S4HANA Genie™ Approach to SAP S/4HANA – Options for Fast ...

SAP S/4HANA, AI, Big Data, RPA Consulting Services

This report was prepared by Amber Kelly. Please write to Amber at [email protected].

April 2017

Web Site: http://brachin.com/

S4HANA Genie™ Approach to SAP S/4HANA – Options for Fast S4/HANA Migrations with Near Zero Downtime

Executive Summary

• BRACHIN LLC Offers Excellent SAP Consultants for Competitive Daily Rates! BRACHIN LLC also provides Cloud migration services for SAP

S/4HANA to help Clients to reduce the total cost of ownership.

• BRACHIN LLC Offers Accelerated SAP S/4HANA Migrations and Implementations with S4HANA Genie™. S4HANA Genie™ offers Migrations to

SAP S/4HANA up to 75% faster!

• BRACHIN LLC is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) that offers SAP S4/HANA migrations, AI, Big Data, RPA Consulting Services. We serve

clients, providing assistance with information and business risk management, Big Data, analytics operations improvement, and business

intelligence performance improvement.

• Our Core Competence is:

• SAP Consulting: SAP S/4HANA Migrations, SAP EWM, SAP IBP, SAP Ariba, SAP Fiori, SAP SuccessFactors HCM Software, SAP Revenue

Accounting and Reporting, SAP Leonardo Machine Learning

• Robotic Process Automation – RPA

• Big Data and Analytics: SAP HANA, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Tableau, Qlik, Power BI.

• Federal Government Procurement Contract: GSA Schedule 70 GS-35F-104DA. Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

• BRACHIN LLC is headquartered in Naples, Florida.

• 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, 541512 Computer Systems Design Services, 541611 Administrative Management and General

Management Consulting Services, 541519 Other Computer Related Services, 561320 Temporary Help Services.

Accelerated SAP S/4HANA Migrations and Implementations with S4HANA Genie™

S4HANA Genie™ offers Migrations to SAP S/4HANA up to 75% faster!

The introduction of SAP S/4HANA is one a key milestone for SAP Customers. SAP S/4HANA speeds business transactions and processing. BRACHIN

LLC has the expertise, people and process to streamline and accelerate SAP S/4HANA migrations and implementations. We have a portfolio that

helps SAP Customers to deliver quick SAP S/4HANA migrations, implementations, business outcomes without disruptions. BRACHIN LLC helps SAP

S/4HANA clients to save time, reduce costs, and manage risks. We support all phases of a migration to SAP S/4HANA, from assessments through

launch. The migration of SAP applications can be complex, time consuming and expensive. BRACHIN LLC helps SAP S/4 clients by assessing their

readiness that includes custom code analysis; provide technical migration support that includes Unicode conversion; code optimization and code

remediation, redevelopment.

But migrating SAP applications can be daunting. SAP migration projects encompass several business-critical functions and are spread across a web

of complex landscapes. This presents obvious challenges to companies looking to manage risk, time and costs.

BRACHIN LLC and S4HANA Genie™ offer five steps to faster SAP S/4HANA migrations while reducing cost, time and risk:

1. Automatic scan of the system landscape to identify objects, customizations, and actual usage.

2. Automatic process scans to predict S/4 impacts; then mitigate as needed.

3. Quickly create an empty S/4 target system.

4. Migrate, upgrade, and enhance features and data in a single step.

5. Automatic data integrity validation and process testing.

The Benefits to SAP S/4HANA clients are:

• Reduced migration time-frame and cost

• Provide robust SAP S/4 Business Solutions

• Enhanced agility

• Streamlined processes and simplicity

• Increased cost efficiency.

BRACHIN LLC's Clients

Key Personnel

Sample: Subject Matter Experts

Stephanie Playe: Stephanie has 20 years of Executive positions in Finance, Management and

Strategy with a deep international experience. Global mindset, Business acumen and result driven,

Stephanie has a track record in structuring growth, driving change and performance in companies from

Startup to Fortune 500. She has defined and implemented many efficient Performance Management systems

and innovative analysis tools, from risk management to customer evaluation or life cycle earnings, always using

data and predictive analytics as a way to develop the business.

Stephanie's functional competencies are in Finance operations, Financial & Strategic planning, governance, SAP,

Project Management, ERP, innovation and entrepreneurship. She is also a Finance Advisor and start-up coach, and

lecturer for Financial workshops in different incubators or co-working spaces. She is member of the Global Board

Ready Women network.

