Fit for the business requirements of the future
SAP S/4HANA – the digital core of the intelligent enterprise
Fit for the business requirements of the future
Smart, fast, high-performance – SAP S/4HANA is the technological basis for end-to-end digitalization. As the digital core of the intelligent enterprise this ERP suite revolutionizes all business processes – from system management to finance to sales – and it enables data access and analysis in real time. This way, companies are fit for the future, ready to fulfill the requirements of a dynamic, digitally networked business world – both on-premise and in the cloud. Our valantic team will assist you with all phases of your SAP S/4HANA project. As an SAP PartnerEdge Gold Partner and SAP Cloud Focus Partner, we have managed both new implementations and migrations.
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SAP S/4HANA helps enterprises act in forward-looking fashion and react quickly to new requirements: with a lean, change-friendly architecture, a sample data model, an intuitive, customizable SAP Fiori interface, and AI and machine learning functions. In addition, there are specific best practices for numerous industries, from the automobile industry to public utilities. This ERP business suite covers all business flows: Central basic functions are bundled in the core; outside of the digital core, there are expanded functions and processes, including for finance, purchasing & materials management, sales, production, supply chain management, project control, system management, service, as well as research and development.
valantic assists companies in all phases of digitalization with SAP S/4HANA – from strategy development to implementation with our proven project methodology and comprehensive test management across national and international SAP roll outs through to system operation. We are partners on a level playing field along the entire value chain. We have more than 30 years’ consulting and implementation experience, as well as comprehensive technological and specialized expertise. In addition to our services, we offer pre-configured SAP S/4HANA industry packages for Retail & Wholesale as well as add-ons for specific tasks that the SAP standard does not cover.
SAP S/4HANA is available in both the classic (on-prem) model for operation on your own servers as well as in the cloud; the latter in two variants: on the one hand, the highly standardized SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud solutions, and on the other hand, the private cloud edition with extensive customizing and expansion options. Hybrid scenarios are also possible, where parts of the business processes are shifted to the cloud and others are operated in the company’s own computer center on-premise. All scenarios have particular advantages and are appropriate for companies in various phases along their development path.
We will be happy to advise you on which variant best fits your company. Contact us!
The migration is possible with various transformation approaches
Greenfield Approach
With the greenfield approach, the system is built from scratch; all flows are considered and then standardized to the greatest possible extent based on best practices.
Advantage: Complex, individualized ERP systems are replaced with a lean and agile solution – for an ERP new start with optimized processes.
Brownfield Conversion
With the brownfield conversion, the existing ERP system is converted step-by-step and initially receives a technical upgrade to SAP S/4HANA.
Advantage: This approach requires less time and fewer resources; proven processes and structures can be retained in an innovative environment.
valantic extended brownfield methodology
Analogous to the classic brownfield conversion, we offer the valantic extended brownfield methodology.
Advantage: Our team works with the customer before and during the conversion to identify sensible optimization and standardization measures, which can be designed, planned, and implemented at the customer’s pace. (Ansatzpunkt, um ein Brownfield-Whitepaper zu verlinken, Entwurf liegt vor, muss um Projekt-Abstract Gira ergänzt werden)
Hybride Ansätze
Hybrid approaches combine elements of greenfield and brownfield. These include the bluefield approach, which separates data and systems. The relevant data from the old system is selected with special tools (selective data transition) and loaded into the empty target system. This can be a newly established SAP S/4HANA system or the source system on SAP S/4HANA.
Are you seeking the right transformation approach for your company? We’ll be happy to help you determine the right scenario.
The SAP quotation package for the cloud
In order to assist companies with the transformation to the cloud, SAP has put together two quotation packages: RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP. RISE with SAP is appropriate for existing customers who want to change to an SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud or Public Cloud solution. In addition to the cloud software, the bundle includes other applications and services, in particular entry-level packages for SAP Signavio and SAP Business Network, as well as a credit for the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). GROW with SAP is for new customers and medium-sized companies, including those companies that are planning an ERP implementation at a subsidiary. The focus is on the SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud, with the addition of implementation services and the SAP BTP.
We’ll be happy to advise you about which of these two bundles is right for your company. Contact us!
For a successful SAP S/4HANA project, companies need a clear target image, the right guiderails, and a comprehensive roadmap. That’s why we assist our customers with new implementation or transformation of their ERP system with our SAP S/4HANA Roadmap Assessment. It is built according to the toolbox principle and can be adapted to individual circumstances and project progress. Using tool-supported analyses and proven workshop formats, we work with our customers to define essential project guiderails such as the schedule, migration approach, project, organization, and work estimates early on. In addition, we gain numerous insights that can flow into the project planning. At the same time, our Roadmap Assessment enables an initial entry into the SAP Activate methodology, which especially simplifies and speeds up S/4HANA implementations.
Would you like to learn more about our SAP S/4HANA Roadmap Assessment? Contact us!
An SAP S/4HANA transformation offers companies the opportunity to standardize and simplify their business processes company wide. The results are significantly lower process costs and less maintenance and administration work for the system environment. With SAP roll outs according to the template approach, globally applicable process standards can be structured and introduced efficiently to additional subsidiaries and local companies. The success factors for template roll outs include clear template governance in the project methodology and organization and solid knowledge of the local requirements, especially in the financial sector. With our SAP roll out services, we assist companies comprehensively and expertly with the international standardization and simplification of their processes. This way, our customers profit from the valantic Legal Requirements Library, a collection of country-specific requirements based on our experiences from numerous international roll out projects.
Do you have questions about template roll outs or are you seeking a partner for your international SAP S/4HANA implementation? Contact us!
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Case Study
Burgis analyzes its sales thanks to comprehensive revenue reporting in SAP SAC
Burgis wanted to make all sales-relevant control KPIs available intuitively and clearly. The experts from valantic supported the introduction of the SAP Analytics Cloud and adapted the solution to the grocer's specific reporting requirements. This was followed by coaching of the administrators and training of the key users in the independent creation of reports and dashboards.
Burgis analyzes its sales thanks to comprehensive revenue reporting in SAP SAC
Case Study
SCHÜTZ Sets the Course for Its SAP S/4HANA Migration
The SCHÜTZ Group, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality transport packaging, harmonized its financial and controlling systems in the run-up to the SAP S/4HANA migration. In the process, the company introduced the new general ledger and asset accounting, among other things. Following the successful completion of this international preliminary project, SCHÜTZ is also ideally positioned for further growth.
SCHÜTZ Sets the Course for Its SAP S/4HANA Migration
Case Study
Project S/4 Future: Hochland migrates to SAP S/4HANA
Cheese producer Hochland is migrating from SAP R/3 to S/4HANA. The company opted for a greenfield approach and is achieving very good results with its flexible, pragmatic project methodology.
Project S/4 Future: Hochland migrates to SAP S/4HANA