P_SAPEA_2023_Certified Professional SAP Enterprise Architect

Experienced IT professionals seeking to excel in Enterprise Architecture will find this exam valuable. It's designed for those who align enterprise architecture with business strategy, manage the IT landscape (hardware, software, and services), and help define and maintain IT roadmaps.

Recommended Qualifications:

• Significant experience in Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, or Technology Architecture.
• Strong understanding of the SAP Innovation Strategy and SAP Solution Portfolio.
• Valid and current SAP Certifications including SAP Cloud ERP and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• 5+ years of hands-on Enterprise Architecture experience.
• Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture methodologies, especially TOGAF certification.
• Experience with SAP LeanIX.

Skill Areas & Weightings:

• SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework (11-20%): Analyze business strategies and IT requirements, apply SAP Reference Architecture content, map business needs to SAP solutions, and utilize SAP EA Methodology artifacts. Proficiency in EA tools like SAP Signavio and LeanIX is crucial.
• Architecture Vision and Roadmap (21-30%): Define a clear architecture vision and roadmap, capture current and future business capabilities, and develop target state architectures with transition roadmaps.
• Business Architecture (21-30%): Master business capability mapping and model end-to-end business processes.
• Data, Application, and Technology Architecture (21-30%): Work effectively with architecture artifacts, understand the SAP Integration Advisory Methodology, grasp SAP Clean Core principles, and evaluate the impact of SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public/private editions). Adherence to SAP best practices and reference content is expected.

Skills Measured (by Topic):

1. SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset: Analyze business strategies and IT requirements; Apply SAP Reference Architecture content; Map business needs to SAP solutions; Utilize SAP EA Methodology artifacts; Recommend and utilize EA tools (e.g., SAP Signavio, LeanIX).
2. Architecture Vision and Roadmap: Define architecture vision and roadmap; Capture current and future business capabilities; Develop target state architecture and transition roadmaps.
3. Business Architecture: Perform business capability mapping; Model end-to-end business processes.
4. Data, Application, and Technology Architecture: Work with architecture artifacts; Apply SAP Integration Advisory Methodology; Understand SAP Clean Core principles; Evaluate impact of SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public/private editions); Follow SAP best practices & reference content.

Recommended Learning Resources:

• Learning Journeys & Trainings: SAP IEA10 (Enterprise Architecture Training); Learning Journey: Applying the SAP EA Framework.
• Tools & Frameworks: SAP EA Framework presentations (e.g., TOGAF 10 launch); SAP Signavio Process Explorer; SAP Business Accelerator Hub; LeanIX usage for EASAP.
• SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology; Clean Core & Cloud Readiness; Managing a Clean Core with SAP BTP; 5 Golden Rules for SAP S/4HANA Cloud; RISE with SAP methodology and extensions; SAP Fiori Design Guidelines.
• Community: SAP Community for Enterprise Architects.

Tips to Prepare:

• Follow SAP’s official learning journey on EAG.
• Gain hands-on experience with Signavio, BTP, and LeanIX.
• Study SAP Reference Architecture content in the Business Accelerator Hub.
• Understand the Clean Core strategy and its application in SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
• Review TOGAF and EA artifacts and be able to map them to SAP tools.