Using the Standard FusionGraph Layers

What are the standard FusionGraph Layers, Classifications and Relationships?

Mapping your organisation and what you do within FusionGraph can feel like a daunting task. To help with this, we have developed a standard set of layers that you can use to do this quickly and in a structured way.

The layers are broken down into OrgGraph, FactGraph and PlanGraph sections.

OrgGraph: Contextual information about your Organization. For example, Applications, Processes, Locations, Interfaces, Data, Partners, etc.
FactGraph: Knowledge (tacit knowledge or explicit knowledge) in the form of ‘facts’ about your current situation. Facts are ‘static’ things like workarounds, ways of working or inefficiencies, etc. and are often in spreadsheets or peoples heads
PlanGraph: Activities based on a timeline that represent what you are doing (or may do in the future). Plans represent projects and roadmaps and have a possibility, timeframe and status.

The available data layers provided in the FusionGraph template are as follows:

Location	Layer Name	Description
OrgGraph	Applications	Used to describe business applications and systems used within the enterprise.
	Business Units	Used to describe aspects of the business which perform different functions, or serve particular markets.
	Data Entities	Used to describe data objects used within the business.
	Geographies	Describe the hierarchy of regions, countries and locations that the business operates across. Use Global for the top level.
	People	Describe the people and teams that work within the enterprise, and the hierarchical structure.
	Interfaces	Used to describe individual interfaces between Applications and Partners.
	Partners	Describe which partners support the business and who support projects and applications.
	Business Processes	Used to describe the hierarchical business process framework that defines business scope.
	Reports	Used to create a catalogue of reports to measure business performance.
	Metrics	KPIs and measures used to manage performance of the enterprise.
	Outputs	Forms, documents, labels, PDFs and electronic interchange outputs used to communicate with external partners.
	Strategic Thrusts	Describe the components of the business strategy.
FactGraph	Problems	Capture business problems that need to be solved.
	Solutions	Capture solutions to existing business problems.
	Process Controls	Capture controls that are in place to mitigate risks to the business or processes.
	Process Risks	Capture risks that could impact the business or processes.
	Inefficiencies	Describe inefficiencies of business processes, classify using the 7 Toyota Wastes (Muda)
	Ways of Working	Capture policies and nuances in the way that certain countries perform business processes.
	Workarounds	Capture situations where business people are working in non-standard ways.
	Risks	List of Risks managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Issues	List of Issues managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Dependencies	List of Dependencies managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Actions	List of Actions managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Assumptions	List of Assumptions managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Decisions	List of Decisions managed and recorded in a RAAIDD log.
	Requirements	Capture business requirements that need to be delivered as part of the roadmap.
	Initiatives	Capture business initiatives for campaigns through which goals or visions are to be achieved
	Opportunities	Capture business opportunities that could deliver value or competitive advantage
	Pain Points	Describe pain points and issues that need to be addressed
	SAP Usage	Current SAP usage normally captured from ST03N data.
	SAP Custom Transactions	Catalogue of SAP Custom Transactions.
	SAP Custom Programs	Catalogue of SAP Custom Programs.
	SAP RFC	Catalogue of SAP Remote Function Calls (RFCs).
	SAP Query	Catalogue of SAP Queries.
PlanGraph	Projects	Planned programmes and projects to deliver business and technical improvements.
	Roadmap	Application roadmap items that are planned to deliver benefits and improvements.
	Benefits	Expected benefits and improvements to be realized by business programmes.
	WRICEFs	WRICEFs are Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms. The term is commonly used during SAP projects.
	Solution Components	Used in roadmapping to define individual components of a to be solution.
	Functionality Assessment	Used to record the assessment status of SAP Functionality

Each Standard Layer is delivered with a set of classifications and relationships. You are free to add to these or delete them to make them fit your business.

