How does KTern.AI’s Business Transformation Assessment enable efficient S/4HANA migration?

How does KTern.AI’s Business Transformation Assessment enable efficient S/4HANA migration?


KTern.AI Digital Maps – Business Transformation Assessment: Driving Efficient SAP Transformations

Migrating from SAP ECC to S/4HANA is a significant shift that impacts your entire ERP landscape, including both SAP and non-SAP systems. KTern’s Business Transformation Assessment streamlines this process by delivering comprehensive insights into your SAP business processes. With these insights, KTern enables you to plan and execute a smoother, more efficient S/4HANA migration. The Business Transformation Assessment provides end-to-end visibility of your business processes, ensuring your transformation is data-driven, optimized, and aligned with organizational goals.


Key Features and Benefits of KTern’s Business Transformation Assessment
  1. Hierarchical Process Visibility 

    1. Why It’s Valuable:

      1. KTern maps business processes across 6 hierarchical levels, from high-level Line of Business (LOB) down to granular process steps.



    2. Benefit:

      1. Complete Process Visibility: Know exactly what processes are in place and how they interconnect.

      2. Risk Reduction: By understanding process dependencies, organizations can mitigate risks during migration.

    3. Key Insights:

      1. L1 – Line of Business
      2. L2 – Process Group
      3. L3 – Scope Item
      4. L4 – Process Variant
      5. L5 – Process Step
      6. This granular breakdown ensures that all areas of your business are covered in the transformation strategy.



  2. Process Modeling

    1. Why It’s Valuable:

      1. KTern’s Process Modeling tool offers a structured framework for each business process, providing a standardized process flow.

      2. This ensures the processes are mapped accurately, enabling businesses to visualize and standardize the way processes will function during the migration to S/4HANA.



    2. Benefit:

      1. Clear Process Visualization: Ensure all processes are visually represented in an organized and logical flow.

      2. Optimized for S/4HANA: Align business processes with S/4HANA’s best practices, making the transition more efficient.

      3. Consistency Across Processes: Maintain consistency across different business areas by leveraging a standardized flow.

      4. Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitate better collaboration between business and technical teams by providing a shared, clear understanding of process steps.

  3. Training & Change Management

    1. Why It’s Valuable:

      1. KTern suggests Fiori apps and provides training recommendations for S/4HANA adoption. This prepares users for the upcoming changes, ensuring a smooth transition from ECC to S/4HANA.



    2. Benefit:

      • User Readiness: Empower employees to adapt quickly to the new Fiori-based experience with targeted training materials.

  4. Mapping Top SAP Stakeholders to Business Processes

    1. Why It’s Valuable:

      1. KTern identifies the Top SAP stakeholders involved in each business process module.

      2. By linking these stakeholders to their respective business processes, KTern ensures that the right people are engaged at every step of the transformation, facilitating effective collaboration and smooth integration into the new S/4HANA system.



    2. Benefit:

      1. Stakeholder Engagement: Ensure all key SAP stakeholders are properly associated with the relevant business processes.

      2. Improved Collaboration: By mapping stakeholders to specific processes, KTern enables more targeted communication and collaboration during the migration.

      3. Optimized Transformation: Involving the right stakeholders at the right time helps streamline the transition to S/4HANA, reducing the risk of disruption.


Benefits of Business Transformation Assessment

The Business Transformation Assessment helps organizations streamline their S/4HANA migration by focusing on:

  1. Improved Readiness: Identify areas needing optimization for a smoother transition to S/4HANA.

  2. Optimized Processes: Align current processes with S/4HANA’s capabilities to improve business efficiency.

  3. Minimized Risk: Recognize potential issues early, reducing roadblocks during the migration process.

  4. Better Decision-Making: Leverage actionable insights to make informed decisions on process adjustments, technology adoption, and resource allocation.
Next Steps for Successful Business Transformation Assessment
  1. Process Mapping: Leverage KTern’s 6-level process map to understand your current business processes and identify optimization areas.

  2. Optimized Processes: Align your business processes with S/4HANA to ensure efficiency and improve performance.

  3. Materiality Analysis: Perform Materiality Analysis to identify critical processes that require attention and prioritize efforts accordingly.

  4. Cost Reduction: By improving efficiency and eliminating unnecessary resources, reduce migration-related costs.

  5. Training & Fiori Apps: Implement suggested Fiori apps and training for a smoother transition and quicker adoption of the new system.

KTern’s Business Transformation Assessment is a critical component of your S/4HANA migration strategy. It provides comprehensive, data-driven insights that allow you to make informed decisions, optimize your processes, and ensure a seamless transition to S/4HANA.


Business Transformation Assessment Key Visuals

  1. Process Breakdown Image – Visual of business process hierarchy.

  2. Process Modeler – KTern visualizes business processes using its process modeling editor. This feature provides a standardized flow for each process, helping organizations refine and follow best practices during the S/4HANA migration. It suggests optimized steps for each process, ensuring that they align with the new system requirements.

  3. User Insights and Actions – Identification of SAP stakeholders involved under each business module.