Within the SAP Activate methodology, the SAP Deployment Lead is the key role from SAP responsible for the overall successful deployment of the cloud solution. This leadership position entails managing the end-to-end delivery, which critically includes overseeing and coordinating all Suite Integration activities. They ensure that different SAP cloud solutions (e.g., S/4HANA Cloud, SuccessFactors, Ariba) are integrated correctly to deliver a cohesive and functional Intelligent Enterprise Suite for the customer. Their responsibility is to ensure all project workstreams, including integration, align to deliver the planned scope and value.

A. SAP Support: This team is engaged for post-go-live incident management and technical support, not for leading project implementation activities like integration.

C. Partner/Customer Functional Lead: This role leads a specific business process area or module. While they contribute to integration design, they do not lead the overall, cross-solution integration effort.

D. Customer Success Manager: This is a post-sales relationship management role focused on customer adoption and value realization, not the technical execution or leadership of a deployment project.

1. SAP Activate Roadmap Viewer: In the "SAP Activate Methodology for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

private edition

" the role of the SAP Project Manager/Deployment Lead is defined. Their accountability for the "overall project delivery" implicitly and necessarily includes the leadership of critical workstreams like Suite Integration. (Access via SAP Roadmap Viewer > Roles).

2. SAP Press Publication: In the book "SAP Activate: Project Management for SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud

2nd Edition

" Chapter 4

Section 4.2.2

"SAP Roles

" describes the SAP Deployment Lead as being "responsible for the successful deployment of the SAP cloud solution" and managing the "overall delivery of the project." This overarching responsibility includes leading the integration strategy and execution.

3. SAP Learning Hub (Course ACT200 - Agile Project Management with SAP Activate): Unit 2

"SAP Activate Roles and Responsibilities

" details the SAP Deployment Lead's function. The course materials explicitly position this role as the leader from the SAP side

accountable for the entire solution delivery

which is impossible without successfully leading the integration of all suite components.