Layer	Classifications	Relationships
Actions	Status (Complete, Escalated, In Progress, New)	Mitigate Risks Resolve Issues
Applications	Portfolio (Invest, Maintain, Retire) Type (Cloud, On-Premise)	Deliver Benefits Enable Business Processes Export to Interfaces Support Roadmap Support Solution Components Used by Business Unit
Assumptions	Status (Closed, New, Rejected, Under Review, Validated)	Present Risks
Benefits	Benefit Type (Hard, Soft)	Gained by Resolving Inefficiencies Reduce Cost of Business Processes Relate to Geography
Business Processes	Business Criticality (High, Medium, Low) Change Impact (High, Medium, Low) Competitive Advantage (Bottom Line - H, Bottom Line - L, Bottom Line - M, Commodity 0, Top Line - H, Top Line - L, Top Line - M) Complexity (High, Medium, Low) Number of Users (Individuals, Multiple Business Units, Organization Single, Business Unit) Operational Frequency (High, Medium, Low) Opportunity for Automation (High, Medium, Low) Opportunity for Improved Analytics (High, Medium, Low) Process Efficiency (High, Medium, Low) Scope Status (In scope S/4HANA, In scope SAP Product Suite, In scope Other, To be confirmed, Out of scope) Shared Service (High, Medium, Low) Shared Functionality (High, Medium, Low) Sustainability Consideration (No, Yes) Usability for end users (Good, Medium, Poor) Volume (High, Medium, Low)	Affected by Problems Enable Strategic Thrusts Performed by Business Unit Rely on Data Entities Suffer from Inefficiencies
Business Unit	None	In it's Projects Operates from Geography Use Business Processes
Data Entities	Data Protection Impact (High Risk, Medium Risk, Low Risk) Data Type (Master Data, MI Data, Transactional Data)	used in Applications
Decisions	Status (Decision Made, Superseded)	None
Dependencies	Status (Agreed, To be Confirmed)	Present Risks
Geographies	None	Use Applications Use Business Processes
Functionality Assessment	None	Assesses Alerts Assesses Fiori Assesses Fiori - SAP GUI Assesses Functionality - New Assesses Functionality - Changed Assesses SI - Changed Assesses SI - Deleted
Inefficiencies	Muda (Defects, Inventory, Motion, Over Processing, Over Production, Transportation, Waiting)	Occur in Geographies
Initiatives	None	Support Business Processes Alleviate Inefficiencies Deliver Opportunities Alleviate Pain Points Solve Problems
Interfaces	Frequency (Daily, Event-Driven, Hourly, Monthly, On-Demand, Weekly) Middleware (None, SAP PO/PI, Other) Criticality (High, Medium, Low)	Impact Business Processes Send to Partners Transform Data Entities Update Applications
Issues	Status (Accepted, New, Rejected, Resolved)	None
Metrics	None	Measure Business Processes
Outputs	Output Type (Digital, Print)	output from Applications reference Data Entities support Business Processes
Opportunities	None	Benefit Applications Benefit Business Processes
Pain Points	Priority (High, Medium, Low)	Are caused by Applications Occur in Business Processes Occur in Business Units Occur in Geographies Lead to Inefficiencies Are caused by Interfaces
Partners	None	Receive from Interfaces Support Applications Support Business Processes Support Projects Support Ways of Working
People	Staff Type (Contract, Permanent, Partner)	Use Applications Work in Business Processes Work in Geographies
Problems	None	Affect Business Processes
Process Controls	Control Type (Automatic, Manual)	Mitigate Process Risks
Projects	Project Type (Finance, HR Project, IT Project, Marketing, Supply Chain)	Improve Applications Improve Business Processes Improve Interfaces Managed by People Resolve Inefficiencies
Reports	Report Focus (Operational, Strategic, Tactical)	comprise KPI Measure Business Processes
Requirements	Requirement Class (Functional, Non-Functional) Requirement Type (Business Requirements, Solution Requirements, Stakeholders Requirements, Transition Requirements) Signature Requirement (Yes, No) Priority (High, Medium,, Low)	Relate to Applications Relate to Interfaces Relate to Reports Support Business Processes Solve Problems
Risks	Impact (Critical, High, Low, Medium, Very High) Probability (Certain, Likely, Unlikely, Very Likely, Very Unlikely) Stage (Accepted, Escalated to Issue, In progress, Mitigated, New, Rejected)	Become Issues Mitigated by Assumptions
Roadmap	Roadmap Category (Approved, Possible, Probable, Released)	Enables Business Processes Resolve Workarounds Supports Strategic Thrusts
SAP Custom Transactions	Portfolio Strategy (Rebuild (low code), Refactor (code), Retain, Revert (to standard))	Supports Business Processes Assessed in Roadmap
SAP Custom Programs	Portfolio Strategy (Rebuild (low code), Refactor (code), Retain, Revert (to standard)) Customisation Type (Transaction, Report, Interface, Output, Workflow, Batch Process, Upload/Extract, Utility, Miscellaneous)	Supports Business Processes Relate to Interfaces Assessed in Roadmap
Solution	None	Resolve Problems
Strategic Thrust	None	None
Ways of Working	None	Are Specific to Business Processes Are specific to Geographies Relate to Applications
Workarounds	None	Impact Business Processes Occur in Geographies Relate to Applications
WRICEFs	Complexity (High, Medium, Low) Priority (Could Have, Must Have, Should Have, Will Not Have) WRICEF Status (Approved, Built, In Build, Proposed, Rejected, Released, Tested) WRICEF Type (Conversion, Enhancement, Form, Interface, Report, Workflow)	are part of Projects enable Business Processes Owned by People relate to Data Entities relate to Interfaces relate to Outputs relate to Reports relate to Requirements relate to SAP Custom Programs relate to SAP Custom Transactions