The technological transition to SAP S/4HANA is inevitable, but the path to get there is often anything but clear. Too many options, too many dependencies, too little transparency. What companies often lack is a strategy, a roadmap that not only describes the goal, but also the path to get there: concrete, feasible, and tailored to reality.
This is exactly where cbs’s transformation strategy comes in. It brings structure to complexity, prioritizes the multitude of tasks, and gives decision-makers the confidence to take the right steps at the right time. Not theory, but a robust, proven roadmap for your SAP future.
A sound transformation strategy is more than just a project roadmap – it is the key to successful change. For companies that take a strategic approach to their SAP transformation, change is not a burden, but rather a targeted lever for business growth.
Successful SAP S/4HANA transformations are not based on chance – but on a solid strategy. This ensures alignment between business and IT and sets clear expectations for your project. The key to this is asking the right questions:
How well is your organization prepared for the upcoming changes – professionally, technically, and culturally?
What regulatory, technical, or organizational guidelines must be taken into account during data migration?
What basic principles should guide your transformation – selective, radical, or evolutionary?
Which tools and technologies best support your specific requirements?
Target pictures, realistic migration paths, and a transparent roadmap provide orientation and make the way forward clear for everyone involved.
The focus is on business processes and value creation, not just systems, data, and programs. This is how transformation becomes a real lever for business.
Strategic guidelines help to align technological options with business requirements in a targeted manner and provide security for IT and specialist departments.
Resources can be comprehensively planned and used in a targeted manner. This enables a transformation that has an impact rather than being a burden.
The first step in any successful transformation: understanding what it’s really about. Is your project technically driven or an expression of a profound change in your business model? A precise classification provides strategic orientation, defines the pace, structure, and target vision, and thus forms the foundation for all further decisions.
Determine the direction of your SAP S/4HANA journey: Brownfield represents minimal change, Greenfield represents maximum redesign. With Selective Data Transition, you combine the best of both worlds: Proven structures are preserved, while targeted innovation becomes possible. Together, we’ll find the path that best fits your needs.
A stable project organization is crucial for success. Clear roles, unambiguous responsibilities, and dedicated resources – in IT and business departments – are essential. Involving all relevant stakeholders early on creates acceptance, improves collaboration, and ensures sound decisions throughout the project.
Reliable data is the foundation of every transformation. Continuous quality assurance – from analysis to migration – prevents errors and secures operations. Automated checks, valid mappings, and clear documentation create transparency and stability across all project phases.
An SAP S/4HANA transformation affects more than just ERP; BI, HCM, and ECM must also be included early on. Equally crucial: the target environment influences the setup, timing, and test strategy. A dedicated transformation environment with a complete test landscape is the technological backbone for a smooth migration.
A clear scope saves effort, reduces costs, and makes your system future-proof. Structured analyses show which data, processes, and organizational units should be adopted and which can be dispensed with. The cbs Enterprise Analyzer provides reliable data for this. The result: a lean, high-performance, and AI-capable S/4HANA system.
Good planning means that tests are integrated from the start, not just an add-on. Especially for cloud target architectures, early coordination with the infrastructure is crucial. An SDT project goes through several defined test phases. Clear milestones, responsible roles and quality gates ensure that the go-live brings no surprises.
With the right strategy, complex SAP transformations can be implemented not only securely but also significantly faster. Our success stories demonstrate: A well-founded roadmap provides guidance, accelerates digital transformation, and meets our customers’ requirements and goals.
With the right strategy, complex SAP transformations can be implemented not only securely but also significantly faster. Our success stories demonstrate: A well-founded roadmap provides guidance, accelerates digital transformation, and meets our customers’ requirements and goals.
Kemira has successfully migrated to the global digital platform SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud. The transformation takes processes and technology to a new level, standardizes and harmonizes core processes, and delivers numerous innovations for future viability and competitive advantages.
The Viessmann Group has completed the transition to a completely new digital future platform based on SAP S/4HANA. In a seamless big-bang go-live, a total of 28 production units in 34 countries and 78 sales organizations worldwide were migrated to SAP S/4HANA in one weekend.
SCHOTT AG has successfully implemented a digital future platform and transformed its organization and processes worldwide. Driven by Finance & Controlling, cbs is a strategic SAP S/4HANA pioneering project that sets standards in scale, complexity, innovation, speed, and value creation – under the motto: Fast Value.
With cbs, you have a partner at your side who takes a holistic approach to transformation – from the initial strategy to go-live. Our consulting combines in-depth process understanding with technological expertise and industry-specific know-how.
We support you throughout the entire transformation process and ensure a smooth transition.
We have an extensive track record in implementing successful transformation strategies.
By focusing on the latest technologies and methods, we make your transformation strategy future-proof.
Our approach ensures minimal disruption so business and operations can continue smoothly.
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