Our client provides innovative solutions to help European life insurance companies make the most of their capital while managing risks.
They needed help with their migration of a large acquisition to a unified S/4HANA system that served their whole organisation.
Our Governance programme provided a clear itinerary for this complicated journey at a critical time in the company’s growth, delivering a seamless implementation on-time and on-budget.
With our sights set on future success, our approach included a re-usable framework to continuously migrate acquisitions to our client’s version of SAP, incorporating SAP best practice implementation methodology for seamless transitions.
We also managed a separate SAP application for reporting and consolidation alongside the main project.
Through streamlined processes and adaptability for future growth, we made sure our client’s journey to S/4HANA was a confident and successful one.
Project objectives
- Migrate all financial processes and applications of the acquired company within tight timelines
- Map the AS-IS ECC 6 system to the TO-BE S/4HANA landscape
- Enhance the functionality of the current S/4HANA core ledger to optimise financial operations
- Seamlessly migrate 10 years of data to comply with local data retention regulations
- Develop a comprehensive target operating model (TOM) and provide training for all new system owners, ensuring smooth adoption and usage of the new system
Challenges and solutions
With teams spanning four countries, our client’s journey needed strong collaboration and a streamlined solution. By embracing remote-working culture and contingency planning, we ensured adaptability. And, by consolidating their systems into one SAP instance, we increased efficiency and S/4HANA functionality.
- Challenge : Limited business maturity and processes
Solution: The company lacked well-established and standardised practices across its operations. We created robust processes for change management, change requests, and deployment management, ensuring smooth operations and better adaptability.
- Challenge : Team spread across four countries
Solution : We established strong collaboration for stakeholder management and communication processes, including continuous feedback to senior management, to bridge geographical gaps and foster teamwork.
- Challenge : Multiple work streams to manage
Solution : We efficiently handled workstreams to ensure successful delivery and seamless coordination among different elements of the project.
- Challenge: Ensuring data accuracy and reliability
Solution : We implemented testing based on the impact analysis of business processes using SAP Activate methodology, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- Challenge: Complex setup for testing and go-live
Solution : We developed a comprehensive migration strategy, procedure documents, and project plan to ensure a smooth transition during critical phases.
