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Extend Your SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Application with SAP Analytics Cloud By Lauren Bonneau, Senior Editor, SAPinsider Finance in today’s economy should not be reporting on data that is irrelevant, but rather it should act as a steward for the organization — steering from the front of the boat — predicting the future and…
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From SAP BPC to AI-driven Finance—Without Starting OverIn this on-demand session, experts from Column5 and Wolters Kluwer’s CCH Tagetik team share a practical roadmap for modernizing and unifying planning and consolidation, while still preserving what your teams value most about your SAP ecosystem. You’ll hear how BPC customers are moving to CCH Tagetik (including on SAP HANA) to handle larger, more granular data sets, improve performance, and create the foundation needed to truly leverage AI.
You'll gain clarity on:
- The pros and cons of today’s top paths—staying on BPC, moving to a new platform, or adopting a hybrid approach—and which best align with enterprise-scale complexity and SAP-centric roadmaps.
- How to unify FP&A and financial consolidation in a single platform, including scenarios where CCH Tagetik provides native integration to S/4HANA, ECC, BW, and non-SAP ERPs—without disrupting finance or overburdening IT.
- The AI capabilities that actually matter for modern finance teams, from predictive forecasting to process automation, and why a robust, granular data foundation is essential to realizing ROI.
- A risk-mitigated transition framework, built on 20+ years of BPC experience at Column5, to preserve what works (master data, reporting, and familiar Excel experiences) while modernizing processes, ensuring continuity, stakeholder confidence, and audit integrity.
If you’re a CFO, Controller, Head of FP&A, or Financial Systems leader, this webinar on demand will help you decide whether to continue with BPC in the near term, adopt a hybrid path, or chart a full migration to an AI-ready EPM platform—because modernizing your finance platform shouldn’t mean having to start over
Speeding up the Switch from SAP BPCAs companies transition to SAP S/4HANA, the urgency to replace SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) should not be overlooked, as adopting a modern Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solution now can enhance finance workflows and provide immediate benefits without waiting for the lengthy S/4HANA migration.
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Planning and Consolidation After SAP BPCMainstream maintenance is ending for SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) in 2027 which is forcing customers of the product into a transitory period where they are compelled to search for new planning and consolidation tools and potentially adopt new processes associated with that replacement software. Replacing software is always going to have an impact, and SAP BPC customers will be looking for upgraded capabilities as they bring on a new financial planning and consolidation tool.
Financial planning and consolidation solutions are the foundation of a modern enterprise performance management (EPM) framework, delivering critical capabilities that help organizations align financial operations with strategic goals. These tools enable more accurate forecasting, streamlined budgeting, and timely consolidation of financial data across business units, providing a single source of truth for performance tracking. SAP BPC, offering both planning and consolidation capabilities, has provided organizations the agility to respond to market shifts, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive accountability across the organization. With the upcoming end of maintenance, and with no direct replacement from SAP, organizations now need to determine how they will manage planning and consolidation moving forward.
This research explores organizations preparedness for replacing their business planning and consolidation solutions, the factors most impacting the choice of a new planning and consolidation solution, and the concerns that organizations have about moving away from SAP BPC.
The findings indicate that less than two thirds of respondents were aware of the upcoming end of mainstream maintenance resulting in many organizations not being prepared to transition to a new planning or consolidation solution. And with more than a third of respondents expecting a significant or major impact on day-to-day finance operations, it is clear that organizations need to do more to be prepared for the future.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis from 109 members of the SAPinsider community and receive recommendations for your own plans.
- Understand the impact of the upcoming end of maintenance for SAP BPC.
- Explore how SAPinsiders are approaching selecting a replacement planning and consolidation solution.
- Learn about the factors impacting the choice of that replacement.
- See what concerns SAPinsiders have about moving away from SAP BPC.
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Replacing SAP BPC: How to build an AI-powered finance teamThe transition to AI-driven solutions in enterprise performance management is crucial for finance teams aiming to boost efficiency and decision-making, particularly for those using SAP BPC who should consider future-ready alternatives that align with their growth objectives.
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