How to Develop a Roadmap

to RISE with SAP

ASUG Tennesee | Jan 20, 2023

Bernd Baier
SAP Business Development Manager
CNT Management Consulting Inc
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 Session Highlights

Fundamentals of RISE Private Edition S/4HANA and RISE Transformation

RISE with SAP versus S/4HANA Cloud and Conversation Options

From self-hosted SAP to RISE Brownfield versus Greenfield S/4HANA and RISE Assessments as
Private and Public Edition versus Hybrid Conversion Transformation Project Starter

• Outline the future of SAP operations with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Models
• Outline possible transformation path

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 Agenda

• Introduction
• SAP RISE Fundamentals
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation Fundamentals
• Transition to and innovate on S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
• Questions & Answers

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 CNT Management Consulting – By the Numbers

400+ 81+ 23+

SAP Consultants at Million EUR global Years of Success
ten global Locations Revenue 2021 and Innovation

250+ 75+ 50+

Customers in EMEA, S/4HANA Projects Implementations of
Americas, APAC in 40+ Countries SAP Cloud Solutions

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 CNT Portfolio

SAP Business Transformation SAP Cloud Solutions

• #rise2s4 conversion package to RISE with SAP • SAP S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with SAP PCE
• #run2s4 conversion package ECC to SAP S/4HANA • SAP Ariba / Spend and SAP Business Networks
• SAP S/4HANA pre-studies and roadmaps • SAP CX, CS / Customer Experience, Service Cloud
• SAP S/4HANA greenfield implementations • SAP IBP/ Integrated Business Planning
• SAP S/4HANA brownfield conversions • SAP SuccessFactors and Concur
• SAP DMC/ Digital Manufacturing Cloud
SAP Consulting • SAP BTP/ Business Technology Platform

• Functional SAP consulting

SAP Industry Best Practices
• Global business processes and templates
• End-to-end SAP implementations and rollouts • Industry-specific end-to-end processes
• Integration management • Plug-in solutions for industrial manufacturing
• SAP master data and data migration • Industries: Manufacturing, Industrial Manufacturing,
• Program-, project-, and change management Regulated Industries, and various others

CNT is an SAP-focused consulting firm and covering the entirety of SAP solutions
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 SAP Competences

SAP S/4HANA and RISE with SAP – The Digital Enterprise Core

Greenfield Implementation, Brownfield Transformations, Pre-Studies, #run2S4 and #rise2S4 Conversion Package

SAP Ariba SAP IBP and SCM SAP EWM/ SRM/ WM SAP CX/ CRM

Simplified, web-based Integrated Business Extended Warehouse SAP Customer

procurement, Digital Processes, Digital Supply Management, WM and Experience, CRM and
Supplier Network Chain, APO Stock Room Management Service Cloud

SAP BI/ Analytics SAP EAM/ IAM SAP PP/ PS/ ETO SAP HCM/SF

Business Intelligence, Enterprise Asset and Engineer to Order, SuccessFactors, Human

Planning, Predictive Intelligent Asset Production Planning Capital Management,
Analytics Management Concur

SAP DMC SAP MM SAP OTC, FI-SD SAP FI / CO

Digital Manufacturing Material Management Order to Cash, Finance Finance and

Cloud Intra-Company Logistics and Sales Integration Controlling

Business Process Consulting

Template Creations, SAP Business Technology Platform, GRC, Release Management, Development, etc.

CNT maintains dedicated competence teams for the different SAP areas
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 CNT Awards and Recognitions by SAP

Quality Award 2022 Quality Award 2022

Winner of the 2021 SAP
Rapid Time to Value Rapid Time to Value
Partner Pinnacle Award*
[Rosenbauer] [UBM]

Quality Award 2022 Quality Award 2021 Quality Award 2021

Business Transformation Time to Value Business Transformation
[Pfeiffer] [Bachem] [Pfeiffer]

Quality Award 2021 Quality Award 2019 Quality Award 2019

S/4HANA Transformation Cloud Transformation Fast Delivery
[Boehringer Ingelheim] [Porr Group] [Porsche]

