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What is SAP S/4HANA Implementation?
SAP S/4HANA is the current enterprise ERP solution provided by SAP. SAP S/4HANA Implementation covers the deployment and configuration of the solution. Currently deployment methods include system conversion (sometimes called a brownfield deployment), new implementation (greenfield deployment), and selective data transition.
Steps to a successful SAP S/4HANA implementation include evaluating tools, SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit, data volume management, custom code conversion, landscape selection, infrastructure evaluation, security overview, and performance monitoring. It is also important to determine whether extensibility or customization will be used to make modifications to the solution to support organizational needs.
What is SAP S/4HANA Implementation?
SAP S/4HANA is the current enterprise ERP solution provided by SAP. SAP S/4HANA Implementation covers the deployment and configuration of the solution. Currently deployment methods include system conversion (sometimes called a brownfield deployment), new implementation (greenfield deployment), and selective data transition.
Steps to a successful SAP S/4HANA implementation include evaluating tools, SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit, data volume management, custom code conversion, landscape selection, infrastructure evaluation, security overview, and performance monitoring. It is also important to determine whether extensibility or customization will be used to make modifications to the solution to support organizational needs.
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:
- How do you decide which of the different deployment models for SAP S/4HANA makes the most sense for your organization? SAP supports three different deployment models for SAP S/4HANA: a system conversion that takes the data and configuration from your existing SAP ECC system and moves them into SAP S/4HANA; a new implementation that brings no existing configuration information into the new system; and a selective data transition that brings configuration information from the existing system but allows data to be moved selectively into the new SAP S/4HANA implementation. This paneldiscusses the benefits of each of these approaches, so you can determine which is best for you.
- It’s important that you prepare your data for an SAP S/4HANA implementation. When moving to SAP S/4HANA, it’s important to understand your existing data landscape. Where is your data located? How much do you need to bring into SAP S/4HANA? How do you prepare your data for the move? How do you determine whether your data is actually clean? And how can you ensure that the move is successful. This event session walks you through the process of getting your data ready for an SAP S/4HANA implementation and provides best practices for making sure that the implementation goes smoothly.
- More than just doing the deployment, it is important to make sure that your organization has the right skills in place for your SAP S/4HANA implementation. What skills should you focus on as you prepare for the move to SAP S/4HANA? Are change management skills a necessity? What skills do you need to leverage SAP S/4HANA once it has been implemented? What are the best steps to prepare for the move to SAP S/4HANA? What does an organization need to do in the broader sense to prepare for an SAP S/4HANA implementation? This panel discussion covers these points to help you ensure that you are fully prepared for your next implementation.
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Master Data Management Best Practices to Maximize Value From Your SAP DeploymentMar 1, 2022 — Ensuring you have trusted, reconciled, and consistent data across both SAP and non-SAP systems is critical in support of various business processes, applications, and insights. Increasingly, organizations are adopting master data management (MDM) to ensure the integrity of their business processes. However, launching and managing a MDM initiative can be a demanding and complex project. Join […]
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Cosmetics Giant Shiseido S/4HANA Digital TransformationJan 7, 2022 — A must-see Keynote session by Sébastien Hebert, EMEA Technical Director & Global Technical Director at Shiseido, presenting his vision on test management and their key learning from their multi-year global digital transformation project.
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How to Deploy Successfully in Times of Crisis and DisruptionJan 6, 2022 — Although the business environment has either changed or been significantly disrupted over the last two years, systems still have to be maintained, upgraded, and new software deployed. But how can you make that process successful in times that present uncertainty, and when project teams are often no longer able to sit down and hash out issues?
In this session, hear how Fairfax Water, Virginia’s largest water utility and one of the 25 biggest water utilities in the US, managed and completed their transition to SAP S/4HANA.
After attending this session, you will:
● Learn how moving from an SAP ECC system, Fairfax Water performed a system conversion that included multiple dry runs and extensive preparation work that resulted in a final cutover in the first half of 2021.
● Discover how the entire process was managed, and what Fairfax Water learned during the transition.
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Speed S/4HANA Delivery Without DisruptionJan 5, 2022 — Shifting to SAP S/4HANA is one of the most significant transitions your IT organization will make. How can you ensure your mission-critical business processes will continue to run flawlessly?
Join this session to explore how engaging automation can reduce risk and manual effort before, during, and after your S/4HANA transformation. Hear how global enterprises leaders like Dutch Railways, PepsiCo, and Outokumpu have used Connective Automation to reduce the risks associated with this dramatic change, while also accelerating S/4HANA project timelines and equipping their organizations for post-migration success.
In this session, we’ll explore best practices for using automation to:
• Understand E2E Processes - Identify actual business processes and build reusable automation to support your S/4HANA transition.
• Mitigate Migration Risk - Prioritize testing and code remediation efforts.
• Validate Horizontal Processes - Reduce risk, even for complex processes that span multiple applications.
• Manage Ongoing Change - Ensure zero defects and experience change resilience post-migration.
