Phase 0 of the SAP S/4HANA Journey

⇨ Ahead of an SAP S/4HANA implementation initiative, organizations should lay out a roadmap in a Phase 0 assessment.

⇨ A proper Phase 0 approach should focus on business processes, including mandatory change impact, solution design, data, and a data migration and deployment strategy.

⇨ Organizations should have a good understanding of the state of the data they have and their data needs going forward.

SAP S/4HANA implementations are one of the most talked about subjects in the SAP space. Organizations are approaching the 2027 end of maintenance deadline, and those who have not begun the process of migrating from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA risk falling behind and losing a competitive edge in the marketplace.
For those companies that have yet to even begin planning their implementation, the first step must be a Phase 0 assessment. Organizations must go through these processes in order to understand what they have and what they need out of their ERP going forward.
In this article, you will learn what organizations must include in a Phase 0 assessment, what they must consider, and whether or not they should include a third-party in the process.