C. Elena is a Harvard graduate Subject Matter Expert with experience in Supply Chain, Finance, Management, SAP S4/HANA and Business Intelligence. Elena has a track record in corporate

growth, performance and change management in leading Fortune 500 companies. She has implemented Enterprise Performance Management - EPM Systems. She has implemented for

clients business planning utilizing business intelligence (BI), for evaluating and managing enterprise performance goals to maximize processes and enhance efficiency.

Oscar Perez: Oscar was the President at ERPWeb.NET, a company specializing in enterprise information integration

for deployment of SOA, BI, ERP SAP, and CRM applications in the government, financial services, healthcare,

telecom and hi-tech manufacturing sectors. He has over 24 years of experience in developing business strategies,

leading complex business transformation projects, program project management, business case development,

business process development, and solution software selection. Mr. Perez has conducted project reviews for

Goldman Sachs, Bain Consultants, Brown Brothers Harriman, McKinsey & Company, Norges Bank Investment

Management, P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, Iconiq Capital, Greencape Capital Pty Ltd, JMI Equity, Coatue

Management, The Boston Consulting Group, Altrinsic Global Advisors, LLC, Technology Crossover Ventures,

La Financiere de L echiquier, Platinum Asset Management, Invesco, Guggenheim Partners and private equity

firms. He has functional expertise in supply chain, SOA, SAP, CRM, procurement, corporate finance, and product

marketing. Mr. Perez specializes in software selection and implementation of SAP ERP packages. Mr. Perez has

appeared in publications including Computerworld, InformationWeek, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a

frequent speaker at industry events and is quoted by business and trade publications. Mr. Perez currently

serves on the Board of Directors of Credit Capital and BRACHIN LLC.

Virginia P: Virginia has 15 years of Executive positions in Materials Management and Supply. Virginia's functional competencies are in

Materials Management, Master Data governance, SAP, Project Management, Healthcare and ERP.

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Accelerated SAP S/4HANA Migrations and Implementations with S4HANA Genie™

S4HANA Genie™ offers Migrations to SAP S/4HANA up to 75% faster!

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Analyze environment

and scope migration

Bridge

Create empty shell

SAP ECC

Execute system conversion

ECC Empty Shell

Migrate and convert data

S/4HANA Empty Shell

Live System running on S/4HANA

S/4HANA

Analyze and Plan your Transformation

1. Assess the ImpactQuickly Assess the S/4

Simplification Impact on

your ECC Environment

2. Plan the

MigrationSelective migrate only

specific data

3. Find ConflictsIdentify potential areas of

conflicts if consolidating

systems

4. Identify InterfacesIdentify connected systems

and plant the future

landscape

Understand Functionality Impact Review and Export detailed listView Simplifications By Module

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1. Assess the ImpactQuickly Assess the S/4 Impact

on your ECC Environment

2. Plan the MigrationSelective migrate only

specific data



systems



landscape

View Organizational Structure Select Organization UnitAsses Used/Unused Org Elements


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Right mouseclick on one objectUsage Matrix Apply Selection




specific data



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landscape


Check migration objects used by selected Org. Units Add or remove Org. Units by clicking on bubbles




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Identify Key Data Objects – e.g Used Order Types Compare Systems and Identify Conflicts




specific data

3. Find ConflictsIdentify key customizing

usage potential areas of


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Collect and query interface details Graphically visualize statistical data




specific data




systems



landscape


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Automatically generate Visio diagrams Interact with deep graphical analysis of systems and interfaces




specific data




systems



landscape

S4HANA Genie™ Development Approach

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Project Management SI – Technical PM

Technical TestsTM0

Rough Migration Concept

Customizing of required S/4HANA Changes

TM1Test Migration

Test Management

Tests by SI / SchottTeam

Define Use CasesFor Iteration 1

Prepare Use Cases of

Iteration 1 and Tests

Common Understanding / SCOPING

Prepare Design BuildCapture Result

Iteration 1

Test Phase finished POC

Goals achieved Decision if

Package 2 is needed

Framework sign-off

Use cases (scope) sign-

off

Migration Data scope clarified

S/4HANA 1709 POC available

Customer S/4 POC

ready for testing

Shell Creation for 1709 POC

System ScanProvision

Training Customer Team S/4

Goals & Objectives

POC Impact

Analysis

POC Decision Paper

System Preparation and Design Iteration 1 Design Iteration 2 (- n)

Design & Build

Project Management SI – Technical PM

Capture Result

Iteration 2 (-n)

