One of the best informative advisory document that i have came across, definitely a must read by all the leaders who are planning for starting/completing their S/4HANA Transformation Journey.
“Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA : A practical guide for senior IT leadership”
https://www.sap.com/documents/2019/05/44b3ebd5-4b7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html
My Personal key takeaways from this guide which hopefully can help many of you –
✅Making strategic choices with respect to deployment path to S/4HANA – Customers with the SAP ERP application havethe choice among system conversion ~ Brownfield Conversion, new implementation ~ Greenfield Conversion, and selective data transition. (Many of them do call this as Blue Field Conversion/Hybrid approach)
✅Cloud adoptions is key decisions when planning your digital transformation toward SAP S/4HANA Cloud product you would like to implement – SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition or SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.
✅Following the clean core principle : Organization must adapt to a changing business environment and adopt new capabilities to thrive in a digital era.
https://www.sap.com/products/erp/rise/migration/clean-core.html
✅Understanding the importance of compatibility packs in Note 2269324 and in this blog post- https://lnkd.in/gRpu7Qzs
✅Integration is a key enabler for digital business transformation and a future-proof enterprise solution estate. By using advanced technologies and services provided bySAP BTP, SAP helps ensure the integration of industry-specific business processes across SAP, partner, and third-party applications.
✅Key role played by SAP BTP – enabling, facilitating,& protecting the built-in suite qualities.
The capabilities in SAP BTP are grouped into five portfolios –
1️⃣Application development and automation- Low code No code
https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/application-development.html
2️⃣Artificial intelligence- Leverage SAP AI Services and support
https://www.sap.com/products/artificial-intelligence.html
3️⃣Data and analytics- Leveraging HANA cloud, SAP Analytics cloud and SAP Datasphere
https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/analytics.html
4️⃣Extended planning and analysis – https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/extended-planning-analysis.html
5️⃣SAP Integration Suite – https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/integration-suite.html
✅The custom-code workstream should have these three major work packages:
1️⃣Removal of unused code
2️⃣Automated and manual code adaptation
3️⃣Review of modifications, clones, and implicit enhancements
✅Plan for proper risk free Rollout Strategy
✅Understanding system downtime and different optimization techniques like leveraging DMOVE2S4 via Downtime Optimized Conversion ~ doC or downtime optimized DMO ~ doDMO which can help to convert & migrate via One step approach in minimum downtime.
✅Importance of Data Cleansing, Archiving , Sizing & Data Volume Management does play a major role along with Custom Code Analysis & Adjustment to reduce the overall data footprint prior to Migration .
https://me.sap.com/notes/2818267/E – Data Volume Management during migration to SAP S/4HANA
✅Start Discovery phase pretty early and Work on Essential tools like –
1️⃣SAP Readiness Check – SAP Readiness Check provides a suite of tools to assist in the planning of the next step on your digital transformation journey.
Landing page https://me.sap.com/readinesscheck
KBA note – https://me.sap.com/notes/3404904
2️⃣Custom Code Migration app – https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/custom-code-migration
3️⃣SAP Business Transformation Center (especially if Selective Data Transition is being used for Migration) – https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blogs-by-sap/sap-business-transformation-center-digital-blueprint/ba-p/13570978
KBA note# https://me.sap.com/notes/3328319 and Landing page- https://support.sap.com/content/dam/support/en_us/library/ssp/alm/sap-cloud-alm/transformation/SAP_BTC_Quickstart.pdf
4️⃣Usage of Maintenance Planner – https://support.sap.com/en/alm/solution-manager/processes-72/maintenance-planner.html
5️⃣SAP Signavio for Business Process insights – https://www.signavio.com/products/process-insights/
6️⃣SAP Integration Suite , Integration Advisor & Downtime tools
https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/integration-suite.html
https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-integration/sap-cloud-integration/sap-integration-advisor
7️⃣S/4HANA Migration and CVI Cockpit, DTV Validation tool
https://userapps.support.sap.com/sap/support/knowledge/en/3147029
https://me.sap.com/notes/2951811
Thank you for reading it and I hope above provided links in this blog may be useful for you in your S/4HANA Transformation Journey, best wishes !!
