What to Expect with the SAP S/4HANA Adoption Pathway

Welcome to the SAP S/4HANA Adoption Pathway, designed to help you make the best decisions for your organization as you map your SAP S/4HANA project.

We’ve curated a collection of content that will guide your organization through 10 key stages. These stages center on building your SAP S/4HANA project plan and getting your business case approved. To help you navigate, we’ve outlined the key personas that each module is built for and what they can expect to learn. Feel free to follow the path or filter this content by the topics and personas most relevant to you.

So, stop guessing and start moving!

1. SAP S/4HANA Fundamentals: Whether you’re a current SAP customer or adopting SAP for the first time, this module will provide your organization with the basics on what you need to know about S/4 and the shift from ECC to S/4HANA. This module is relevant to all personas.
2. Use Cases and Business Outcomes: Once you understand the basics and fundamentals of SAP S/4HANA, this module will help you understand how moving to SAP S/4HANA can add value to your business. This module is relevant to all personas.
3. Business Processes: Now that you understand how SAP S/4HANA can add value to your business, we’ll dive deeper into how your individual business processes can be affected and how you should be analyzing your processes throughout your SAP S/4HANA adoption. This module is best suited for your business process experts, business analysts, project lead, and project sponsor.
4. Configuration, Integration, and Customization: It’s now time to start thinking about how you should move to SAP S/4HANA. This module will outline the considerations, implications, and strategies for moving to SAP S/4HANA, given the configuration, integration, and customization needs of your organization. This module is best suited for your solution architects, technical experts, and project lead.
5. Analytics and Reporting: SAP S/4HANA will change what you do with your data. This module will help you understand how SAP S/4HANA supports intelligent analytics. You’ll also learn how SAP S/4HANA can analyze and improve your business outcomes. This module is best suited for your solution architects, technical experts, business process experts, business analysts, project lead, and project sponsor.
6. Architecture: Now, it’s time to dive deeper into all of the architectural considerations. This module will help you assess the unique needs of your organization. This module is best suited for your solution architects, technical experts, testing experts, and project lead.
7. Finding and Selecting Partners: It’s almost time to map your SAP S/4HANA project. This module will help you think through how partners and SAP can help you, your project sponsor, project lead, training experts, and change management experts.
8. Planning Your Project: Now that it’s time to map your SAP S/4HANA project, we’ll dive deeper into how to best plan for your timeline, budget, and resource needs. This module is best suited for your project sponsor, project lead, business analysts, business process experts, training experts, and change management experts.
9. Costing, Licensing, and Contracting: As you finalize mapping your SAP S/4HANA project and prepare to present your business case for approval, this module will help you assess the financial and logistical considerations of adopting SAP S/4HANA. This module is best suited for your project sponsor, project lead, business analysts, and business process experts.
10. Business Case Approval: Now that you’ve mapped out all details of your SAP S/4HANA project, we’ll help you build your business case and get it approved so you can start moving. This module is built for your project sponsor, project lead, business analysts, business process experts, training experts, and change management experts.