Accelerating your move to the SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud

Even with a complex IT landscape and diverse business needs, a swift and cost-effective SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation is possible.

The secret? It's not just about tools or methodology, it's about cultivating the right cloud mindset. This is a mindset that embraces standardization, drives business ownership, and accepts speed as a strength rather than a risk.

It’s not just possible, it’s repeatable. In our recent webinar, we shared how companies can move to the cloud in a matter of months, without cutting corners. By focusing on the right building blocks from the start, organizations can dramatically reduce implementation time, lower cost, and build the capabilities needed to run and evolve the cloud ERP post go-live.

So, what does success require?

Here are the essential ingredients that enable a fast, focused, and future-proof cloud ERP journey:

Get clear on scope, ambition, and fit before you start. The Digital Discovery Assessment helps you understand which SAP processes fit your business and where attention will be needed.

Public Cloud success isn’t just about siloed functions. Think across departments and design around business outcomes, not modules. Finance, logistics, procurement, and sales must connect seamlessly.

Fit-to-standard means designing your business around the best-practice processes that come with SAP, instead of customizing them. This requires discipline. A strong design authority helps challenge exceptions, limit deviations, and keep everyone aligned on “what good looks like.”

Don’t just explain, show. We use golden data, meaning actual, meaningful data from your core business flows - not generic examples.

This allows your business teams to immediately recognize how their daily operations will look and feel in the new SAP environment. These Show and Tell sessions create early understanding, build trust in the standard solution, and accelerate adoption - all from the very first workshop.

Control changes and open items using SAP Cloud ALM. Organize and prioritize actions transparently - from configuration to integrations - and track them through to go-live.

Playback sessions are short demo-based reviews that happen every few weeks during the project. They help teams validate progress, spot gaps early, and keep business and IT continuously aligned.

Clean data is not optional. Profile, cleanse, and test data early so your team can load with confidence. Waiting too long creates avoidable pressure late in the timeline.

Train and involve key users from the beginning - not just at the end. Let them test, give feedback, and prepare to support others. It’s critical for change management and go-live success.

No project is issue-free - what matters is how you manage issues when they arise. Prioritize and track issues in SAP Cloud ALM to stay focused on blockers that matter most for timely delivery.