Wärtsilä: Global S/4HANA Cloud Transformation as the Basis for Strategic Innovation

Go-Live with a Selective Big Bang Approach and Faster Than Planned

Wärtsilä has taken a significant step toward future-proof SAP landscapes: As part of its global S/4HANA Cloud transformation, 507 plants in 169 companies were migrated simultaneously – with only 47 hours of downtime. The implementation was faster than planned, seamless, and implemented using a big bang approach. Selective migration from ECC enabled the harmonization of key business processes and the complete preservation of the system history.

In the webinar, Javier Ruiz Iza, Director of Digital Finance & Performance Management at Wärtsilä, and Bernhard Rother, Consulting Director at cbs, will provide practical insights into how precise planning, close collaboration, and a selective transformation approach made the go-live possible. Participants will gain concrete insights into how a large, complex SAP migration can be structured and implemented efficiently – from preparation to a successful go-live. Through cloud transformation, Wärtsilä is laying the foundation for continuous optimization and accelerating innovation with modern technologies like AI. Learn what lessons learned and best practices Wärtsilä has gained from the project and how you can leverage them for your own transformation.

Your benefits at a glance:

• Practical insights into a global S/4HANA Cloud project
• Strategic and operational learnings directly from the project leaders
• Understanding of selective migration and the big-bang approach
• Inspiration for continuous optimization and the use of AI in SAP
• Tips for seamless collaboration between internal teams and partners