Is it your day in SAP project life?Your SAP project is in the middle of Fit-to-Standard analysis and workshops, your Requirements Backlog grows quickly, requirements are flowing in from all teams, but it’s impossible to see what matters most or what type of work is hiding behind the summary and description. If that sounds familiar, your
During SAP Activate’s Explore phase and the Fit-to-Standard workshops, consultants capture dozens of “requirements,” each meant to articulate a specific business need. Without clear formulation standards, a few weeks later no one is quite sure what the original request actually meant. This undermines the workshop’s primary goal: validating solution fit.The real pain – inconsistencyIn SAP
I think all of SAP project experts will agree that SAP Requirements Management is much more than an Excel file downloaded from the SAP Activate Roadmap accelerators list and filled with unstructured notes from Fit-2-Standard workshops. In practice, Requirements Management should be the bridge between business intent and tested, working functionality. And yet, this bridge
The Zimmer Biomet SAP S/4HANA failed project shows how even experienced organizations can face serious trouble with ERP transformations. Despite the involvement of a global consulting partner like Deloitte, the program ended in operational disruption and financial loss, resulting in a $172 million lawsuit against Deloitte. This is not a story of failed technology, but of
If you have never taken part in any SAP project before, you can safely assume that you are not yet competent enough to fulfill your role in a large ERP system implementation like SAP S/4HANA. However, you can start your preparations now. Here is my subjective list of the top three project governance elements that
Project governance defines how decisions are made, communicated, and enforced throughout the SAP program. It establishes the rules of engagement for all participants.
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The purpose of this checklist is to ensure that project leadership, decision-making, and accountability structures are clearly established before major delivery begins.
