How Hershey Managed Risk During an SAP S/4HANA Implementation
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Key Takeaways
⇨ Implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud comes with some associated risks.
⇨ Prior to implementation, it is key to do a robust risk assessment.
⇨ SAP Process Control and Access Control mitigate risks.
Mitigate risks during your SAP S/4HANA implementation. The larger and more complex an enterprise’s SAP landscape is, the more potential pain points the business will need to watch for. The Hershey Company need an SAP S/4HANA implementation strategy that would work effectively across 100 brands and 80 countries where it operates. Hershey adopted a five-step process for a pre-implementation risk assessment to monitor system security, control and financial integration governance. A clearly defined roadmap was critical to managing risk amid an SAP S/4HANA implementation journey. This plan allowed all aspects of the enterprise to align objectives from all process owners ahead of critical work.
