S/4HANA Architecture Assessment

Objective

Scope of Services

As part of this assessment, we analyze and evaluate your company's technological target direction for a successful transition to SAP S/4HANA. We take a holistic and neutral view of architecture, platform strategy, as well as extension and integration potential. The outcome is a well-founded decision basis for your future system landscape.

Objective Pre-Analysis or Review of the Transformation Strategy

  • Neutral architecture review of existing plans and roadmaps
  • Evaluation of the migration strategy (Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective) from a technology perspective
  • Identification of risks, dependencies and critical success factors

Definition of the Target Architecture for the Future S/4HANA System Landscape

  • Formulation or validation of strategic objectives for the S/4 implementation
  • Consideration of scalability, high availability, operating model & security
  • Evaluation of current and future integration requirements (internal & external systems)

Analysis of Platform and Infrastructure Strategy

  • Comparison and classification of suitable hosting and deployment models (Cloud, Hybrid, On-Prem)
  • Assessment of cloud platform services for extensibility, resilience and performance
  • Consideration of future-oriented use cases (AI, automation, data & analytics)

Architecture Principles & Landscape Design

  • Derivation of robust architectural guidelines for the future core ERP platform
  • Presentation of possible architecture variants including pros and cons
  • Recommendation of a target operating model aligned with organization, IT strategy & growth path

Utilization Strategy for SAP BTP as Innovation & Integration Platform

  • Assessment of SAP BTP for decoupling core processes and extension logic
  • Recommendations for meaningful integration and automation approaches
  • Definition of a BTP enablement approach aligned with business, cloud and innovation objectives

Customer Deliverables (Output)

Upon completion of the assessment, the customer receives a reliable, clearly prioritized architectural approach to prepare a secure transition to S/4HANA:

Executive Summary

  • Management-ready summary of analysis results & key recommendations

Architecture Assessment Report

  • Documentation of findings including technical evaluation, gap analysis, risks and mitigation measures

Target Architecture & Solution Design

  • Visualized blueprint of the future SAP S/4HANA landscape including integration scenarios

SAP BTP Strategy Blueprint

  • Recommendations for BTP usage as an extension, integration and innovation platform

Migration & Transformation Options

  • Prepared architecture options including effort drivers, pros/cons and decision basis

Roadmap & Action Recommendations

  • Step-by-step transformation preparation plan with prioritized measures & quick wins
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