Quality Award 2018 Quality Award 2018 Quality Award 2018

Fast Delivery S/4HANA Innovation Business Transformation
[TANN Group] [Listroj] [Hoerbiger]

SAP Partner of the Year 2020 SAP Partner of the Year 2019 SAP Partner of the Year 2019
SAP LoB Cloud SAP Quality SAP S/4HANA Move

SAP Gold Partner CNT is regularly recognized by SAP with Quality Awards

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*The SAP Pinnacle Award is awarded to about 20 out of estimated 20k SAP partners every year
 Agenda

• Introduction
• SAP RISE Fundamentals
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation Fundamentals
• Transition to and innovate on S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
• Questions & Answers

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 Why RISE with SAP?

“ Companies that can adapt their

business processes quickly will
thrive … This is what RISE with
SAP is all about.

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- Christian Klein, CEO SAP SE

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 RISE Market Drivers

Standardized Standardized, Standardized, Industry-wide

Digital Core matured SAP matured Subscription
with S/4HANA Cloud Services HyperScalers Model

RISE is driven by a wide adoption of HyperScalers, the Standardization with

SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA, and the trend in all software industry towards subscription

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SAP S/4HANA Operating Models

RISE with SAP

1 2 3 4

SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA Cloud
on-Premise on HyperScaler private edition
RISE with SAP
RISE with
Public Cloud
SAP PCE
Edition

For SAP S/4HANA, there are four distinct SAP Operating Models

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 SAP S/4HANA Operating Models
RISE with SAP

1 2 3 4

SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4HANA

on-Premise on HyperScaler private edition Cloud

Infrastructure managed by Customer AWS, Azure, GCP, … SAP with AWS, Azure, GCP SAP
O/S managed by Customer Customer SAP SAP
Technical Basis managed by Customer Customer SAP (up to client 000) SAP
Application managed by Customer Customer Customer/ SAP SAP
Tenancy Single tenant Single tenant Single tenant Multi tenant
Customizations Any Any Any non-O/S BTP-based
Model Traditional IaaS IaaS + PaaS SaaS
SAP Licenses Perpetual Perpetual Subscription Subscription

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Customer-controlled versus Provider Controlled
SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA Cloud
On-Premises on HyperScaler RISE private edition RISE public edition
[IaaS] [IaaS] [SaaS]

Application Application Application Application

Customer
Data Structure Data Structure Data Structure Data Structure

Customer

SAP Core Technical Management and Monitoring

Runtime Runtime Runtime Runtime

Middleware Middleware Middleware Middleware

Customer

O/S O/S O/S O/S

SAP [on HyperScalers)

Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization Virtualization
GCP, AWS, Azure, …

Servers Servers Servers Servers

Customer Control
Storage Storage Storage Storage
Provider Control
Network Network Network Network

Lower TCO, Standardization, short time to value

Higher TCO, Customization, long time to value
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SAP RISE Private Edition vs S/4HANA Cloud

SAP S/4Hana Cloud, Private Edition SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition

• Hosted on HyperScaler • „Real Cloud ERP“

• Similar functionality like on-premise • Ready to use
• No centralized Updates • Extension via API only
• Full access to Customizing and ABAP stack • Centrally managed updates every Quarter
• „Black Box“ usage of the system
• Limited customizing possibilities
• Side-by-side extension only

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Activity Map SAP S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
Discover Prepare Explore Realize Deploy Run
Activity Map Setup Project Execute and Monitor Project Service Delivery
Project &
Program L3 Planning of Milestones / Dependencies Governance
Management Adoption Checklist Close & Sign-off

Bundle Review Bundle Introduction Deep-Dive & Activate RISE Bundle: BTP, BPI, Ariba Network, etc. Change Management
Enablement Cloud Trial Team Self-Enablement Continuous Imprvmnt
Adoption Framework Onboarding Journey

