Research Reports

In This Report: For organizations that have decided to implement SAP S/4HANA, the two biggest decisions they face are where they will do their deployment and what deployment model they will use. While many of those deploying SAP S/4HANA are net new to enterprise ERP at SAP and so are starting from scratch, for those…

In This Report: As the magnitude of challenges that supply chains face today increase in magnitude exponentially, the importance of having best-of-breed supply chain planning capabilities have increased manyfold. As organizations scramble to digitally transform their supply chains to align with the volatility they face today, supply chain planning capabilities have evolved from being a…...…

Cash management is a critical function for any organization. In order to make sound business decisions, organizations need to be aware of their current cash position and future cash needs. Accurate forecasting is essential to effective cash management. Organizations need to be able to anticipate changes in their cash position and take steps to ensure…

Change has come in many forms for business and IT leaders across all industries. Geopolitical events, market forces, changing consumer behavior, and commodity price fluctuations have all put various pressures on decision makers. Add to the fact that technology is rapidly evolving and transitions to new solutions such as SAP S/4HANA and the Cloud have…...…

SAP landscapes are, today, far from monoliths. They are hyper-integrated with a host of applications to SAP to enable seamless business processes and enterprise analytics. This is a colossal task considering the need to integrate with legacy applications and business partners, while also deploying newer cloud applications that need SAP data. Companies are also exploring…...…

GRC teams are stretched, and their scope of responsibility continues to grow. In traditional areas of GRC, changing business models and regulations are creating new challenges. However, security threats have risen to the top as a driver for GRC strategy. GRC professionals are now tasked with playing a role in security risk assessment and threat…

In This Report: While some organizations have already adopted SAP S/4HANA, for many the situation today is the same it was in 2020 when SAP first extended mainstream maintenance for existing ERP solutions. Adoption is accelerating though, with nearly one in three respondents to this year’s research indicating that they were already using the solution.…

In This Report: As the operating environment grows more complex, it becomes even more important to have a clear and well-defined strategy for finance and accounting innovation. Our research shows that finance and accounting teams are accelerating their embrace of innovation. We found implementation increased across all technologies that support finance and accounting strategy, relative…...…

In This Report: SAP customers must prepare for a major migration to SAP HANA as they move or plan their transition to SAP S/4HANA. Considering the decades of legacy data many likely have, this is not a trivial migration. In this scenario, SAP customers face some key questions: How do we prepare for the required…

Process automation technologies have increasingly evolved into strategic solutions during the last few years. While the focus in the initial years of process automation adoption was primarily on achieving cost reduction, process visibility and employee productivity have increasingly become important objectives now for deploying process automation solutions. This highlights that process automation has evolved into…