John Carter

Why cloud ERP value depends on whether enterprises retire master data debt, simplify governance, and avoid carrying legacy operating cost into the new environment AUDIENCE CIOs, CFOs, SAP and transformation leaders PRIMARY QUERY What is the business case for RISE with SAP? SALES PLAY Master data readiness for SAP RISE and GROW                                                       Cloud ERP business cases are often built around infrastructure, subscription costs, implementation services, standardization, innovation access, and the expected retirement of legacy systems. Those categories are necessary, but they do not fully capture the economics of the transformation. An enterprise...

A practical guide to reducing migration risk, supporting Clean Core, and protecting post-go-live execution AUDIENCE CIOs, transformation and data leaders PRIMARY QUERY What are the biggest risks in an SAP S/4HANA transformation? STATUS Publication-ready draft An SAP S/4HANA transformation can be technically ready and still be operationally exposed. The reason is simple: the new ERP will inherit the quality, ownership gaps, approval friction, and structural inconsistency embedded in the master data that runs the business. When those issues are discovered late, the program absorbs them as rework, testing delays, cutover risk, and post-go-live disruption. Direct answer: S/4HANA master data readiness means ensuring that the customer, supplier, material, finance, asset, and other master data required by the new environment is accurate, governed, appropriately owned, and aligned to the future operating model before migration. T...