Readiness Check Deliver DEV, QA, PRD Verify Sizing Security

Sizing Prep Systems Prep Cutover Capacity Planning

Application Target Architecture Tools Access Analyze Fit-to-Standard Output Management System Availability
Design Discovery Assessment Prep Fit-to-Standard Fit-to-Standard Doc Security Manage Data Volume
Application Scoping Fiori Strategy UI Design Solution Config System Go-Live Hypercare
Technical Scoping Transition Plan User Access & Security System Uplifts

Extensions Prepare Custom Code Extension Planning Extension Development

High Level Strategy Prepare Integration Integration Planning

Integration
Provision Integration Identify Innovations &
Growth Opportunities
Testing High Level Strategy Test Planning Test Prep/Execution

Data High Level Strategy Plan Data Migration Prepare Data Load Data Migration

Operations Operations Workshop Plan Operations Impacts Evaluation Prep Cutover Incident Management

Enable Strategy Stakeholder Assessment End User Enablement Continuous Learning

Adoption Identify Stakeholders
Deploy Tools Value Realization Value Realization UX Deployment Benefits Realization

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 Agenda

• Introduction
• SAP RISE Fundamentals
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation Fundamentals
• Transition to and innovate on S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
• Questions & Answers

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 S/4HANA Conversion versus Transformation

Processes
Reuse Redesign
Implementations

Brownfield Greenfield
Conversion Transformation

Brownfield Conversion Empty Shell Conversion Mix & Match Greenfield Transformation

Reuse >90% of existing Reuse >50% of existing Reuse <50% of existing Redesign of processes /
processes/implementation processes/implementation processes/implementation implementations

Clone current ERP system.

Create a new S/4HANA system.
Perform S/4HANA upgrade. Setup new S/4HANA system
System Conversion Partially migrate existing processes.
Migrate existing processes. Implement new processes.
Implement new processes.
Implement new processes.

Existing SAP customers need to find the sweet spot between reuse and redesign
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 #rise2S4 Conversion and Migration Path

System Copy or Brownfield Empty Shell Greenfield Selective

Lift & Shift Conversion Conversion Transformation Data Transition

SAP Legacy SAP ERP SAP ERP SAP ERP

SAP ERP SAP ERP
S/4HANA
SDT

SAP SAP SAP SAP Clean SAP

S/4HANA S/4HANA S/4HANA S/4HANA system S/4HANA

• Existing S/4HANA on- • Conversion of complete • Conversion of configs • New installation and/or • Environment with multiple
premise customers system, configuration and without historical data deploy of new practices instances of SAP ERP
• Change of deployment
data • Reuse existing configs • Data migration (harder for • Business requirement to
mode to SAP Cloud • Reuse of existing and developments old data) harmonize or to do a
configurations and partial redesign
• Complete system can be • Possible redesign and • Full S/4HANA potential
developments
copied to S/4HANA adoption of innovations available from day 1 • Need for retention of
Cloud, private edition • Direct conversion to historical data
• Master data and open • High flexibility possible
S/4HANA Cloud, private items migration
edition

Different Conversion and Transformation Paths are available

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 RISE Private Edition Conversion and Migration Path

SAP ECC

SAP ECC Convert

On-premise
or HyperScaler
On-premise Convert &
or HyperScaler Migrate

SAP S/4HANA

On-premise Lift & Shift

or HyperScaler
SAP S/4HANA
On RISE with SAP
SAP S/4HANA
on RISE with SAP
Private Cloud Edition
Private Cloud Edition

One-Step Conversion Two-Step Conversion

RISE conversions can be done in one or two steps

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SAP S/4HANA RISE Decision Tree

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SAP S/4HANA RISE Transformation Paths

Greenfield Transformation
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
(RISE Public Edition)

SAP ECC Baseline Greenfield

On-premise or on HyperScaler Transformation

Brownfield
Conversion

SAP S/4HANA PCE Greenfield

(RISE Private Edition) Transformation

#rise2S4 package

Lift & Shift

SAP S/4HANA Baseline

Non-SAP ERP Baseline
on-premise or on HyperScaler

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 CNT S/4HANA Transition Strategies