One of the best informative advisory document that i have came across, definitely a must read by all the leaders who are planning for starting/completing their S/4HANA Transformation Journey.”Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA : A practical guide for senior IT leadership”https://www.sap.com/documents/2019/05/44b3ebd5-4b7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.htmlMy Personal key takeaways from this guide which hopefully can help many of you -✅Making strategic choices with respect to deployment path to S/4HANA – Customers with the SAP ERP application havethe choice among system conversion ~ Brownfield Conversion, new implementation ~ Greenfield Conversion, and selective data transition. (Many of them do call this as Blue Field Conversion/Hybrid approach) ✅Cloud adoptions is key decisions when planning your digital transformation toward SAP S/4HANA Cloud product you would like to implement – SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition or SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.✅Following the clean core principle : Organization must adapt to a changing business environment and adopt new capabilities to thrive in a digital era.https://www.sap.com/products/erp/rise/migration/clean-core.html ✅Understanding the importance of compatibility packs in Note 2269324 and in this blog post- https://lnkd.in/gRpu7Qzs✅Integration is a key enabler for digital business transformation and a future-proof enterprise solution estate. By using advanced technologies and services provided bySAP BTP, SAP helps ensure the integration of industry-specific business processes across SAP, partner, and third-party applications.✅Key role played by SAP BTP – enabling, facilitating,& protecting the built-in suite qualities.The capabilities in SAP BTP are grouped into five portfolios -1️⃣Application development and automation- Low code No codehttps://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/application-development.html 2️⃣Artificial intelligence- Leverage SAP AI Services and supporthttps://www.sap.com/products/artificial-intelligence.html 3️⃣Data and analytics- Leveraging HANA cloud, SAP Analytics cloud and SAP Dataspherehttps://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/analytics.html 4️⃣Extended planning and analysis – https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/extended-planning-analysis.html 5️⃣SAP Integration Suite – https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/integration-suite.html ✅The custom-code workstream should have these three major work packages:1️⃣Removal of unused code2️⃣Automated and manual code adaptation3️⃣Review of modifications, clones, and implicit enhancements ✅Plan for proper risk free Rollout Strategy ✅Understanding system downtime and different optimization techniques like leveraging DMOVE2S4 via Downtime Optimized Conversion ~ doC or downtime optimized DMO ~ doDMO which can help to convert & migrate via One step approach in minimum downtime.https://help.sap.com/docs/SLTOOLSET/7d57e56e12104cc68bce7646cd9f4cbf/c17f45ffa4004ca4837913a745b3a081.html ✅Importance of Data Cleansing, Archiving , Sizing & Data Volume Management does play a major role along with Custom Code Analysis & Adjustment to reduce the overall data footprint prior to Migration .https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_Solution_Manager/2280273f45054d318142b271b06a03c1/e445e854d52d47a8b1ee32e9a064d438.html https://me.sap.com/notes/2818267/E – Data Volume Management during migration to SAP S/4HANA✅Start Discovery phase pretty early and Work on Essential tools like -1️⃣SAP Readiness Check – SAP Readiness Check provides a suite of tools to assist in the planning of the next step on your digital transformation journey.Landing page https://me.sap.com/readinesscheckKBA note – https://me.sap.com/notes/34049042️⃣Custom Code Migration app – https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/custom-code-migration 3️⃣SAP Business Transformation Center (especially if Selective Data Transition is being used for Migration) – https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blogs-by-sap/sap-business-transformation-center-digital-blueprint/ba-p/13570978KBA note# https://me.sap.com/notes/3328319 and Landing page- https://support.sap.com/content/dam/support/en_us/library/ssp/alm/sap-cloud-alm/transformation/SAP_BTC_Quickstart.pdf 4️⃣Usage of Maintenance Planner – https://support.sap.com/en/alm/solution-manager/processes-72/maintenance-planner.html 5️⃣SAP Signavio for Business Process insights – https://www.signavio.com/products/process-insights/ 6️⃣SAP Integration Suite , Integration Advisor & Downtime toolshttps://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/integration-suite.html https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-integration/sap-cloud-integration/sap-integration-advisor https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools/software-update-manager.html?anchorId=section 7️⃣S/4HANA Migration and CVI Cockpit, DTV Validation toolhttps://userapps.support.sap.com/sap/support/knowledge/en/3147029 https://me.sap.com/notes/2951811 Thank you for reading it and I hope above provided links in this blog may be useful for you in your S/4HANA Transformation Journey, best wishes !! 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