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Have you ever wondered where to start to understand more about the benefits of a clean core for your enterprise system and how to achieve one? If you are already on a clean core journey do you want tips and tricks to get more value out of it?
Then our new paper on Clean Core business processes for SAP S/4HANA Cloud is for you! It brings you in-depth insights into the importance of standardization of business processes in getting started with clean core achievement for your enterprise systems.
Our aim is to provide you with a set of guiding principles for building resilient business processes based on industry standards and justify differentiating extensions, supported by seamless integration, reliable data quality and efficient operations. This is laid out in the four chapters of the white paper which are as follows:
- Introduction to clean core strategy
- Importance of business processes in the SAP clean core strategy
- Fit to Standard in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- Getting started with Fit to Standard.
What is the importance of business processes in SAP’s “clean core” strategy?
A clean digital core provides flexibility and enables scale for changing business requirements, is easier to maintain and upgrade, and has a stable design on which latest solution capabilities and innovations can be adopted with relative ease.
The clean core concept has multiple principles, namely: Business Processes, Extensibility, Data, Integration and Operations.
In this blog post, we will focus on the principle of business processes and the importance of reducing complexity by increasing adherence to industry standards as a starting point for transformations. We shall also present the importance of treating business process management as a long term organizational best practice, the process to be followed when standard processes do not fulfil business value objectives, as well as the integrated tool chain recommendations for managing business processes.
How process standardisation supports “clean core” achievement in transformations
Today’s transformation methodologies need to ensure that business process management (BPM) is a continuous organizational practice that goes hand in hand with system transformations, as well as continuous improvements to, and regular operations of, those systems.
A good BPM practice delivers:
SAP Activate, therefore, integrates BPM throughout its phases to ensure standardization and best use of the capabilities and innovations in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. This is driven by the Fit to Standard (F2S) mindset deeply embedded in SAP Activate.
In chapter 2 of this white paper, we provide detailed guidance on the role of process standardization in modern transformations across all phases of the SAP Activate methodology.
How to achieve process standardization – Fit to Standard
Fit to Standard is a fundamental new way of thinking in the cloud era. It provides the ability to rapidly adopt standard best practices and leverage cloud technology to establish a foundation for engaging in continuous innovation. A well-defined fit to standard approach enables an organization to achieve higher agility, flexibility and collaboration, thereby optimizing the use of business and technology innovations that the cloud offers.
The RISE with SAP Methodology provides clear guidance on how clean core adherence should be driven by the fit to standard approach, and the role that proper governance (through a well-functioning solution standardization board) plays in transformations. More details on fit to standard approach and accelerators, requirement and gap management, as well as, the solution standardization board, can be found in chapter 3 of the white paper. SAP also provides maturity assessment and jumpstart services for solution standardization board in your program through Design and Value Governance service.
How to Get Started?
First and foremost, read our white paper on Clean Core business processes for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The last chapter of the document details the four-step path to getting started with a fit to standard approach:
- Focus on mindset and adopt the right methodology and tools
- Nail down the scope and identify the standards available
- Identify value creation opportunities through process standardization and innovation adoption
- Establish solution standardization board to govern deviations from standard and ensure that every gap extension is justified appropriately and linked to value creation opportunities.
Chapter 4 of this white paper also provides detailed information and links to understand the role that the following tools in the integrated tool chain plays in transformation execution as prescribed in the RISE with SAP Methodology:
Now you're ready to begin your fruitful journey to achieve Clean Core by leveraging Clean Core business processes for SAP S/4HANA Cloud ensure that you have maximized the adoption of standard industry processes and focussed your energies on achieving a clean extensibility in those processes where you can truly differentiate from your peers and competitors. For more details on continuing your journey to clean core, you should also refer to the Clean core extensibility for SAP S/4HANA Cloud white paper.
