Visualize & Simplify the S/4HANA Preparation Process with this Slide Deck Learn how to: - Determine and Measure S/4HANA Readiness - Build a Digital Core by Establishing a Simple & Scalable Data - Governance Framework for S/4HANA - Deploy Change Management to Ensure Success - Leverage Your Tools - Avoid Common Points of Failure

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STEPS TO
PREPARE FOR
SAP S/4HANA
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Data is now more valuable than physical property
REAL TIME BUSINESS IS HAPPENING
Airbnb
Largest hotel company
does not own properties
Uber
Largest taxi company
does not own taxis

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WHAT ABOUT THE LARGE & ESTABLISHED?
Decades-old brick and mortar companies
cannot simply digitize overnight
To balance old, asset-intensive business
models with new opportunities you must:
• Establish a Stage Approach
• Leverage Real-time, In-Memory Information
Old, Asset-Intensive
Business models
New
Opportunities

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TEST STRATEGIES & RUN SIMULATIONS
ACROSS SEVERAL VALUE DRIVERS
REAL-TIME DATA ANALYSISSTREAMLINED ARCHITECTURE
SAP S/4 HANA
SAP’s next-generation business suite is designed to help
you run simple in a digital and networked world

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WHY START NOW?
Preparing for S/4HANA
provides great opportunity to:
REVIEW YOUR PROCESSES
REFRAME THE BUSINESS FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION
SET YOUR PRIORITIES

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STEPS TO
PREPARE FOR
SAP S/4HANA

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PRIORITIZE
WHAT MATTERS

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Focus on the data that
ACTUALLY MATTERS
to ensure processes
support objectives
PRIORITIZE WHAT MATTERS
“We’ve found 40% of the
data maintained in
transactional systems
doesn’t need to be there”
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VIEW DATA FROM TOP-DOWN
BE RUTHLESS WHEN EVALUATING METRICS. ONLY
CHOOSE THE DATA THAT ENABLES BUSINESS PRIORITIES
What critical insights will enable you to make better decisions
about growth, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency?
What’s the process for collecting and analyzing that
information in your systems?
How do you measure your key performance indicators (KPIs)?
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START WITH
WHAT YOU HAVE
SMALL

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INFORMATION
GOVERNANCE
SUCCESSFUL
BOILS DOWN TO
DIGITIZATION

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INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
2 IT’S NO LONGER ABOUT
CONTROL
CONTEXT
IT’S NOW ABOUT

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[INFORMATION VALUE MANAGEMENT®]
2 THE BUSINESS PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Delivers the
METHODOLOGY
for a data management
organization
Provides a content rich
LIBRARY of accelerators
Drives a prescriptive
FRAMEWORK for data
standards & business rules
Provides a MISSION
CONTROL CENTER
for business teams
collaboration
Download our free
Information Value
Management® Brief
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ESTABLISH A SIMPLE
& SCALABLE
OPERATING MODEL

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DON’T REINVENT THE WHEEL
3
PROJECT BY PROJECT
REQUIRES DATA REWORK EVERY TIME, WASTING TIME, MONEY
AND EFFORT
PROGRAMS
CONSISTING OF A CENTRALIZED, SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURE
FOR CAPTURING, ANALYZING AND EXECUTING DATA INTIATIVES
VS.

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CONVERT FROM
PROJECT TO PROGRAM3
COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESS & IT
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
OPERATING MODEL WITH CENTRAL FRAMEWORK
PROGRAMS REQUIRE:

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CENTRAL FRAMEWORK
THE OPERATING MODEL
3 APPLICATIONS ERP SYSTEMS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• What information is important
• What “good information” looks like
WITH A SINGLE DEFINITION OF

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LEVERAGE A
SUITE OF
PROVEN TOOLS

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TOOLS & CAPABILITIES NEEDED
4 BEFORE HOSTING YOUR DATA INTO A SYSTEM,
YOUR SUITE OF TOOLS SHOULD BE:
SAP Information Steward (IS)
Data Profiling
SAP Data Services (DS)
Data Transformation and Cleansing
SAP MASTER DATA GOVERNANCE (MDG)
Master Data Change Management
SAP SOLUTION MANAGEMENT (SolMan)
Application Lifecycle Management
SAP LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATION (SLT)
Data Synchronization

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LEVERAGING THE TOOLS
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UNDERSTAND WHERE THE TOOLS IMPACT
YOUR BUSINESS
CONSIDER THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION
ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE
APPLY WORKFLOW TECHNOLOGIES TO
CLOSE GAPS
STARTING WITH PREDICTIVE DATA GOVERNANCE
WILL DRIVE IMMEDIATE VALUE IN THE PROCESS

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MEASURE
READINESS

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MEASURE READINESS TO
ENSURE BUSINESS DESIGNS ARE
COMPLETE BEFORE MOVING ON
TO THE BUILDING, TESTING &
DEVELOPING STAGES

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HOW TO MEASURE READINESS
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EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR TEAM
ON A REGULAR BASIS:
DO WE UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR DATA COMES FROM?
ARE OUR PROCESS CHANGES IN LINE WITH OUR TECH
ABILITIES?
IS THERE AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE APPRECIATION FOR
FOLLOWING GOVERNANCE RULES

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DIGITIZATION
THE BEST TIME TO START IS
NOW!
THE CLOCK
IS TICKING

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