Successful SAP S/4HANA migration powered by process mining

Companies currently using SAP ECC Business Suite 6.0 face the necessity of upgrading their ERP system as SAP ECC nears its end of life. SAP has set the deadline for ending support for older product versions as 2030, prompting all SAP customers to migrate to the new SAP S/4HANA generation by 2027.

However, the migration process is complex, requiring substantial knowledge, understanding, and resources. Reports have highlighted the challenges: IT transformation projects often encounter delays and budget overruns due to the extensive changes needed in both systems and business practices.

Despite these risks, it’s crucial to view the migration as an opportunity to enhance business performance. While ERP migration is demanding, it presents a chance to simplify existing IT systems and leverage the capabilities of a modern ERP platform like SAP S/4HANA.

It’s important to recognize that ERP system changes will likely necessitate adjustments to linked business processes. Ensuring these changes prioritise business performance is essential for a successful transformation that enhances business process value and avoids potential pitfalls.

Common transformation pitfalls

SAP S/4HANA transformation projects, like other big IT projects, often face delays and budget issues. These problems stem from:

1. Limited insights into actual processes
2. Lack of coordination among units
3. Performance gaps in business processes
4. Unidentified process variations
5. Ineffective change management
6. Communication issues

All these issues are due to a lack of process understanding.

Companies usually try to address these by spending lots of time mapping out ideal processes. But this overlooks the reality that processes often don’t go as planned. Without knowing what truly happens in your processes, your SAP S/4HANA transformation project can become a costly headache. Understanding current processes is key for successful transformation, managing changes, and ensuring smooth operations.

Shaping a solution

We joined forces with Tietoevry, combining our cutting-edge technology and process mining expertise with their deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA transformations to alleviate the hassle. The result? SAP S/4HANA Vectorial.

Utilising QPR Software’s robust process mining technology, SAP S/4HANA Vectorial offers an instant, comprehensive view of processes. It showcases hundreds or thousands of process variations based on the customer’s own data, eliminating subjective viewpoints.

Developed by a team of experts from QPR Software and Tietoevry—including SAP architects, business analysts, process mining specialists, and data engineers—the solution aids SAP consultants by offering transparency into customers’ existing processes. It automatically compares them against SAP’s S/4HANA best practices.

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Get a quick overview so you can spend your time improving your processes.

You can easily define and set up processes according to your own needs using a convenient layout tool. In addition, since all types of workflow processes can be managed, you get all case management in one single system. 

Analyses, statistics and reports give you an unbeatable overview with real-time status and division of responsibility. Nothing has to fall through the cracks anymore and you always have an accurate and up-to-date base for decision-making.

CANEA Process is a tool that allows you to model and share business processes in an easy-to-use graphical web interface.

Seeing is understanding

Visualisation gives all employees an understanding of the organisation’s processes, activities, responsibilities and information flows.

Living processes

Identifying working methods while making it easy to update is the basis for continuous improvement of processes.

Create a complete picture

Linking together documents, information and tools with clickable process maps create an intuitive and comprehensive management system.

CANEA Workflow is an IT solution that automates, quality-assures and speeds up administrative workflow processes.

You can easily define and set up processes according to your own needs using a convenient layout tool. In addition, since all types of workflow processes can be managed, you get all case management in one single system. 

Analyses, statistics and reports give you an unbeatable overview with real-time status and division of responsibility. Nothing has to fall through the cracks anymore and you always have an accurate and up-to-date base for decision-making.

By creating executable processes in CANEA Workflow, you get both better control of the situation and smoother processing.

Streamlining the work

Ensure compliance and that handovers are done correctly and with the right information.

Correct decision support

You get an unbeatable overview of the processes in real time, with both clear reports and clear diagrams.

Improve processes continuously

Our process support can be constantly adapted to changing needs and requirements. In this way, we give you the best possible conditions for your daily work.

A document management system without complicated folder structures.

CANEA Document combines simple and intuitive search features with powerful features for managing documents from a life cycle perspective.

Maximum availability
Search and find information quickly based on what you need, not where it is stored.

High security
Ensure accuracy, changes and access to all information – with high traceability.

Fulfils requirements
Manage information according to standards, legislation and other requirements for document management.

CANEA Document supports everything from production, publication and modification to archiving and deletion – with full traceability and version management.

CANEA Document provides secure management of all types of documents – in one place. Tagging the information with metadata creates a virtual, multidimensional folder structure. This means that a document appears in multiple locations at the same time, with authorisation-controlled access. The right information in the right place for the right users at the right time!

You can usefully add your company’s process-oriented management system to CANEA Document. All production and distribution of documents is quality-assured and streamlined. In addition, your employees always have access to the most up-to-date version of the documents – directly via intranet, tablets and mobile phones.

Improve the performance of your project activities

CANEA Project is a comprehensive project tool with integrated support for all types of projects and parties– such as management, resource owners, clients, project managers and project participants. CANEA Project gives you an excellent overview of your entire project portfolio, including profitability and status, making it easier to prioritize and make decisions.

CANEA Project shares all important project information with both internal and external members.

Let your project manager focus on management rather than administration and distribution of the information.

Gather all project information in one place and make it available to both internal and external members.

Helps you with prioritization of projects, resource management and analysis of portfolios and programs.

Make reality of the strategy

CANEA Strategy makes it possible for organisations of all sizes to create a unique common thread from the strategic work to the daily operations. We do not just provide performance management tools but rather a completely new generation of IT support for strategy activation. The system guarantees and provides support throughout the chain from strategy to execution. You get no results without action. CANEA Strategy makes it possible in practise! 

CANEA Strategy ensures and provides support throughout the entire journey from strategy to execution.

Create a shared understanding of the strategy, the goal to achieve and how.

Gives management an unbeatable overview of what’s happening, how it’s progressing, and why.

Creates a clear common thread from the strategy to project, initiatives and actions.