No time is ever a good time for an IT trans­for­ma­tion project. The time is cer­tain­ly nev­er good when that IT project involves a mas­sive change to your core ERP sys­tems. Migrat­ing from ECC to S/4HANA is viewed by some to be as sig­nif­i­cant as when cus­tomers changed from 4.6C to ECC or from R/2 to R/3 (for those of you who remem­ber R/2). For those brave enough — and those who have the bud­get — to exe­cute such a project, the com­mon key deci­sion is whether to go green­field or brown­field. The next deci­sion is usu­al­ly tim­ing, par­tic­u­lar­ly for com­pa­nies active­ly reor­ga­niz­ing and grow­ing via acqui­si­tion. SAP S/4HANA, how­ev­er, adds addi­tion­al ques­tions to the list. Which pre­req­ui­site projects need to be done, and in which order? Where will I find SAP S/4HANA resources? Should I con­sol­i­date my cur­rent SAP sys­tems into one sys­tem (or two sys­tems) before migrat­ing to SAP S/4HANA, or should I do it after­ward? Add these and oth­er ques­tions to the grow­ing intol­er­ance for sys­tem down­time in a 24×7 glob­al mar­ket­place, and you have the poten­tial for iner­tia. This ses­sion will explore options and con­sid­er­a­tions that, in pri­or years, were only known to a select few com­pa­nies. These fac­tors need to be at the fore­front of your strat­e­gy so you can start your dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion jour­ney with confidence. 

Key Take­aways:

• How are glob­al mar­ket dynam­ics requir­ing you to trans­form your busi­ness now? 
• What typ­i­cal­ly con­tributes to extend­ed migration/​transformation timelines? 
• What options are now avail­able to accel­er­ate transformation? 
• Ask the Expert Ses­sion: Under­stand­ing the pros and cons of var­i­ous migra­tion approach­es and how they should fac­tor into your trans­for­ma­tion strat­e­gy and roadmap