Successful S/4HANA implementation in a mechanical engineering company

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Standardized processes through S/4HANA implementation

The introduction of S/4HANA in a medium-sized mechanical engineering company with 2,600 employees and €1.5 billion in revenue enabled the standardization of processes and data across all business units. The project was carried out in an agile manner, with change management and data migration being key success factors.

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Company

Medium-sized mechanical engineering company with approx. 2600 employees and €1.5b turnover
Different business units that manufacture components for power transmission and electronic devices

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Challenge

A SAP ECC system, customized per business unit, is to be standardized and harmonized by a new S/4HANA system
Strong silo mentality and specific actual processes distributed across four business units
Strong internal opposition

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Goals

Establishing an effective project organization
Standardize data and processes across business units
Connect or replace self-programmed third-party solutions to the new SAP system
Legacy data must be mapped and migrated to the new data structures

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Measures

Set up a project team with clear roles and responsibilities
Intensive communication with all stakeholders
Agile approach with sprints and JIRA to implement the user stories
Data migration controlled by external company
Change management through regular communication

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Results

Approx. 86% of user stories standardized
First data migrations implemented
System integration test carried out
Successful change management
Determining a go-live date / roll-out plan

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