SAP Program Health Check

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Thomas Krüger
Partner at PwC Germany
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Independent assessment of your SAP transformation

Are you currently wondering whether your program is on track, whether there are any hidden risks, whether you will achieve your transformation goals, or whether your budget and resources are sufficient?

SAP solutions offer enormous potential for companies to optimize their business processes, reduce costs and drive innovation, thereby making their company fit for the future. However, with many SAP programs, transformation goals are often insufficiently aligned with business strategy, the incorrect transformation approach is chosen, or the transformation is not prepared and implemented consistently enough. These issues often arise due to the complexity of transformations, which represent significant interventions in business processes and application landscapes. For most companies, these are one-off projects without prior experience to draw upon, making SAP transformations particularly cost and time-intensive compared to other projects.

In many programs, actual progress does not match planned progress, which means that the deliverables cannot be achieved by the set milestones. This reduces the added value generated, increases transformation costs and leads to risks in terms of the program schedule and success. The risks within your SAP program must be recorded, evaluated and addressed with solutions in a structured way.

Our independent assessment provides transparency on your risks in relevant SAP program dimensions such as program management, business model and program costs in the shortest possible time and offers a clear way forward. We ensure this by using best-practice questionnaires supported by stakeholder interviews. The central result of the health check is a fact-based assessment of the project progress, an overall assessment of the risks in the SAP program and a derivation of improvement measures. We work closely with our customers to ensure that the results are effectively adopted.

Protect your SAP program investment with a well-thought-out health check methodology that clearly identifies and minimizes risks in a timely manner.

“Success, security, efficiency – our SAP S/4HANA program health check makes an important contribution to your SAP S/4HANA transformation.”

Thomas Krüger,Partner Operations Transformation, Head of Center of Excellence ERP Transformation Management at PwC Germany

First SAP program health indication

Check whether your SAP program needs an SAP health check.

Program complexity

Does the SAP program introduce multiple SAP modules or change multiple IT solutions?

Strategic Guardrails

Have your program goals and scope been aligned with your business strategy and are these goals being stringently pursued?

Strategic Guardrails

Have you defined strategic guidelines and are they being strictly adhered to?

Target Operating Model

Is the target picture for business and IT clearly defined and consistent?

KPIs

Is the program governance appropriate and consistently applied?

Business Case

Is the value proposition of the transformation clearly described and is the program implementation aligned with it appropriately?

Status Tracking

Have the deliverables for each phase and each milestone been implemented and validated in terms of quality at the planned time so far?

Financials

Do you regularly perform budget forecasts that take into account program progress and risks?

Result

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Your project seems to be looking at a specific module or IT solution, and our solution-specific experts will be happy to support you in this evaluation.

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Ensure the success of your SAP program with an SAP program health check

According to current market statistics, a significant proportion of digital transformation programs fail. To realize the full potential of the SAP program and minimize program risks, knowledgeable leadership and in-depth expertise are essential. Together, we pave the way for a clearly managed and successful SAP program.

In a customized 3-step approach (Outside-In Better Practices, Inside-Out Analysis and Report Generation), we evaluate the relevant Health Check dimensions with you. With our Health Check results, we lay the foundation for optimizing the transformation program and creating sustainable value for the company. The following Health Check categories and dimensions can be part of your Health Check:

Infografik SAP Program Health Check

Selected best practices for a successful SAP program, which are evaluated in our Health Check dimensions:

  • Program goals and scope in line with business strategy
  • Strategic guidelines defined and communicated
  • Consistent and aligned business and IT vision
  • Program methodology based on best practices
  • Clear description of transformation phases with entry and exit criteria adherent with best practice methodology
  • Appropriate and established program governance ensuring the adherence with defined methodology
  • Identified and quantified value contribution of transformation
  • Budget estimates compared with benchmarks
  • End-to-end cost transparency process setup
  • Regular budget forecasts considering program progress

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Thomas Krüger

Thomas Krüger

Partner, PwC Germany

Robert Rump

Robert Rump

Senior Manager, PwC Germany

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Sebastian Busch

Manager, PwC Germany

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Nick Bauermann

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