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Increase SAP systems optimization:addedperspective toimprove the processes,stepby step, and
ensure sustainability
Friday, 2 September2016 10:27
Today inthe age of digital transformation SAP executivesparticularlyneedclarity on the
sustainabilityof theirSAP landscapes.
SAP executivesneedtodayin the age of digital transformation in particular clarity on the
sustainabilityof theirSAP landscapes. The dilemma:SAP systemshave grown historicallyfor years
- theiractual use is no longertransparent. As a resultboth usersand service providers lack much
neededfactsto performinnovative projects based on robust legs.
The many release changesof the past, usuallypurelytechnical,meanthattoday the processes lag
far behind the technology. Inaddition,the qualityof the masterdata has oftennotbeenclassified
highlyenough whichnowleadsto unreliabledata. Unthinkablein the age of BigData.
The analystWest Trax hasbeeninvestigatingSAPsystemsandinthe recentpast has developed a
maturitymodel thathelpsdecisionmakers resolve thisdifficultsituationandmake theirown
migrationbenefitsmeasurable.
SAP maturity model - creating facts
ON THE SUBJECT
 WestTrax
The SAP maturitymodel systemdevelopedby WestTrax showsthe actual state of an SAPlandscape
and determines itsrespective maturity. Thisrangesfrom5(innovative) to1 (risky).
WestTrax workswitha certifiedanalysismethodology,whichprovidesreliablefactsandmakesthe
systemusage andthe supportedprocessestransparentandcomparable. Thismakesitclearto users
whattheiroptions are to developtheirsystemandhow theirindividualroadmapshouldlookto
generate benefitsforthe business.
Step by steptowards the goal - doing nothingis not a solution
IT decisionmakerstodayhave manyunansweredquestions abouttheirsystemlandscape. Lackof
transparency,highcomplexityanduncertaintyoftencause companies tobe toopassive orattack
the wrong projectsin. Aspart of the WestTrax MaturityAssessmentWestTrax providesareliable
basisfor decisionsandrecommendations. The analystpointsoutthe stepsinthe orderof
importance. Crucial tothe successhere isensuringthatfor eachprojectthe benefitsjustifythe costs
and the projectobjective fitsinwithanoverall strategicgoal scenario.
Graduallyreaching sustainabilityand in particular future-proofingprocesseswill markedly
improve the benefitsfromdigital transformation innovations.WestTrax works independentlyand
everyyear presents Quality Awards to organisationswhose processesare mapped efficientlyin
theirsystems.

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Sap optimization process

  • 1. Increase SAP systems optimization:addedperspective toimprove the processes,stepby step, and ensure sustainability Friday, 2 September2016 10:27 Today inthe age of digital transformation SAP executivesparticularlyneedclarity on the sustainabilityof theirSAP landscapes. SAP executivesneedtodayin the age of digital transformation in particular clarity on the sustainabilityof theirSAP landscapes. The dilemma:SAP systemshave grown historicallyfor years - theiractual use is no longertransparent. As a resultboth usersand service providers lack much neededfactsto performinnovative projects based on robust legs. The many release changesof the past, usuallypurelytechnical,meanthattoday the processes lag far behind the technology. Inaddition,the qualityof the masterdata has oftennotbeenclassified highlyenough whichnowleadsto unreliabledata. Unthinkablein the age of BigData. The analystWest Trax hasbeeninvestigatingSAPsystemsandinthe recentpast has developed a maturitymodel thathelpsdecisionmakers resolve thisdifficultsituationandmake theirown migrationbenefitsmeasurable. SAP maturity model - creating facts ON THE SUBJECT  WestTrax The SAP maturitymodel systemdevelopedby WestTrax showsthe actual state of an SAPlandscape and determines itsrespective maturity. Thisrangesfrom5(innovative) to1 (risky). WestTrax workswitha certifiedanalysismethodology,whichprovidesreliablefactsandmakesthe systemusage andthe supportedprocessestransparentandcomparable. Thismakesitclearto users whattheiroptions are to developtheirsystemandhow theirindividualroadmapshouldlookto generate benefitsforthe business. Step by steptowards the goal - doing nothingis not a solution IT decisionmakerstodayhave manyunansweredquestions abouttheirsystemlandscape. Lackof transparency,highcomplexityanduncertaintyoftencause companies tobe toopassive orattack the wrong projectsin. Aspart of the WestTrax MaturityAssessmentWestTrax providesareliable
  • 2. basisfor decisionsandrecommendations. The analystpointsoutthe stepsinthe orderof importance. Crucial tothe successhere isensuringthatfor eachprojectthe benefitsjustifythe costs and the projectobjective fitsinwithanoverall strategicgoal scenario. Graduallyreaching sustainabilityand in particular future-proofingprocesseswill markedly improve the benefitsfromdigital transformation innovations.WestTrax works independentlyand everyyear presents Quality Awards to organisationswhose processesare mapped efficientlyin theirsystems.