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This blog is relevant for you want to prepare the transformation of your SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA system.
At the end of this blog, you will be able to understand why and how to start your move value towards SAP S/4HANA. What are the SAP S/4HANA capabilities you should leverage, based on your usage and your industry, what action you can perform to prepare this migration and what program you can leverage to support you.
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- Blog 7: Innovation Recommendations: Innovation Recommendations in SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition
Introduction
SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition provides access to solutions taking care of business processes by providing correction-, and innovation recommendations to operate efficiently and effectively with the aim to serve business goals.
The one-time analysis also highlights actionable next steps to enhance business processes based on recommendations tailored to your business processes needs. The next steps you can take are designed to guide your transformation journey to SAP S/4HANA.
SAP S/4HANA capabilities recommendations
SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition help you identify and implement SAP S/4HANA capabilities based on the usage of your current SAP ECC and your industry.
Note: These SAP S/4HANA recommendations are part of the overall Innovation Recommendations. You can read more about how to understand the relevance and the sorting of these recommendations in Blog 7 of this series.
As an example, we will have a closer look on the SAP S/4HANA Sales Master Data Management (S/4).
Once you click on the recommendations, you will be guided to an overview of this capability as shown below.
The value driver section (second block) is the the description of the value of SAP S/4HANA for your organization. This content usually needs to be contextualized by an SAP S/4HANA expert or an industry expert for you.
SAP Roadmap Explorer
SAP Road Maps support the journey to SAP’s future product portfolio and the Intelligent Enterprise. You can leverage the SAP Roadmap Explorer to further dive into the innovations of SAP S/4HANA. We will dive deeper into our next blog (8.1).
What can I do after I received the analysis and decided to migrate to SAP S/4HANA?
The journey does not stop after you received your one-time tailored analysis. It is the perfect entry point to get an initial overview on your current processes, before committing to the full solution or identify the potential value of SAP S/4HANA.
In the PDF Executive Summary, now delivered by default after requesting your discovery edition analysis, you will find a section on "next steps”. The overview below demonstrates the next steps for your SAP S/4HANA transformation.
We recommend SAP Customer Evolution Kit because it is a comprehensive solution, leading you step by step with a simulation to the cloud guided by experts.
What is SAP Customer Evolution Kit?
The SAP Customer Evolution Kit provides a structured process to help organizations transition to SAP S/4HANA in just 5 days. It begins with preparatory activities, including an information call, completion of onboarding steps, and receiving a Welcome Package.
The core process involves experiencing SAP S/4HANA simulations, exploring innovations in SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP, and optimizing processes using SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition. The kit also includes steps to assess system readiness, evaluate transition strategies, and design future architecture. The engagement concludes with a closing session, providing a transformation plan, architecture design, and actionable next steps.
You can learn more and register here: https://events.sap.com/customer-evolution-kit/en/saps4hana
How can I use SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition to identify and execute actions before moving to SAP S/4HANA?
To answer this question, we recommend reading blog 5 of this series about correction recommendations as it is the foundation for the following information.
In short, correction recommendations are derived automatically from the data ingested from your source system based on standard performance indicators.
They are of high importance in case you consider your transformation towards SAP S/4HANA. The core in corrections recommendations rely on cleaning old transactional data that cause a backlog among your processes, disrupting efficient process flows and increasing costs. SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition can assist in identifying and prioritizing these documents using the Transformation Planning functionality.
What indicators to prepare your migration?
Two PPIs in SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition with high value for SAP S/4HANA transformation. To improve the transformation journey, two new PPIs “Sales document type usage (cross sales area)” and “supplier master data usage in FI-AP (cross-company code)” bring tremendous value for SAP S/4HANA transformation. They contribute to reduce complexity in avoiding migrating unnecessary master data or to test requirements and efforts for business process variants that are never or seldom used.
This concludes our 8 part blog series about how to leverage SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition.
We hope you enjoyed the journey and are happy to answer any query you may have.
Key takeaways
- Importance of transformation: Companies need to constantly evolve and adapt, especially in times where uncertainty and unpredictability are out of control of an organization.
- How to leverage SAP S/4HANA: Identify the right SAP S/4HANA capabilities based on your usage, your industry and your specificities using SAP Signavio Process Insights, discovery edition
- Role of SAP Signavio, Process Insights, discovery edition in S/4HANA migration: The one-time analysis identifies correction recommendations, such as cleaning old transactional data. It also identifies unnecessary master data or test requirements and efforts that you don’t need to migrate. This preparation beforehand is critical for optimizing processes and smooth migration to SAP S/4HANA..
- Next Steps after analysis: After receiving the analysis, organizations are guided on further steps towards SAP S/4HANA transformation. This includes exploring the SAP Customer Evolution Kit, which offers a structured process for transitioning to SAP S/4HANA, optimizing processes, and designing future architecture. Access this link to sign up: https://events.sap.com/customer-evolution-kit/en/saps4hana.
In case you have any questions feel free to leave a comment in the comment section or reach out via email to: Signavio-Discovery@sap.com.
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