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A Frank Discussion About RISE with SAPDec 10, 2021 — Since it was released in January this year, RISE with SAP has been a subject of discussion for many SAP customers. While most are looking to learn more about what this means, what is included, and who the offering is targeting. Others are asking what impact RISE will have on their future plans for digital […]
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Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing Driving SAP S/4HANA DevelopmentDec 9, 2021 — In developing SAP S/4HANA, SAP responded to several market drivers, including digital transformation, cloud computing, and changes in the rules of business success, said Mary Sibley, head of the North American Center of Excellence for SAP S/4HANA at SAP, during her Dec. 1 keynote at SAPinsider’s Finance and SAP S/4HANA virtual conference. To address these drivers, SAP developed SAP S/4HANA to provide an improved user experience with real-time analytics, embedded intelligence, and other new functionality.
SAP set out to simplify its flagship ERP platform. By leveraging the SAP HANA database, SAP S/4HANA is “simpler and more effective for users to get at the underlying data to make good decisions in today’s rapidly changing world,” Sibley noted.
Read this article to find out more about SAP's thinking in developing SAP S/4HANA and the future for its flagship ERP.
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How to Overcome Resource, Cost, and Quality Challenges When Moving to SAP S/4HANANov 17, 2021 — With traditional testing methodologies quickly becoming outdated, organizations are struggling to keep up with the accelerated pace of innovation. Don’t let static and time-consuming processes hold your team back from delivering a seamless SAP S/4HANA implementation. Learn how to leverage the right testing environment to ensure your project is on-time and on-budget. Watch now to […]
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Genix Pharma Chooses RISE with SAP to Modernize ERPNov 9, 2021 — Genix Pharma, a Pakistan-based pharmaceutical company, wanted to modernize its ERP system so it could handle strong business growth, an increase in the number of customers, and expanded base of operations.
The local SAP team met with Genix Pharma representatives to discuss their options. They decided to use RISE with SAP to transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud because it was cloud based, provided the features the company needed to handle its rapid growth, and saved it money on hardware and maintenance costs.
In this video interview, Sohail Sawani, Deputy Director of Supply Chain and IT at Genix Pharma, to explain why the company chose RISE with SAP, what challenges they faced in implementing SAP S/4HANA using RISE with SAP, and some of the lessons learned along the way.
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Genix Pharma Modernizes ERP for Future GrowthNov 8, 2021 — Pakistan-based pharmaceutical firm Genix Pharma needed to modernize its ERP system to handle strong business growth, an increase in the number of customers, an expanded base of operations, and regulatory requirements. The company wanted a state-of-the-art platform that would streamline its business processes, get more visibility into its manufacturing processes, handle the increased production volume, gain data insights to enable data-driven decision-making, and improve compliance.
The company met with the local SAP team to discuss their options and decided to use RISE with SAP to transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud because it was cloud based, provided the features it needed to handle its rapid growth, and saved it money on hardware and maintenance costs. Using RISE with SAP and partnering with SuperNova helped reduce the cost and complexity of upgrading its IT landscape. Genix Pharma was also able to connect SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, with SAP Learning Hub and SAP Ariba Network. Genix Pharma expects to go live with SAP S/4HANA Cloud in early 2022.
Read this article and learn:
- Why Genix Pharma chose RISE with SAP to move to S/4HANA.
- How the Pakistani pharmaceutical company implemented RISE with SAP.
- The importance of including change management in your major IT projects.
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SAP S/4HANA To Support Supply Chain Modernization at CBSOct 26, 2021 — A combination of changing customer and employee expectations, and an increased need for digital engagement and business agility in the healthcare industry have acted as a catalyst for an SAP S/4HANA business case at Canadian Blood Services (CBS). Shifting its interactions with hospitals and donors to an online experience and improving overall user experience for all of its stakeholders — including its employees — is informing digital transformation across the organization.
SAPinsider talked with CBS’s CIO Ralph Michaelis, who heads up the organization’s enterprise IT group, to learn what is inspiring CBS’s latest innovations. One specific key performance indicator (KPI) noted by Michaelis is to become more agile and dynamic in collections planning and inventory management for plasma-protein-driven products. “We collect about 800,000 units of blood and we do that through about 1.2 million appointments every year. It’s a large volume,” Michaelis says.
CBS was able to increase the frequency of its collections planning to be done on a quarterly basis, rather than annually. Michaelis says the next goal is to conduct planning every few weeks. And, Digital donor engagement has improved from 5% to 80%, says Michaelis. He refers to the results as “not a boom but a game of inches,” explaining that continuous innovation in bursts happened over a five-year span. “If your horizon for delivery is too long, you risk the context of that project changing within that timeframe.”
Read this Executive Insight and learn:
- How CBS is “crossing technology boundaries” to deliver exceptional user experience;
- The skills that CBS is investing in to fundamentally re-engineer business processes and achieve outcomes in weeks as opposed to months; and
- Advice from Michaelis about where to “color outside of the lines” and how to innovate in short bursts when planning an SAP S/4HANA deployment.
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