SAP is a leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) system supporting organisations in transforming their business processes for sustainable growth.
Whether you’re looking to implement SAP, or have been a customer for years and are considering migrating to the cloud, having a trusted and reliable partner will be critical for success.
This is where KPMG can help. We don’t just implement the technology, we focus on a business-led, holistic approach underpinned by global insights, local expertise, and sector understanding – aligned with the latest SAP technology, people support, and industry leading practices. We can help you mitigate risk, minimise delivery time frames and maximise the true potential of your SAP investment.
Whatever the next step is on your SAP journey, take it with confidence, strengthened by a committed KPMG team. Set the right SAP technology foundation for your future growth and innovation.
Why choose KPMG for SAP solutions?
We bring the strength of our global firm to you, across all functions of your organisation.
Our business-led approach to cloud transitions
KPMG Powered Enterprise is a solution for rapid business modernisation. We’ve combined our experience gained from working across thousands of functional transformations with our knowledge of the latest cloud technologies. The result is a formula for driving sustainable change, rising performance and lasting value – delivering your business objectives with a high level of certainty.
1. Functional process
First we frame an understanding of your requirements, bringing challenge and insight.
Our preconfigured functional process includes providing your organisation with an understanding of best practice process taxonomies, controls, workflow and functional process maturity models.
We’ll baseline your current state and use our experience and insight to support the faster realisation of your organisational goals and technology requirements.
2. People
We outline reporting lines, roles and responsibilities and support change impact and remediation.
For a clear understanding of the required structure and functions, we will align your organisation, job definitions and processes. This allows us to determine the best way to help you transition to the cloud, with an enterprise-wide view of the effects.
Our approach also carefully considers controls, segregation of duties and related workflow requirements to drive business efficiency.
Through this process we also apply a change management lens, defining the impact and scale of the proposed changes, including readiness assessments, training, adoption strategies and post-implementation support.
3. Service delivery model
We identify what will get done and where, and how capabilities will be delivered.
We can support, develop, and assess shared service centres, centres of excellence, and outsourcing models to help optimise service delivery across your organisation.
4. Technology
We provide the environments, applications and integrations that enable and automate your processes.
Our preconfigured SAP leading-practice solutions can help achieve outcomes in a more timely manner, with less cost and lower risk. We work with reference cloud architecture, pre-built integrations, and thousands of test scripts to accelerate your cloud transition.
5. Performance insights and data
We provide the data and master data structures that enable agile decision-making.
Our information and KPI framework goes beyond vendor supplied reports, allowing for tailored solutions that can help your organisation achieve its goals.
6. Governance
We define the risks, controls, duties, access rules and policies.
It is essential to have governance structures in place that support change management, release planning, and reporting.
The Australian manufacturing sector has faced ongoing rising costs, combined with the impact of many legacy operating systems. This has hindered the ability to capture new growth opportunities and drive long-term sustainable operations. There is an immediate need for enhanced organisational and supply chain visibility, along with an uplift in process maturity across these businesses.
KPMG can support manufacturers in taking advantage of SAP technology, including their transition to the cloud, while addressing all aspects of the business and its people, not just the technological requirements.
Benefits for manufacturers
- Best practice processes, accelerating process maturity.
- Business and systems integration and standardisation.
- Increased supply chain visibility and efficiency.
- Enhanced forecasting, streamlined production scheduling, detailed analytics and efficient resourcing.
- Improved productivity via automation and enhanced integration.
Consulting Sector Lead – Agribusiness, Consumer and Industrial Manufacturing
With the essential nature of the energy sector, systems must be efficient and reliable as a bare minimum. However, increasingly complex business models, evolving regulatory requirements and new market entrants are putting pressure on the sector.
KPMG can support energy companies in taking advantage of SAP technology, including their transition to the cloud, while addressing all aspects of the business and its people, not just the technological requirements.
Benefits for energy companies
- Reputation support through improved compliance and obligation management.
- Lower costs and improved service delivery through operating model, technology and infrastructure savings.
- A platform for business transformation or market entry.
- Business and system integration capabilities.
- Practical application of technology and solutions while considering existing operating models.
With the essential nature of the utilities sector, systems must be efficient and reliable as a bare minimum. However, companies in the sector are facing challenges associated with the energy transition, workforce safety and increasing regulatory complexity.
KPMG can support utility companies in taking advantage of SAP technology, including a transition to the cloud, while addressing all aspects of the business and its people, not just the technological requirements.
Benefits for utility companies
- Reputation support through improved compliance and obligation management.
- Lower costs and improved service delivery through operating model, technology and infrastructure savings.
- A platform for business transformation or market entry.
- Business and system integration capabilities.
- Practical application of technology and solutions while considering existing operating models.
KPMG SAP specialists will help you meet the future with confidence
Accelerate to future-fit technology
- Deliver value and returns, faster.
- Derive maximum value when moving to the cloud.
- Accelerate your software selection process.
- Fast-track implementation with data migration tools and automated testing platforms.
Extend the value of SAP
- Simplify and extend the value of your SAP investment.
- Fast-track cloud adoption of S/4HANA.
See beyond technology
- Leverage end-to-end services to marry technical expertise with deep sector knowledge.
- Drive business change, deliver complex programs, and access ongoing support.
- Address people change impact and establish post-implementation support programs.
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KPMG Powered SAP – FAQs
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What is the business case for investing in SAP? Investing in SAP can be a significant undertaking. SAP is market-leading for a reason – it is reliable, comprehensive and robust. That usually means your business will come to rely on your SAP systems for many years to come.
KPMG works with you to understand current and future needs of your SAP systems in initial design and construct. Thinking beyond the go-live date, we help guide your employees through the transformation journey, transferring knowledge and skills along the way.
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Can KPMG help with the transition to SAP S/4HANA? Absolutely. KPMG provides comprehensive services for businesses migrating to SAP S/4HANA, offering strategic planning, system customisation, data migration, and change management support. The goal is to facilitate a smooth, efficient transition that minimises disruption and maximises the potential of the new ERP environment.
KPMG believe successful SAP projects should not be ‘done to’ the business but ‘done with’ the business. Our collaborative approach, underpinned by our KPMG Powered methodology, is focused on working alongside you to plan, implement, enhance, embed and run your SAP system.
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How can KPMG’s implementation of SAP solutions benefit my business? Your business can benefit from streamlined processes, improved data analytics, real-time reporting, and increased operational efficiency. KPMG’s implementation of SAP solutions also focus on reducing costs, enhancing user experience, and helping with informed decision-making, leading to a more agile and responsive business model.
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What sets KPMG’s approach to SAP implementation apart? KPMG offers a distinctive blend of industry-focused services, proprietary methodologies, and a global network of expertise. This approach ensures that your business adopts SAP solutions in a way that is customised to your industry’s unique challenges and opportunities, yielding effectively optimised outcomes.
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What kind of post-implementation support can I expect from KPMG Powered SAP services? Post implementation, KPMG offers ongoing support, maintenance, and continuous improvement strategies to ensure that the SAP solutions remain aligned with your evolving business needs. This includes helpdesk support, system upgrades, performance tuning, and additional training to help your team effectively leverage the new system.
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What does a ‘business led’ approach mean? We bring specialised skills in business, process, and technology transformation to help deliver best-fit SAP solutions that match your needs, pace and scale.
To achieve a successful SAP implementation, your current and future business needs have to be understood, and relevant business stakeholders must be brought along the journey.
Unlike many other providers, KPMG considers your business first in technology implementation rather than a technology-first approach. This ensures requirements are understood upfront, with the business together on the journey and the program is set up to maximise ROI as soon as possible.