagram/Solution Process Flow Diagram/Solution Component Diagram.

  Correct Answer: A

  The SAP Reference Solution Architecture typically includes a variety of diagrams to detail different aspects of the solution. The set comprising the Solution Value Flow Diagram, Solution Process Flow Diagram, Solution Component Diagram, and Solution Data Flow Diagram offers a comprehensive overview. These artifacts collectively provide insights into the flow of value, processes, components, and data in the architecture, which are key elements for understanding and detailing a solution architecture in the SAP environment.

• Question 7:

  Tho Wanderlust CIO wants to focus loss on marketing strategy and planning, to instead prioritize marketing implement goals in mind to enhance number of leads generated:

  1.

  Run effective and highly visible campaigns (for example. on social media)

  2.

  Increase cross selling opportunities through online recommendation

  AS the Chief Enterprise Architect Of Wanderlust. assisted by the SAP Enterprise Architects, you have been trying to regoals with the Business Process Modules, Segments and Activities in the Lead to Cash B2C Business Process Varia Business Architecture content repository (see graphic below).

  What are relevant combinations Of business activities and goals based on the graphic below?

  

  Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

  A. Develop market strategy -Run effective and high visibility campaigns.

  B. Analyse and respond to customer insight- increase cross selling opportunities through online recommendations.

  C. Implement promotional activities-Run effective and high visibility campaigns.

  D. Design and mange a customer loyalty program- increase cross selling opportunities through online recommendations.

  Correct Answer: CD

  Implementing promotional activities aligns with running effective and high visibility campaigns, as shown under "Execute promotional activities" in the "Market products and services" Business Process Segment.

  Analyzing and responding to customer insight is related to increasing cross-selling opportunities through online recommendations, as indicated by "Analyze and respond to customer insight" in the same Business Process Segment.

• Question 8:

  Which of the following lists of SAP Enterprise Architecture artifacts support making informed Target Application Architecture decisions that are aligned with the strategic direction of a company?

  A. Stakeholder Map/Business Strategy Map/Solution Strategy/Architecture Roadmap

  B. Principles Standards, Guidelines/Solution Context/Baseline Business and Solution Architecture

  C. Solution Context/Solution Concept/Stakeholder Map/Baseline Business and Solution Architecture

  Correct Answer: A

  A Stakeholder Map helps in understanding the key players and their interests. A Business Strategy Map provides insights into the company's strategic goals and objectives. The Solution Strategy details the approach for addressing these goals and objectives in the context of the solution. Finally, the Architecture Roadmap outlines the plan for moving from the current state to the desired future state, ensuring alignment with the strategic direction. This combination offers a comprehensive framework for making informed application architecture decisions.

• Question 9:

  Having identified the appropriate sel of Business Activities, as the Chief Enterprise Architect of Wanderlust, assisted by the sap Enterprise Architects. you have been trying to relate to Lead to Cash Business Capabilities in the SAP Reference

  Business Architecture content repository. In light of the two key goals outlined by the Wanderlust CIO, what are the most appropriate Business Capabilities? Note:

  There are 3 correct answers to this question.

  A. Marketing Analytics, Recommendation Management

  B. Account Based Marketing, Lead Management

  C. Marketing Campaign Management

  D. Social Media Management

  E. Marketing Strategy Management, Brand Management

  Correct Answer: ACD

  These capabilities align with running effective campaigns and increasing cross-selling opportunities through online recommendations.

• Question 10:

  Green Elk and Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry machinery. The former company slogan "Elk always runs has recently been changed to "Elk feeds the world" One of Green Elk's strategic goals is to increase its revenue in the emerging markets of China, India, and other parts of Asia by 80 % within three years. This requires a new business model that caters to significantly smaller farms with limited budgets. You are the Chief Enterprise Architect and the CIO asked you to conduct interviews with the key stakeholders of Green Elk to assess the business strategy. You are planning to interview the owner of the business unit of finished goods. Which of the following sets of questions would you ask?

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  Which technological concepts are necessary - what kind of technologies are available?

  What should a suitable (partner) organization look like to ensure the achievement of strategic goals?

  What risks must Green Elk consider?

  How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

  What are the transformation drivers and what impact will they have on the business model?

  What are the business options for the future and what does the vision for the future business model look like?

  What risks must Green Elk consider?

  How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

  How is the value chain transformed?

  Which parts of the value chain must be optimized?

  What is the competitive advantage and what are the value potentials that can be realized through the transformation?

  Which business capabilities will be required or need to mature to support future business models?

  Which technological concepts are necessary - what kind of technologies are available?

  What does your hyperscaler strategy look like and why is it set up this way?

  What risks must Green Elk consider?

  How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

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  A. Which technological concepts are necessary- what kind of technologies are available? What should a sultable (partner) organization look like to ensure the achievement of strategic goals What risks must Green Elk consider? How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

  B. What are the transformation drivers and what impact will they have on the business model?What are the business options for the future and what does the vision for the future business model look like?What risks must Green Elk consider? How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

  C. How is the value chain transformed? Which parts of the value chain must be optimized?What is the competitive advantage and what are the value potentials that can be realized through the transformation? Which business capabilities will be required or need to mature to support future business models?

  D. Which technological concepts are necessary- what kind of technologies are available? What does your hyperscaler strategy look like and why is it set up this way? What risks must Green Elk consider? How can Green Elk address them at a strategic level?

  Correct Answer: C

  The questions in option C focus on understanding the transformation of the value chain, identifying areas for optimization, assessing competitive advantages, and determining the necessary business capabilities to support future models. These aspects are crucial for a company looking to adapt its business model for smaller farms in emerging markets.