Test Phase 2 finished

POC Goals achieved

Define Scope

Iteration 2

Customizing Iteration

2

Correction Migration Concept

TM2Test Migration

Test Management

Tests bySI / SchottTeam

POC Decision Paper

POC Presen-tation

Results

Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6

Project Landscape – Example

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Check Cutover Plan

AlignmentsMigration

Dev Qual EPR

TO‘s TO‘s

Test Test

EPR’

AlignmentsCust / Repo

TO‘s

Design and Unit Test

Installation

Project

Landscape

3 Test Migrations Go Live Test

(Dry run)

Go Live

Migration

EPR’

RESC

EPR’

COPY

EPR’

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Qual

Dev

New Landscape

Copy / Refresh

TO‘s = Transport Orders

Transports

Migration / Conversion

Frozen ZoneDual Maintenance

EPR’

TO‘s TO‘s

EPR’

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Selected Client Projects

Sigma Aldrich (MERCK) gets first

prototype within 6 weeks, Go-Live after 6

months

Success

▪ 1-step approach

▪ First prototype after 6 weeks – basis for

the new Template standard on group

level

▪ duration of 6 months

Scope

▪ Conversion to S/4 1709 of the

chemicals business unit

▪ Finance & Supply Chain

▪ Go-live September 2018

▪ 21 000+ Custom code objects

▪ Full history

Users: 3.300

DB size: 3.5 TB

Siemens speeds up global S/4

Transformation Program

Success

▪ Design of a global template using in a

1-step approach (incl. New GL, parallel

ledger, document split.)

▪ 160 projects so far, three on S/4

Scope

▪ Global Transformation Program to S/4

1709

▪ HQ system October 2018

▪ Harmonization program from 52 to ca.

20 systems

▪ 75.000 Custom code objects

▪ Selective history

Users: 13.500

DB size: > 5 TB

AIRBUS saves years of project duration

combining S/4HANA with NewGL

Success

▪ 1-step approach using (incl. New GL,

parallel ledgers, document split for full

history during fiscal year.)

▪ Expected duration of 8 months

Scope

▪ Conversion to S/4 1709

▪ Finance & Logistics

▪ Keeping the history of all shipped

airplanes

▪ Go-live Oct 2018

▪ 6.000 Custom code objects

▪ Full history

Users: 3.600

DB size > 4 TB

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Selected Client Projects

Atlas Copco

Merge into S/4HANA

Scope

▪Merge of two subsidiaries

with different histories

and different systems

into new S/4HANA

landscape (empty shell)

▪Analysis of current

situation, planning of

transformation roadmap,

technical setup of

environment

Scope

▪Selective S/4HANA

implementation of one

region

▪Expected Go Live End of

2018

Scope

▪Selective S/4HANA

implementation (from

1605 to 1809)




technical setup of

environment

▪Standardization and

process harmonization

Scope




technical setup of

environment

▪Redesign of Chart of

Accounts

▪Migration to SAP

S/4HANA including

NewGL in one step

Volkswagen S/4

Transformation Program

Vaillant S/4HANA with

NewGL

Generali Finance

Transformation into

S/4HANA

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BRACHIN Analytica RPA Robotics Analytics

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Contact Information

Amber Kelly – Marketing ManagerE-Mail: [email protected]

Tel. 1-(302)-715-0062

Tel. 1-(877)-212-9407

mailto:[email protected]

About BRACHIN LLC

BRACHIN LLC is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) that offers SAP S4/HANA migrations, Big Data/Business Intelligence, Information Security, Regulatory Compliance, IT Service Management and Consulting Services. We serve clients, providing assistance with information and business risk management, Big Data, analytics operations improvement, and business intelligence performance improvement.

BRACHIN LLC helps Successful companies to understand the business imperatives and to link analytics and information security to support the business imperatives. Big Data projects need to begin in the Company’s boardroom with support from our Big Data Subject Matter Experts and Analyst. Our industry Subject Matter Experts help you match your business goals and objectives with the technology solutions. BRACHIN LLC employees Data Science PHDs who have research skills, find patterns in Big Data, and write statistical models. Big Data projects need a solid understanding of the business requirements and benefits. The technology is a tool to achieve the business goals and objectives. BRACHIN LLC is a leading Big Data, Analytics and Information Security Software firm. We have a national presence throughout the country, providing services to clients in the commercial and public sectors. For more information, please visit the firm’s Web site at www.brachin.com .

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