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SAP S/4HANA

SAP's current ERP, built on its in-memory HANA database, and the successor to SAP ECC.

  • ERP
  • Typical project: 9–18 months
  • SAP
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Overview

S/4HANA is SAP's flagship ERP for large enterprises. It covers finance, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, sales and asset management, with deep versions for specific industries.

Thousands of companies still run the older SAP ECC and must move before support ends, so S/4HANA programmes are a big part of the market. The main choice is a fresh start (greenfield), a conversion of your current system (brownfield) or something in between.

Names you'll meet

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • SAP BTP
  • SAP Fiori
  • SAP Ariba
  • SAP SuccessFactors

What's inside

  1. 1

    Finance

    The Universal Journal: one table for finance and controlling.

  2. 2

    Logistics

    Procurement, inventory, sales, manufacturing and plant maintenance.

  3. 3

    SAP Fiori

    The modern, role-based web interface.

  4. 4

    SAP BTP

    SAP's platform for extensions, integration and analytics, keeping the core clean.

Is it right for you?

Best for

  • Large and multinational enterprises
  • Complex manufacturing, supply chain and asset-heavy industries
  • Existing SAP ECC customers

Think twice if…

  • You're a mid-size firm with simple operations; lighter ERPs cost far less to run
  • You plan heavy customisation; it makes every upgrade expensive

Typical projects

  1. ECC to S/4HANA conversion (brownfield)9–18 months
  2. Greenfield S/4HANA implementation12–24 months
  3. Application management supportOngoing · 6–12 months

Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.

Roles you'll hire

  • SAP solution architect
  • SAP functional consultants (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP)
  • SAP ABAP / BTP developer
  • Data migration lead
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Questions to ask a vendor

  1. 1Greenfield, brownfield or selective: which do you recommend for us, and why?
  2. 2How many S/4HANA go-lives have you led in our industry?
  3. 3How will you keep our core clean?
  4. 4Who on the team is SAP-certified, and in which modules?

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