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Knowledge HubThe 2027 Budget Is the Last One That Can Still Move Your ECC Date – By Erin
The 2027 Budget Is the Last One That Can Still Move Your ECC Date Budget season is quieter than go-live season. It is also where most ECC timelines are genuinely…
What Actually Happens in the Ten Weeks After an S/4HANA Go-Live – By Erin
What Actually Happens in the Ten Weeks After an S/4HANA Go-Live Cutover weekend gets all the preparation. The runbook, the war room, the hourly checkpoints, the rehearsal cycles. Then Monday…
Go-Live Is Not the Finish Line. It Is Where the Staffing Plan Breaks. – By Erin
Go-Live Is Not the Finish Line. It Is Where the Staffing Plan Breaks. Every S/4HANA business case has the same shape. Cost and headcount climb through design and build, peak…
The 2027 Budget Is the Last One That Can Fund an ECC Exit – By Erin
The Deadline That Actually Bites Is Your 2027 Budget, Not December 2027 Every ECC roadmap has December 31, 2027 on it. Almost none have this autumn on it, and this…
What to protect when the timeline gets pulled in – By Erin
Compressed Programs Do Not Cut Scope. They Defer It. Almost every S/4HANA program running toward a 2027 target is now being planned compressed. That is not a failure of planning.…
Clean Core Is Where Good S/4HANA Projects Quietly Go Sideways – By Erin
Clean Core Is Where Good S/4HANA Projects Quietly Go Sideways Every S/4HANA program starts with the same promise. Keep the core clean, move extensions to the side, stay close to…
The AI Doesn’t Fail at Go-Live. It Fails at the Data Model – By Erin
The AI Doesn't Fail at Go-Live. It Fails at the Data Model. There is a lot of noise right now about how few SAP AI agents are actually running in…
The AI SAP Is Selling You Runs on a Platform You Haven’t Migrated To – By Erin
The AI SAP Is Selling You Runs on a Platform You Haven't Migrated To Every SAP leadership team walked out of this year's keynotes with the same message. The future…
The First Month-End Close Is Where an S/4HANA Go-Live Actually Gets Judged – By Erin
The First Month-End Close Is Where an S/4HANA Go-Live Actually Gets Judged The go-live weekend gets the rehearsals. The cutover plan gets walked through hour by hour, owners named against…
The Date Your SAP Program Actually Runs On Isn’t 2027 – By Erin
The Date Your SAP Program Actually Runs On Isn't 2027 Every S/4HANA plan has one date circled. December 31, 2027. It is the date SAP stops mainstream maintenance for ECC.…