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Partner selectionHow to choose an S/4HANA migration partner
SAP's partner badges narrow the field. They do not pick your partner. Here is how I would test references and high-level design, and keep the scope in your own hands.
· 10 min read
RISE with SAPRISE with SAP public vs private cloud: how to choose
Public cloud suits standard processes that need no very specific configuration. Private cloud keeps full configuration, system conversion and every industry. Here is what each edition allows and how I would decide.
· 9 min read
SAP Migration CockpitSAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit step by step
The SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit loads master data and open items into a new S/4HANA system. This is the process step by step, the choice between staging tables and direct transfer, and how to run it as a programme rather than a tool.
· 11 min read
SAP costS/4HANA migration cost: what drives it by path
What an ECC to S/4HANA migration costs by company size, why brownfield vs greenfield cost depends on your system, and the drivers that move the bill: custom code, data, mock conversions, dual running and the contract conversion.
· 10 min read
SAP ActivateS/4HANA migration timeline and project plan by path
How long an ECC to S/4HANA migration takes on each path, what the project plan holds in each SAP Activate phase, and where migration timelines slip.
· 9 min read
Project recoverySAP project recovery: rescuing a programme off track
SAP project recovery starts with an honest diagnosis, not a new plan. The three checks I run in week one, how to tell a programme that needs rescue from one that needs a push, and what to do after.
· 10 min read
Planning & SelectionSAP Readiness Check and S/4HANA migration assessment
The SAP Readiness Check tells you what in your ECC system collides with S/4HANA. A migration assessment tells you what to do about it. Here is what each covers, how to run the check and where it falls short.
· 10 min read
StrategySAP ECC to S/4HANA migration: Middle East retail case study
A Middle Eastern retailer with 1,200+ outlets and 44 percent custom ECC objects moved to S/4HANA. Month-end close went from weekends to before lunch, and custom code fell by nearly half.
· 8 min read
Planning & SelectionECC to S/4HANA migration: paths, steps and SAP ECC deadlines
What SAP ECC is, what changes in S/4HANA, how to choose between greenfield, brownfield and selective data transition, and the steps, tools and deadlines that matter.
· 14 min read
Written by Noel D'Costa
25 years in ERP delivery across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, now a chief technology officer. I write from the programmes I have run, for the people making these decisions.
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