The Case for a Center of Expertise

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  1. How SAP Users Can Optimize Cloud Migration by Leveraging Partnerships

    The countdown toward the deadline for SAP ECC maintenance in 2027 is getting closer and closer for SAP users. Cloud migration is now one of the most discussed and sought-after ERP enhancements. Knowing how complex the transformation is going to be for many companies, SAP has been consistently developing and enhancing its RISE with SAP…

  2. Four Steps to Create an Effective COE

    To get the most value for their investment, many companies create a center of excellence (COE) to oversee SAP projects and ensure their lasting success. David Jantzen and Dan Haynes of Deloitte discuss how to build a COE that can support your SAP project long after go-live. An SAP center of excellence (COE) is an...…

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    The Case for a Center of Expertise

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    Without a CoE, the business community might not know who to engage for addressing new business requirements. The CoE provides a single point of contact for everything from incident management to minor changes, major projects, and overall system governance. The CoE is tasked with coordinating between business and the overall IT organization to develop the…

  4. 9 THINGS YOUR COE MUST DO TO PREPARE FOR SAP S/4HANA

    1. Expertise within SAP S/4HANA CoEs A mistake many organizations make when building an SAP CoE is treating it as a support function, rather than a driver of business value through SAP. This means that many CoEs are understaffed or underskilled as their focus has been primarily technical around support. When you move to S/4HANA,...…

  5. Boost the Success of Your COE by Developing the Right Metrics

    ManagementWith a little discipline and the right metrics, the SAP Center of Excellence (COE) can be transformed from an application support team into a key player in the business. See how the Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics division boosted the success of its COE, and how you can apply the same techniques in your company. SAP...…

  6. Enhance Cost Center Variance Reporting for Manufacturing Organizations

    Discover how having detailed activity types map to each work center level can provide you with detailed variance analysis at the cost centers. Key Concept Activity types specify the manufacturing activities produced in plant-related cost centers. Multiplying activity types used in the production process through the assigned production cost centers creates more transparency and provides...…

  7. An Overview of SAP EWM Shipping Cockpit Planning and Execution

    Hein Botha and David Webb explain how to set up and configure an end-to-end outbound business process using the Shipping Cockpit inside SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) product. They describe the two functions inside the Supply Chain Cockpit: Shipping Cockpit Planning (SCOP) and Shipping Cockpit Execution (SCOE). This content is for Basic Access, SAPinsider Monthly…

  8. SAP S/4HANA Finance: How to Activate and Use Additional Quantity Fields in Account-Based CO-PA

    Discover how to activate additional quantity fields in account-based Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) so that quantities are also included in reporting. These additional quantity fields are made available in the Controlling module (CO) line-item tables, CO-PA top-down distributions, and CO-PA assessment cycles. Key Concept In SAP S/4HANA Finance, up to three additional quantities can be defined...…

  9. Create Great Custom Report Design Specs for Your ABAP Team Using Table COEP

    Sometimes the only way to meet a CO reporting requirement is to have your ABAP team generate a custom program. The integrity and performance of that program depends on the quality of the instructions you give the team. Table COEP plays an important role here, because its indexes will help ensure good report response time...…

  10. The Rise of Integration as a Strategic Imperative

    A successful business case for integration hinges on a company’s ability to start viewing it as a strategic imperative at the heart of digital transformation, which will not just save costs but generate revenue. This article uncovers what is driving the increased focus on integration today. It also shares and details some guiding principles SAP…