Understanding and Implementing Agility in SAP S/4HANA

Organizations must operate in times of unprecedented turbulence. Market volatility can affect all aspects of a company’s operations, driving the need to adapt to changes that are emerging at an increasing rate worldwide. This means that as SAP organizations plan how to make the move to SAP S/4HANA, they are realizing that they must prioritize agility. Employing technological solutions that allow for real-time responsiveness are no longer nice to have, but rather a necessity.

And while agility can take many forms in business (supply chain & logistics, manufacturing execution, pricing, etc.) all of these depend upon having the right data, in the right form, at the right time.

Companies are best positioned to support all the dimensions of agility their businesses may require when they can:

1) assess their business data health,

2) migrate and transform their data cost effectively and at low risk; and

3) maintain data hygiene on an on-going basis

Employing Agility

To overcome some of the most significant challenges of today, organizations are prioritizing advanced technological solutions. Many SAP companies are turning to SNP and its Kyano platform to enable business agility. Building on the foundation of CrystalBridge, Kyano significantly expands SNP’s capabilities beyond just SAP ECC-to-SAP S/4HANA migrations, offering data management, migration, and continuous system assessments.

Kyano Foundation enables ongoing business data agility by collecting over 50 different KPIs across your entire SAP enterprise structure. These KPIs provide insights as to why M&A activities are taking longer than expected, how you compare to your industry peers, why critical business process such as financial closing take too long and where tax and organizational optimizations could occur. These insights enable you to be proactive, and not just react to problems, but understand why and intercede before they have a business impact.

For data migration, Kyano accelerates complex data migration projects, reducing timelines from years to months and enabling smooth go-lives using off-the-shelf software and standard content. This capability is crucial for enhancing business agility by enabling data-driven operations and continuous innovation. It also can be used to implement the improvements suggested by Kyano Foundation.

This platform aims to empower organizations to adapt quickly to market demands and stay competitive and agile. The importance of Kyano lies in its ability to support a wide range of data-driven transformation and restructuring projects, ensuring businesses can plan migration projects around business needs rather than technical limitations.

With Kyano, businesses can execute complex tasks like merging company codes, migrating entire ERP systems, divesting business units, and integrating data into cloud platforms with greater speed and reduced risk through Kyano Move.

The platform also helps maintain a clean and agile core automated SAP housekeeping. For recurring data management tasks, Kyano Manage streamlines processes like testing, archiving, decommissioning, and application retirement with automation and guided procedures, ensuring compliance and minimal risk.

Kyano provides Platform Agnostic Modernization to offer a standardized process for system modernization and migration into SAP, supporting various ERP source systems. It also features an Ecosystem and Marketplace to enhance the platform with curated content and solutions from technology partners and system integrators.

Learn More Live

For organizations that want to learn more about the importance of Kyano, SNP will provide a close-up look during SAP Sapphire Conference, taking place from May 19–21, 2025, in Orlando. At booth #417, attendees can explore how the Kyano platform enables data-driven agility and continuous innovation, with tailored solutions for large-scale migrations, focusing on minimizing risk, accelerating time-to-value, and ensuring business continuity. You can see Kyano in action, covering capabilities like migrating, integrating, modernizing, optimizing enterprise data, staying agile with a landscape overview, and managing long-term transformation readiness.

Additionally, you can gain insights by attending featured presentations and sessions. For example, TE Connectivity’s session on Risk-Mitigated S/4HANA Migration on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 3:30 pm in Theater 1, will cover key takeaways on navigating complexities, leveraging automated tools to accelerate migration and mitigate risks, and the necessary prep work.

Attendees can also gain critical insights from Adobe’s journey to SAP S/4HANA. On Wednesday, May 21 at 10:30 AM, experts from Adobe and IBM will explain how they partnered with SNP to bolster operational efficiency in core finance, revenue accounting and reporting, credit and risk management, and customer contracts and invoicing.

Beyond the booth and sessions, SNP is also hosting its 6th Annual ICEBAR event on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 8 pm onwards, offering a networking opportunity with customers, partners, and colleagues.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Agility is essential. With the rate of technological change and the unprecedented nature of volatility in the market, companies must prioritize agility. Employing solutions that allow for data to drive insights and minimize risk can help protect margins and empower businesses with the flexibility they need.

Learn from experience. Finding out exactly what solutions are the best match for their needs should be a top priority for SAP organizations. Attending events like SAP Sapphire provides the chance to learn about platforms like SNP’s Kyano, which offers users the ability to make the most of their SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives.

Data underpins everything. Companies must prioritize their data in the midst of digital transformations, as it enables them to leverage real-time analytics and AI. Leading businesses ensure that their data is of high quality and properly integrated before setting out on major transformation journeys.