Challenges during the SAP S/4HANA® implementation and how you successfully master them

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1. Challenges during the SAP S/4HANA® introduction and how you successfully master them
   Merely a third of all IT project is realized on schedule, in the planned budget and in the desired quality. For ERP projects, the effects of problems become very clear quickly because ERP systems cover an essential part of organizational operations. Flaws in the application directly damage the operative business. SAP S/4HANA® projects are no exemption, they have far-reaching impacts on essential areas such as billing, logistics, manufacturing, etc. This results in a high financial risk for companies. Thus, the success of such projects is imperative for the organization. The introduction or migration of SAP® systems is a...
    
2. Frequent causes for the exhaustion of project budgets and time frames in SAP projects
   Our experience has shown that difficulties in SAP projects often relate to the following circumstances...
    
3. Master the introduction of SAP S/4HANA
   For a successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA, the requirements towards the future system must be defined specifically and understandably. Basic prerequisite therefore is a mutual understanding of business processes by employees with technical responsibilities and the specialized functional departments that must be supported by SAP S/4HANA. With a missing interdisciplinary view, results often can...
    
4. Digitize processes with SAP S/4HANA
   SAP tools start with IT process modeling (on a limited scale), neglecting that digitization starts in a preceding phase. A process-oriented introduction helps all project members to better understand affected business processes. It is essential to adapt the future SAP system to the needs of an organization. With the analysis of existing processes, the specialized departments can notify about weaknesses in operational procedures and take part in their optimization. The modeling of business processes enables...
    
5. Integrate professional Process Management and SAP Solution Manager
   SAP Solution Manager is the central solution for Application Lifecycle Management in the SAP S/4HANA environment. It consists of tools, content and services to implement and operate the system. With the update from Solution Manager 7.1 to the version 7.2, SAP® introduced many changes regarding the processual view. SAP conducted a complete change in the direction of an actual, process-oriented introduction of SAP S/4HANA and use...
    
6. BIC Platform features in the SAP S/4HANA environment
   - Interface for the upload of data in the SAP Solution Manager
   - Extensive method for the modeling of vertical lanes
   - Synchronization of process steps with SAP Solution Manager
   - Attribution of further information such as transactions, etc.
   - SAP-related reports and analyses
   - Use of all BPM standard features (workflows, versioning, multilingualism, etc.)
   
   Functional processes stay stable and underlie no technically induced and possibly undesired changes. Technical details are enhanced and can be...
    
7. Setup of solution documentation supported by BIC Platform
    
8. How we support you
   We have learned from a multitude of SAP projects that process management in SAP S/4HANA projects can only be successful with a pragmatic approach and the inclusion of all projects members. In many projects the persons involved are confronted with an enormous amount of new knowledge and new skills. They must get to know the new SAP S/4HANA technology and often also master an agile project procedure (SCRUM). The limit of the „newly manageable“ is quickly reached. This makes it even more important that...
    
9. Your advantages at a glance
   Besides the process-oriented integration of functional requirements and technical implementation (business IT alignment) as main advantage of a BIC integration, many further benefits arise at various stages of the SAP S/4HANA project. These are among others...

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