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DGAP-News: SNP AG: Early adopters use S/4HANA roll-out as an opportunity to strategically develop their business models
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SNP AG: Early adopters use S/4HANA roll-out as an opportunity to
strategically develop their business models
24.10.2016 / 15:22
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SNP AG: Early adopters use S/4HANA roll-out as an opportunity to
strategically develop their business models
- SAP S/4HANA implementations gain momentum
- Unclear costs remain biggest obstacle - heavy demand for outside
support
Heidelberg, October 24, 2016 - Acceptance of the new SAP S/4HANA business
suite launched by SAP in November 2015 has increased considerably among
German companies over the past year. In 2015, only two percent of companies
had kicked off projects to roll out the ERP software. This year, 14 percent
of surveyed businesses said they were working on a concrete implementation
project. Moreover, the share of companies with no interest in rolling out
the new business suite has dropped from 33 percent in 2015 to 25 percent.
These were the core findings of a recent study on S/4HANA acceptance among
SAP users that was conducted by PAC, a market research and consulting firm,
with support from partners such as SNP AG, a software transformation
specialist.
Jörg Petzhold, Global Marketing Director of SNP AG: "Acceptance of the new
S/4HANA business suite has increased considerably. That shows that German
companies are stepping up their efforts to transform their IT environments.
However, the study also shows that some enterprises still don't recognize
the strategic dimension of S/4HANA. That said, early adopters are using S/
4HANA not only to modernize their IT, but also to open up strategic options
to take their business models to the next level."
Few companies harnessing the full innovation potential of the new business
suite
When asked why they were implementing S/4HANA, 88 percent of the companies
surveyed mentioned faster processes and data analyses, 72 percent cited the
modernization of SAP applications, and 70 percent referred to real-time
process transformation. A surprising 63 percent of survey respondents said
that SAP's product strategy was forcing them to roll out the new business
suite. These companies had, in the study authors' view, overlooked much of
the innovation potential offered by S/4HANA.
Gradual system-centric migration
49 percent of the companies participating in the study plan to gradually
migrate their systems to S/4HANA. Only 24 percent said they were gradually
transforming their processes as well. Another 24 percent of surveyed users
said they were working on a completely new implementation. 38 percent plan
to upgrade SAP Business Suite to SAP HANA first, and then move on to S/
4HANA (previous year: 48 percent). 37 percent prefer to make the leap
directly to S/4HANA. The on-premises edition is the target platform in most
cases.
Jörg Kaschytza, Senior Advisor S/4HANA at SNP AG: "It's a bit surprising
that S/4HANA migrations are still so focused on the system processes. We
know from our experience with projects that the new business suite has
tremendous transformative potential. Once this latent potential is
recognized, IT managers will be able to start delivering real value with
the implementation of S/4HANA."
Hard-to-estimate costs remain an obstacle
Survey respondents listed three primary hurdles to rolling out SAP S/4HANA.
First, many companies aren't sure how extensive their implementation needs
to be. Second, they often don't have a compelling business case for
switching. Finally, many businesses are reluctant to buy the new licenses
required by SAP S/4HANA. These are the same primary hurdles cited in the
2015 survey.
Outside support is often needed
SAP users rely on support from outside partners for most of the activities
being planned or discussed. 89 percent, for example, sought help in rolling
out the general ledger. 87 percent depended on external assistance to
migrate the SAP database, while 83 percent brought in outside specialists
to consolidate and harmonize SAP-based processes. Companies invested in
technical system integration services and process consulting on issues such
as real-time process transformation or business process engineering.
More and more customers expect SAP partners to go beyond developing
solutions for SAP S/4HANA, too. For example, they want support and guidance
for transformation projects in which IT and other departments are involved.
"An S/4HANA implementation will only deliver a real competitive advantage
if companies don't treat it like a simple IT project. When properly scoped
and executed, it can bring about a technical and organizational
transformation. Companies would do well to remember this when selecting
their project partner and assembling their internal project teams,"
explained Frank Niemann, Vice President - Software & SaaS Markets at PAC
and one of the study's authors.
About the study
The current SAP S/4HANA study is the second survey after 2015 of over 100
IT/SAP managers at German companies. The cohort included SAP user companies
with over 1,000 employees in the manufacturing and service sectors. The SAP
S/4HANA study was prepared using a multi-client model with support from
Bearing Point, SNP AG, Cognizant and T-Systems. An executive summary of the
study and an infographic can be downloaded for free at
http://products.snp-ag.com/einfuehrung-von-sap-s4hana
.
About SNP
SNP empowers organizations to successfully shape digital transformations
and pursue market opportunities on the basis of highly adaptable IT. SNP's
solutions and software are used to integrate previously separate IT
environments, support M&A projects and carve-outs, and cultivate new
markets outside of the home market. SNP Transformation Backbone(R) is the
world's first standard software to automatically analyze and execute IT
system transformation. It delivers significantly better quality while
greatly reducing the time and expense involved in transformation projects.
SNP AG has over 650 employees in Europe, South Africa, Asia and the US. The
company is headquartered in Heidelberg and, in 2015, generated revenues of
around 56 million euros. Its products and solutions are used by
multinationals in manufacturing, finance and the service sector. SNP AG was
established in 1994, went public in 2000, and has been in the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange's Prime Standard segment since August 2014 (ISIN
DE0007203705).
For further information, visit www.snp-ag.com
Media Relations:
Jörg Petzhold
Phone: +49 6221 6425-270
E-mail: [email protected]
Investor Relations:
Marcel Wiskow
Phone: +49 6221 6425-637
Fax: +49 6221 6425-470
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.snp-ag.com/eng/Investor-Relations/
PAC contact
Frank Niemann
Vice President Software & SaaS Markets
Tel.: +49 (0)89 23 23 68-15
E-mail: [email protected]
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