S4 HANA 2025 Elephant in the room
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S4 HANA 2025 Elephant in the room 8 & 9 October 2019
Transcript of S4 HANA 2025 Elephant in the room
S4 HANA 2025 E lephant in the room8 & 9 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9
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W H Y ?D I S T E L L’ S E X P E R I E N C E : S / 4 D I S C O V E R Y W O R K S H O P S
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W H Y: T H E E L E P H A N T I N T H E R O O M
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W H Y: T H E C H A L L E N G E
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W H Y: D I G I TA L A S P I R AT I O N S
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T W O P R O N G E D A P P R O A C H
S4 Discovery Workshops
Application Roadmap
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O B J E C T I V E S
Addressing the Elephant
Start of Business Case for S/4
Confirming where SAP fits into the future Application Roadmap
Start of Change ManagementICT
Users
Pre Work Required
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T W O P R O N G E D A P P R O A C H
S4 Discovery Workshops
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P R I N C I P L E S O F T H E A P P R O A C H
What it is not:
An end-to-end showcase of the various solutionsSolving or showcasing any areas that cannot be proven to add to the business caseA complete desired end-state
What it is:
Proof-points and solution enablers
What is required: (Option C)
High level of effort from Functions to gather information
Do you have other options:
Yes, but results will be at higher level
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E X A M P L E
Sourcing & Procurement
Operational Procurement
Supplier Collaboration
Dynamic Discounting
S/4 O
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Paper / Web Various VC Sessions
Various Face-to-Face
BenchmarkingWeb Guidance
LocalInternational
Follow ups
LocalGlobal Experts
Design workshop
W H AT R E A L LY T R A N S P I R E D
VariousInterviews
SelectedSuper Users
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C A N Y O U D O I T Y O U R S E L F ?D O I T Y O U R S E L F ?
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B E N E F I T S
• Exposure at a different levels
• Change Management
• Creating Excitement
• Talking to the Experts
• Indirect: Cloud Assessments
• Architectural inputs
SAP Guide, We Interpret
Extra Mile
……. Addressing some of our ……
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NEXT STEPS
Hana Adoption Starter
vs….. or +
Partner Business Case Support
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T W O P R O N G E D A P P R O A C H
SAP Approach to Value
Application Roadmap
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A P P L I C AT I O N R O A D M A P
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A P P L I C AT I O N R O A D M A P
• Independent 3rd Party
• Digital Context
• Review Total Landscape
• Addressing the Elephant
• 3 Horizons
• Estimated Investment
• Decommission
• Align to Digital Strategy
• S/4 Preparation
Full Business Case to be finalised
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A P P L I C AT I O N R O A D M A P
• Partner Focus
• 18 Months preparation
Having a reference roadmap is key
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T W O P R O N G E D A P P R O A C H
S4 Discovery Workshops
Application Roadmap
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T H E O N LY R E A L E L E P H A N T I N T H E R O O M
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W H Y ?
