Foreword |
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Preface |
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1 The Digital Transformation: An Introduction |
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1.1 Defining the Digital Transformation |
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1.2 Digital Transformation: A Business Perspective |
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1.3 Digital Transformation: A Technical Perspective |
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1.3.1 Cloud Computing and Services |
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1.3.2 Mobile Solutions and User Experience |
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1.3.3 Internet of Things and Big Data |
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1.3.4 Data Insights and Cognitive Computing |
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2 SAP S/4HANA and the Digital Enterprise |
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2.1 Evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions |
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2.2 Business Value Scenarios |
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2.2.1 Customer Centricity and Experience |
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2.2.2 Customer Insight and Improved Decision Making |
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2.2.3 Digitally Enabled Supply Chain |
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2.3 Architecture at a Glance |
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3 SAP S/4HANA Finance |
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3.1 IBM Chief Financial Officer Surveys |
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3.2 SAP S/4HANA Finance Benefits |
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3.2.1 Integration of Information |
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3.2.2 Enterprise Cost Reductions |
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3.2.3 Measuring Business Performance |
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3.2.4 Optimize Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting |
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3.2.5 Continuous Finance Process Improvements |
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3.2.6 Provide Inputs to Enterprise Strategy |
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3.2.7 Develop Talent in the Finance Organization |
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3.3.2 SAP Material Ledger |
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3.3.3 New Asset Accounting |
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3.3.4 SAP Cash Management |
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3.3.5 SAP BPC for S/4HANA Finance |
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3.3.6 Profitability Analysis |
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3.3.8 Real-Time Data and Soft Close |
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3.4 Maturity and Release Restrictions |
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4 SAP S/4HANA Materials Management and Operations |
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4.1 IBM Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey Findings |
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4.2 Addressing Logistics Pain Points |
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4.2.1 Lack of Supply Chain Visibility |
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4.2.2 Increasing Volatility in Demand and Supply |
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4.2.3 Increased Complexity |
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4.2.4 Lack of Collaboration |
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4.2.5 Lack of Customer-Friendly Interface |
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4.3.3 Sourcing and Procurement |
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4.4.1 SAP S/4HANA: The Digital Core |
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4.4.3 Supply Chain Management |
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4.4.4 Sourcing and Procurement |
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4.4.6 Summary of SAP S/4HANA Key Benefits for Logistics |
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4.5.4 Sourcing and Procurement |
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5 SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Landscape |
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5.1 Sourcing and Procurement: SAP Ariba |
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5.1.1 Sourcing and Contracts |
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5.1.2 Requests and Purchases |
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5.1.3 Invoices and Payments |
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5.1.4 SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA |
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5.2 Contingent Workforce Management: SAP Fieldglass |
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5.2.1 Vendor Management System |
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5.2.2 SAP Fieldglass and SAP S/4HANA |
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5.3 Travel and Expense Management: Concur |
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5.3.2 Concur and SAP S/4HANA |
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5.4 Human Resources: SAP SuccessFactors |
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5.4.3 SAP SuccessFactors and SAP S/4HANA |
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5.5 Customer Relationship Management: SAP Hybris |
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5.5.5 SAP Hybris and SAP S/4HANA |
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5.6 SAP Master Data Governance |
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5.7 SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics |
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6 SAP S/4HANA Architecture |
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6.1 Typical Issues in Information Technology Landscapes |
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6.2 The Journey from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA |
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6.2.1 The Evolution of SAP S/4HANA |
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6.2.2 SAP S/4HANA as the Digital Core |
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6.2.3 The Road Map to SAP S/4HANA and Innovations |
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6.3.5 SAP HANA Operations |
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6.3.6 SAP HANA Logical Deployment Options |
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6.3.7 SAP HANA Platform Services |
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6.5 SAP S/4HANA Core Data Models |
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6.6 User Interface and User Experience |
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6.7 Data Lifecycle Management |
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7 Extending SAP S/4HANA |
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7.1 Future Extension Strategy for SAP Solutions |
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7.1.1 Key User In-App Extensibility |
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7.1.2 Managed Extensibility |
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7.1.3 Classic Extensibility |
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7.1.4 Side-by-Side Extensibility |
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7.2 SAP HANA Cloud Platform |
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7.3 Internet of Things and Cognitive Analytics |
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8 Deployment Options |
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8.2.1 SAP S/4HANA, Deployed On-Premise |
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9 Adopting SAP S/4HANA |
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9.1 New Implementation Options and Approach |
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9.1.1 Business Scenario Recommendations |
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9.1.3 Sizing Requirements |
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9.1.4 SAP S/4HANA Implementation Guidelines |
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9.2 System Conversion Options and Approach |
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9.2.3 Tools for System Conversion |
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9.2.4 Code Remediation, HANA-tization, and Optimization |
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9.2.5 Application-Specific Conversion Steps |
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9.3 SAP S/4HANA Conversion Prerequisites |
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9.3.1 SAP S/4HANA Transformation Considerations |
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9.3.2 SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Application Prerequisites |
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9.3.3 SAP S/4HANA On-Premise Functional Restrictions |
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9.4 Housekeeping Activities |
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9.5 System Conversion Considerations |
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9.5.1 Greenfield Implementation |
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9.5.2 Brownfield Implementation |
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9.6 Tools and Techniques for Minimizing Downtime |
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9.6.1 Data Volume Management |
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9.6.2 Optimizing Database Migration Option Performance |
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10 Using SAP Activate |
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10.1 SAP Activate Overview |
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10.2 SAP Activate Methodology |
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10.3 SAP Best Practices for SAP Activate |
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10.4.1 Self-Service Configuration |
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10.4.2 Expert Configuration |
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10.4.3 SAP Solution Builder Tool |
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10.4.4 SAP Solution Manager |
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11 Building a Transformation Road Map |
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11.1 Envisioning the "What" and the "Why" |
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11.1.3 Making the SAP S/4HANA Case |
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11.2 Developing Your Road Map Using the Open Group Architecture Framework |
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11.2.1 Engage Phase: Analyzing the Current Mode of Operations |
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11.2.2 Envision Phase: Exploring the Target Operation Model |
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11.2.3 Evaluate Phase: A Deep Dive into the Transformation Approach |
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11.2.4 Enable Phase: Build Your Road Map |
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11.3 Understanding the As-Is Current Mode of Operation |
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11.4 Defining the To-Be Future Mode of Operations |
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11.5 Choosing How to Adopt SAP S/4HANA |
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12 Customer Case Studies |
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12.1 Multinational Industrial Company |
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12.2 Multinational Service Company |
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12.3 Water Solutions Manufacturing Company |
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12.4 Manufacturing Company |
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12.5 Bakery Products Company |
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13 Conclusion |
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The Authors |
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Index |
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