Scenario Brownfield Conversion Accelerated Greenfield Implementation S/4HANA Greenfield Implementation

Optimize

Innovation Big Bang Pilot / Rollouts Big Bang Pilot / Rollouts

Approach Big
Bang Optimize New Definitions
All Data and SAP Standard SAP Standard
Processes & Innovation & Innovation
SAP ECC
SAP ECC SAP ECC

▪ Semi-automated migration of existing

▪ Focus on fast delivery of the conversion
developments to S/4HANA from ECC ▪ New definition of processes and structures
▪ Big Bang implementation across all business
Focus ▪ Assessment of all processes and packets ▪ Create a new process template without
units, including historical data
regarding necessity and usability limitation on the existing process landscape
▪ Innovation after or during the project
▪ “Rapid” Prototyping instead of pure greenfield

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 Agenda

• Introduction
• SAP RISE Fundamentals
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation Fundamentals
• Transition to and innovate on S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
• Questions & Answers

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 S/4HANA Assessment & Transformation Roadmap

Challenges and Opportunities of the S/4HANA Transformation

• Many unknowns • Difficult to articulate the business case

Challenges • Complexity and cost • Lack of resources

• Enables consolidation • Improves process efficiency Opportunities

• Improved UX • Launchpad for future innovation

Transformation Assessment Transformation Roadmap Transformation Project

▪ Structured approach for all transformation aspects ▪ How to implement and run the transition project
▪ Identify S/4HANA potentials and benefits ▪ Aggregate assessment data
▪ Identify status quo of current ERP implementation ▪ Defined clearly the transition phase
▪ Identify activities prior to transformation ▪ Augment the SAP Activate transformation method
▪ Involve stakeholders; build positive momentum ▪ Estimate scope, timeline, and resource

Develop S/4HANA Strategy Develop S/4HANA Transition Path

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 S/4HANA on RISE Assessment Phases

Scope Project
General conditions, limiting factors, risks,
expectations, and overall goals
Transformation Project

Assess Status Quo

Identify impacted processes, systems, Transition Plan
deep-dive areas, strengths & weaknesses Detailed plan including all preparation
projects; template for project execution

Fit-Gap Analysis
Scenario Selection
Outline future system/ process
landscape and transition scenario Outline and rate scenarios and their
impact. Develop decision-making criteria

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 Key transition questions
Brownfield Greenfield
1 2 3 4 5

Required process adjustments to match strategy

low high

Number of custom applications to be converted

many few

Importance of minimizing transition steps

high low

Requirement to consolidate systems

low
Example high

Retention of historic data

much little

S/4HANA considered an IT- or business projekt

IT business

Expected support from the different business areas

low high

Number of Interfaces to other systems

many few

Tolerance for transition risks

low high

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 What is CNT #rise2S4?

#rise2S4 is an SAP-Qualified #rise2S4 includes a brownfield

Partner-Packaged Solution by CNT conversion SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA

#rise2S4 is offered as an accelerated,

#rise2S4 converts to SAP S/4HANA
fixed scope, fixed price conversion in three
on SAP with RISE, private edition
“T-Shirt sizes” (Small, Medium, Large)

#rise2S4 is a turnkey service package to convert to SAP S/4HANA on RISE with SAP

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 #rise2S4 – Opportunities with Simplified Conversion

SAP S/4HANA on RISE with SAP: Simplified Conversion to S/4HANA on RISE

Bottlenecks
• Focus resources and energy on SAP S/4HANA conversion
• Lack of visibility of the business case • Streamline operational transformation to RISE with SAP
• At capacity managing day-to-day business • Clear expectations for the business and stakeholders
• Multiple competing projects • Outline concrete scope, timeline, and outcome
• Lack of internal and external resources • Follow clearly defined conversion path set out by SAP with
SAP Activate and CNT best practices
• Financial constraints
• Limited management buy-in
• Approaching deadline for transformation Outcomes
• Investment in current business processes • Fully converted S/4HANA system as innovation launchpad
• No organizational consensus on strategy • Focus on conversion first, innovation second
• Many unknowns • Actively driven operational transformation to RISE with SAP
• Fully operational on RISE with SAP on Day 1

