Jan 21, 2021
•1 minute read
SAP Change Management
SAP Change Management oversees the structured rollout of updates and enhancements across SAP landscapes. Teams use defined processes to plan, test and deploy changes with minimal disruption to business operations. As organizations accelerate S/4HANA adoption and cloud migrations, effective change management reduces risk and supports continuous innovation. This topic page covers automation strategies, governance frameworks and organizational change practices drawn from SAPinsider research and community insights.
What is SAP Change Management?
SAP Change Management is the discipline of planning, testing and deploying software changes across SAP systems. It includes scoping requirements, building updates, conducting user acceptance and regression testing, and managing the technical cutover to production. SAP Solution Manager provides built in tools for transport management and risk assessment. SAPinsider surveys show most SAP users prioritize reducing business risk and minimizing disruption when deploying updates across complex landscapes.
What use cases does SAP Change Management cover?
- Managing continuous change in hybrid ECC and S/4HANA environments using automation platforms and real time risk assessment
- Implementing organizational change management to align employee adoption with SAP transformation program goals
- Building continuous controls and audit ready frameworks to meet compliance and governance requirements
What SAPinsider research covers SAP Change Management?
- S/4HANA Change Plans Falter Without Automation First Strategy shows why automation is essential to manage SAP change effectively
- cbs Integrates Change Management in SAP Transformations examines how structured governance and PMO drive adoption outcomes
- Target Agile SAP Change Management Transformation illustrates how lean agile DevOps approaches accelerate SAP development
The Human Side of Change: How Employee Adoption Affects SAP S/4HANA Implementation SuccessThere are many benefits to an SAP S/4HANA transformation, but without employee adoption, the implementation could fail. Organizations looking to reduce risk need to understand how to address, plan for, monitor, and drive employee adoption through organizational change management, communication, and training – areas in which some organizations don’t have a strong competency. So how can they ensure a focus on employee adoption and on driving new ways of working to ensure that an organization’s business goals are met?
Attend this session to obtain the Top 8 Challenges/Considerations for the human side of change. You’ll learn best practices in considering the key elements of employee adoption and beginning the process of including all members of the team in the implementation plan, as well as learning about SAP solutions that can support employee adoption.
This presentation will empower you to:
- Confirm that your SAP S/4HANA plan includes key elements and activities associated with employee adoption
- Understand how best to execute an organizational change, communication, and training project for your SAP S/4HANA implementation
- Apply best practices and identify gaps in your implementation plan
Case Study: How Hunter Douglas Got Illumination from SAP S/4HANA ConsolidationTrue business transformation extends beyond simply implementing an ERP solution, whether SAP or otherwise. It can entail establishing enterprise-wide and integrated processes, re-defining or clarifying roles and responsibilities, employing new technologies, and shifting the mindset of the organization. Most importantly, it requires executive buy-in and support and a universally shared vision. But how can an organization align its various constituencies to define a shared vision for success? Hunter Douglas, the world’s leading maker of customer window treatments, has grown through a series of acquisitions. Upon facing challenges from a decentralized model, the company consolidated Hunter Douglas business processes and three instances of SAP ERP into one cloud-based SAP S/4HANA solution. Their digital transformation has allowed employees across all functions to see operations more clearly, work more efficiently, and serve customers better and faster. Attend this session to learn from Hunter Douglas how to:
- Understand the breadth of your business transformation in order to create a sense of urgency and form a strategic vision
- Examine potential challenges with your company’s culture and DNA, understanding how you can enable action by removing barriers to universal support while mobilizing volunteers
- Determine a path for your change journey by defining a robust change management plan, including stakeholder management, communications, and training
- Establish a solid post-implementation support and training plan to sustain acceleration and increase adoption
Jan 18, 2021
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Customize Your Logistics and Finance Processes by Changing Production Master Data with ECMEngineering Change Management (ECM) is a central function in logistics that you can use to change various aspects of production master data (e.g., bills of material, routings, and materials) with history (using effectivity dates) or depending on specific conditions. Understand the purpose of ECM using SAP ERP Central Component 6.0 and how you can use […]
Aug 11, 2009
•14 minute read
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