SAP S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATION SCENARIOS

SAP S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATION SCENARIOS

Ever since SAP S/4HANA came into being in 2015, it has gained immense popularity. It has become SAP’s most successful ERP system. Organizations have been actively adopting SAP S/4HANA as they continue to leverage the ever-evolving technological advancements to improve their business processes. In this blog, we will look at the common SAP S/4HANA implementation scenarios for any organization.

New Implementation or the Greenfield Approach

This SAP S/4HANA Implementation methodology is for businesses that are new to SAP ERP or those that want to re-implement their core solution.

Using the software provisioning manager, SAP S/4HANA is installed. The initial data load from the source is done using SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit or SAP data services

When do organizations choose the Greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation scenario?

• When focus is on reengineering and process simplification
• For migration from a non-SAP legacy system
• For migration from an older release of the system

Using the software provisioning manager, SAP S/4HANA is installed. The initial data load from the source is done using SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit or SAP data services

When do organizations choose the Brownfield SAP S/4HANA implementation scenario?

• When they want to shift their current business processes to a new platform
• When they want to approach the transition in a phased manner. Transition can be a purely technical conversion process with adaptation to new innovations being futuristic.

Landscape transformation or the Hybrid Approach

This methodology is a selective migration process, where the entire system is not migrated. Parts of the system are chosen for transition to the S/4HANA platform.

Since it is a data migration process, it calls for a target system into which the data can be migrated. The target system is realized with a fresh system install. This is the same as the Greenfield new implementation, with or without initial data load. The target system can also be realized with a system conversion of an ERP system as in the case of Brownfield approach. Once the target system is in place, data can be migrated to S/4HANA systems with ease.

When do organizations choose the hybrid SAP S/4HANA implementation scenario?

• When only parts of the system need to be migrated
• When migration is in a phased manner
• When a gradual shift to S/4HANA is desired so that current business is undisturbed
• Mould entities of the business to SAP S/4HANA and leverage process simplification

Conclusion

We can conclude by saying that there are multiple scenarios for SAP S/4HANA adoption. Organizations planning to migrate to SAP S/4HANA can decide on the best suited scenario based on their individual business needs.

LMTEQ will help you run the SAP S/4HANA readiness check dashboard to check your system’s compatibility for S/4HANA and offer you the best recommendations based on the result.