Use Case

SAP S/4HANA Transformation

SAP S/4HANA transformation is a critical piece of an enterprise’s broader business and technology strategy. It’s a key aspect of digital transformation journeys yet also one of the biggest challenges within the SAP environment.
Due to the complexity and the high level of integration of SAP environments, the key success factors for a successful SAP S/4HANA journey are transparency of current SAP and non-SAP landscape and proper milestone planning.

“61% of companies don't know which applications will be used after the transition to S/4HANA.”

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Accelerate SAP S/4HANA transformation
with LeanIX

Speed up preparation and swiftly align corporate objectives with SAP S/4HANA capabilities for a seamless transformation

Get complete transparency on As-Is landscape and To-Be scenarios

Collaborate and align transformation initiatives with business capabilities and objectives

Build effective architectural roadmaps to accelerate SAP S/4HANA transformation

Explore As-Is architecture and classify business capabilities

Identify and classify the business capabilities into areas of innovation and differentiation using Gartner’s Pace-layering method
Identify and partner with relevant stakeholders across business to effectively manage change throughout the transformation
Identify which parts of the As-Is IT architecture will be affected by SAP S/4HANA transformation
Make use of integration capabilities to increase data quality and reduce manual efforts of maintaining IT components

Model and compare migration scenarios

Build a project discovery team and model scenarios based on As-Is and To-Be landscape e.g. Greenfield (New Implementation), Brownfield (System Conversion) or Selective Data Transition
Define the impacts of scenarios on the current IT and business architecture (e.g., applications, processes, business interfaces)
Visualize target SAP S/4HANA architecture for each scenario at various points in time and compare it with current legacy SAP architecture
Use Free Draw capabilities to model different architectures (For eg., one global SAP S/4HANA or multiple systems divided by region or business unit)

Use data to decide the right transformation strategy

Identify dependencies between applications in IT landscape
Make Master Data Management a collective IT priority to avoid data leakage or loss during the transformation
Use data flow diagrams to gain complete overview of the interface (even outside the SAP environment)
Analyze integration architecture while focusing on select parts of SAP landscape

Leverage SAP Signavio integration for process mapping

Identify the processes associated with business capabilities being improved/enhanced
Review processes using the SAP Signavio Integration and decide if they should be kept or redesigned
Use the seamless integration with SAP Signavio to redesign and optimize processes
Leverage the transparency of IT and process landscape to plan budgets and resources accordingly

Create an execution roadmap

Create a transformation roadmap based on the chosen migration strategy and easily identify dependencies or conflicts
Communicate project milestones for main and sub-projects (e.g., roll-out plan, start dates, testing & validation timelines, test cut-overs, and go lives)
Track transformation progress to measure stages of completion and cost savings
Keep EA documentation up-to-date and automatically execute impacts after the completion of a project or plan

SAP S/4HANA Transformation