#rise2S4 offers predictable outcomes with a fixed-price, fixed-scope conversion project

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 #rise2S4 – Package Components

01 02
riseAssessment riseConversion

A S/4HANA Conversion Assessment

A Prepare
▪ Identify SAP S/4HANA potentials and benefits
▪ Identify status quo of current setup
▪ Identify activities prior to conversion B Explore

B RISE with SAP Assessment

C Realize
▪ Identify RISE with SAP potentials & benefits
▪ Identify status quo of current ERP operation
▪ Identify activities prior to migration D Deploy

C Conversion Roadmap
E Run
▪ Documented conversion roadmap
▪ Confirm scope, timeline, and resource

Fixed scope, fixed price Fixed scope, fixed price

The 2-phased approach with assessment and conversion adds structures to the project

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 #rise2S4 – riseAssessment

S/4HANA Potentials, Technical Influencing Required

SAP RISE Benefits Convertibility Factors Adjustments Conversion
Roadmap
Why move to S/4HANA What adjustments are What are influencing What prep-work needs for SAP S/4HANA
and RISE with SAP? required? factors of the conversion? to be done? on RISE with SAP

• Stakeholder interviews • Assess system convertibility • Scope compatibility of the • Must-have simplification Items
• Discovery workshops • Assess required prep-work application landscape • Prepare transformation (e.g.,
• Move In Motion workshop • Assess custom code • Scope compatibility of the business partner)
interface landscape • Data quality checks
• Business value of S/4HANA
• BTP Integration Strategy
• Benefits of RISE with SAP
• SAP RISE compatibility of add-
• Executive Alignment on/ 3rd party tools

Tools: Tools: Tools:

• SAP Next-generation BSR • SAP Readiness Check Tools: • Simplification Item Catalog
• SAP Process Discovery • Maintenance Planner • Transformation Navigator • Conversion Pre-checks tool
• Value Lifecycle Manager • Custom Code Analyzer • System Landscape Analyzer
• TCO Analysis

The #rise2S4 project starts with a formal assessment typically ranging within 4-8 weeks

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 #rise2S4 – riseConversion

Mock Conversions Production Support Systems Dress Rehearsal Ready for Live on
Conversions and Go-Live Innovations S/4HANA
on RISE
Mock Conversion #1 QAS Conversion Dress Rehearsal Innovation Discovery with SAP
Validate add-ons and licenses Convert from refreshed Convert from refreshed PRD with Business scenario recommendations
Identify & handle showstoppers PRD system corrections Hands-on workshops on S/4HANA
Analyze long lead tasks and long- Execute following dress rehearsal Final cookbook validation System
running tables cookbook Final check of runtime and hard
Implement pre-requisites (BP, CVI, Reuse corrective actions freeze PRD
etc.) Convert/ import relevant Approval Business Case and Value
transports in one step Validate assessed values of process
Build a test environment with improvements
all interfaces PRD Conversion
Mock Conversion #2 Value Lifecycle Manager
Prepare during uptime and
Identify corrective actions from execute during downtime
Mock 1 DEV Copy/ Build from QAS Convert/ import relevant Innovation projects and release
Validate runtimes and corrective Copy from the refreshed and transports in one step management
actions converted QAS system Validate run-time with system Gain innovations with defined
Start dress rehearsal Start of the retrofit process performance projects and release cycle
cookbook

The main conversion follows a progressive sequence converting system by system to RISE with SAP

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 Agenda

• Introduction
• SAP RISE Fundamentals
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation Fundamentals
• Transition to and innovate on S/4HANA on RISE with SAP
• Questions & Answers

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 Questions?
For questions after this session, contact us at

Bernd Baier, CNT Atlanta

b.baier@cnt-online.com
[+1] (404) 488-7109

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 Thank you.

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