Complex, data-intensive SAP processes such as introducing new products or expanding your business to new markets can strain an organization and create bottlenecks that can hamper business growth. Yet, automating these processes can introduce a new set of challenges that often lead to IT bottlenecks and organizational disruptions. Attend this webinar to understand how to drive better business results by leveraging a flexible, scalable automation platform that works across your entire SAP ERP landscape. Explore the benefits and requirements of implementing an automation platform to streamline complex, data-intensive SAP processes, and: Prepare your organization and technical infrastructure for automation, including implementation requirements and the upfront need for process analysis and re-engineeringAchieve maximum value from SAP process automation, including KPIs to measure the benefits Discuss the various types of automation solutions available for SAP and review evaluation criteria to help determine which one best meets your organization’s needs

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Key components of a successful
automation implementation

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6. Empowering business
teams to make an impact

7. Agenda
• What’s happening in the market
• Preparing your organization for automation
1. Process evaluation and re-engineering
2. Systems evaluation
3. Measuring automation success
• Automation platform criteria
• Case study
• Questions

8. Market drivers

9. “Acting with agility
is the new currency
of business; if we
are too slow, we
will be bankrupt.”
KPMG’s 2019 CEO Outlook
67% of global
CEOs agree with
this statement:

10. Accelerating digital transformation
Data is the fuel for decision-making today
$1.3 trillion spent
on digital
transformation
last year
80% of CEOs
accelerating digital
transformation
45% of enterprises
using SAP are
leveraging
automation
67% spending
more on technology
than people

11. Preparing for
Automation

12. Process evaluation
• What SAP processes are you considering
automating?
• Master data – cross-module
• Transactional data
• How are you creating, managing and maintaining
SAP data today?
• Manual
• Automated
• Self-service
• What systems are involved?
• Legacy

13. Automate SAP processes when:
• Errors have costly consequences
• Take too long, impacting business/revenue
• Are complex with many participants
• Contain complex data & can span many objects
• With high volumes of data maintenance requests

14. Process re-engineering
• Process analysis
• Process workshops
• Data entry methods
• Where does automation make sense
• Implications for your business:
• Go-to-market dynamics
• How it effects employee work
• Opportunities & threats

15. Measuring success
• How do you measure SAP process efficiency today?
• Benchmarks
• Business impact
• How does automation change the way you
measure success?
• Process visibility
• Time to market
• Business agility

16. The Automation
Platform

17. The challenge: Data vs Complexity
HIGH
Complexity
Volume
LOW
LOW HIGH
BIG IT
PROJECT
MANUAL

18. The challenge: Data vs Complexity
HIGH
Complexity
Volume
LOW
LOW HIGH
BIG IT
PROJECT
MANUAL
Automation
Platform

19. A complete automation platform
Exchange data with SAP
quickly and easily using
Excel
Automate and accelerate
SAP business processes
with integrated forms and
workflows
Automate and accelerate
SAP business processes
through Excel file
management workflows

20. Start with desktop automation
Exchange data with SAP
quickly and easily using
Excel

21. Replace multiple SAP screens
with business-friendly Excel

22. What robust desktop automation delivers
Create operational
reports
Automate any SAP
business process
Streamline data migration
and conversions

23. Automate any SAP business process
Invoicing
Journal entries
Mass pricing
changes
Sales
orders
Master data creation
& maintenance
Personnel
updates
Plant
Maintenance

24. What robust desktop automation delivers
Create operational
reports
Automate any SAP
business process
Streamline data migration
and conversions

25. Challenge
• Change subset of materials
from ‘Manufactured’ to ‘Kitted’
• Update BoMs and Routings
• Change sales order to reflect
non-kitted materials
Dorman speeds through
master data changes
Hours Total Cost Difference
Manual Processes 60 $4,500
Using desktop
automation
5 $375 $4,125 saved
3,000 materials converted
Savings = $123,750
Results
• Minimal business impact
• Improved data quality

26. Add workflow for process automation
Exchange data with SAP
quickly and easily using
Excel
Automate and accelerate
SAP business processes
with integrated forms and
workflows
Automate and accelerate
SAP business processes
through Excel file
management workflows

27. Dynamic
process linking
Choice of forms or
Excel front end
Smart, tailored,
role-based forms
Flexible, extensible
solution architecture
Granular user &
policy management
SmartTables
Live SAP data
validation
Automated data
exchange with
SAP
Audit trails for
process & data
Process
dashboards &
reports
Look for a complete set of capabilities

28. Make an impact
across your SAP landscape
Financial
Accounting
Controlling
Sales and
Distribution
Materials
Management
Plant
Maintenance
Asset
Management
Project Systems
Production
Planning
Quality
Management
Human
Resources

29. scale
Worry-free business empowerment
Platform
administrators
Control licenses and access,
oversee usage, define
policies, run audit reports
Solution authors
Build and modify solutions
without technical SAP
programming skills
Business users
Use forms or Excel to get
work done faster and
improve data quality

30. Flexible workflow automation
Enter basic
account
information
Contributor 1
Contributor 2
Contributor 3
Approver
Start with
process form
Process
Initiator

31. Reduce cycle
times & improve
compliance
Enterprise-grade workflow
capabilities
• Create parallel or sequential
tasks
• Create workflow loops
• Setup task, approval, and past
due, reminder, and escalation
email notifications
• Utilize bulk task reassignment
and out-of-office functions
• Collect supporting documents
Parallel tasks
Workflow Loops
Email Notifications

32. Improve
data quality
Key data stewardship
capabilities
Capability Excel Web form
Search for duplicates
Smart form logic
Role-based views
Required fields
Field standardization
Copy ‘like’ records
Live SAP validation
Modifiable field drop down values
SAP F4 lookups

33. Get more
visibility
Process dashboards &
reporting
• Develop dashboards and
reports for process participants
and management with your
tool of choice
• View status of in-process
projects to keep projects on
track
• View historical data to
continuously improve processes

34. Be more agile
Flexible, extensible solutions architecture
• Support different process and data
needs in one solution
• Start small and expand your
automation footprint over time
• Modify solutions quickly and easily
without technical IT resources or
expensive SI engagements

35. A major transformation
CASE STUDY: ENERGY DRINK COMPANY

36. “Organized chaos”

37. Then a global
distribution deal
happened …
… and their SAP launch processes
became a bottleneck

38. Process workshop
People Technology
Process
Success

39. Multiple,
different
launch types
Product launch
types
New products
Product
changes
Geographical
expansion
New
innovation
Line
extensions
Ingredient/
label change
Seasonal /
Promotional
products
Legal/
regulatory
change
Others
Plant
extensions
Sales org.
extensions

40. Projects identified
Point of Sale Materials Raw Materials NPI Process

41. Solution
highlights NPW
Material
Extensions
(multiple)
Material
Extensions
(multiple)
Raw Material
POS Material
Landing page

42. Visibility Governance Repeatable
Reduced cycle times by
50-75%

43. Fiori process automation
Integration into
larger, complex
processes
Incorporation of
AI and machine
learning
What’s next for SAP automation?

44. “The pace of change
has never been this fast,
but it will never be this
slow again.”
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada

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