SAP S/4HANA Migration – Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Operational Efficiency

⇨ 57% of companies report the end of maintenance and support for core SAP ERP releases as a major factor driving their SAP S/4HANA migration plans.

⇨ The SAP S/4HANA migration process involves significant business process transformation, requiring careful consideration of the impact on operations.

⇨ Panaya’s comprehensive S/4 360 Suite is a unified solution providing complete coverage and control throughout all stages of the SAP S/4HANA migration journey.

According to recent SAPinsider research, 57% of organizations report SAP’s end of maintenance and support for core SAP ERP releases as a major factor driving their ERP strategies and SAP S/4HANA migration plans. This reflects that organizations are increasingly aligning their migration plans to SAP’s roadmap to streamline operations, leveraging the benefits of the latest technologies that SAP has to offer to sustain their core systems and increase efficiency.

However, while there are several advantages to implementing SAP S/4HANA, companies need to overcome the challenges involved in the migration process. One of the most important challenges to consider is the impact on business processes. SAP S/4HANA migration is not only a technical upgrade but a business process transformation. Organizations need to consider the changes needed in their business processes to optimize operations beyond technical changes. Failure to address this could result in inefficiencies and a lack of alignment with business goals.

Resource availability is also a significant challenge that organizations need to address when moving to SAP S/4HANA. The migration process is resource-intensive, requiring technical experts and business stakeholders to play key roles throughout the project lifecycle. In addition, testing is necessary to ensure that new processes and interfaces function as intended. However, this can be time-consuming and costly when multiple iterations of testing are needed to address issues.

Scope validation during an SAP S/4HANA migration ensures that only relevant issues are addressed, avoiding unnecessary remediation of components that are not significant. By focusing on high-priority processes, companies can optimize resources and reduce project complexity. Panaya helps streamline this process by identifying risk factors and calculating the likelihood of component failures. With this approach, businesses can prioritize significant conversion tasks, leading to cost savings and more efficient use of time and resources, reducing efforts by 50%.

When moving to SAP S/4HANA, choosing the right tools to facilitate and automate is a critical consideration. AI-driven analysis tools can not only provide valuable insights for building a full-scale migration business case or a project blueprint that identifies migration risks, but they also improve risk analysis and ensure project success.

Panaya’s Platform and Automatic Code Corrections (ACC) features, support SAP S/4HANA system conversions and provides a tailored project outline within 48 hours, informing companies of all the risks associated with their custom code upfront as part of an in-depth analysis spreading across custom and standard objects, covering 12 correction categories, and over 70 correction types. Time and resource-intensive activities are automated, delivering improved quality results with minimal effort.

From initial assessment to post-implementation support, Panaya provides customized service for companies moving to SAP S/4HANA. Panaya’s comprehensive S/4 360 Suite is a unified solution providing complete coverage and control throughout all stages of the SAP S/4HANA migration journey, minimizing business disruption. Companies interested in transforming their ERP landscape can reach out to Panaya.