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    SAP S/4HANA Transformation

    at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

    About UFZ
    The Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ was founded in 1991 under the name UFZ Environmental Research Centre Leipzig-Halle GmbH and employs 1,100 employees at its locations in Leipzig, Halle/S. and Magdeburg. It conducts research for a sustainable USE of natural resources for the benefit of humans and the environment.

    Bildrechte: André Künzelmann / Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ
    Image source: André Künzelmann / Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

    Challenges

    • SAP ECC system with various modules (including PSM), customer-specific developments and interfaces in use
    • Various 3rd party solutions in use
    • Limited departmental resources
    • End of SAP ECC maintenance announced for the end of 2027
    • No S/4 preparations have been made to date

    Solution

    • Transformation of the current SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA using the brownfield approach
    • Conducting a preliminary study to develop a customized roadmap for the changeover
    • Implementation of the SAP business partner under SAP ECC
    • Conversion to SAP S/4HANA
      • Class. ledger -> new ledger incl. new FI-AA
      • incl. implementation of SAP PS
      • Individual SAP Fiori apps

    Benefits​

    • Introduced SAP S/4HANA landscape

    • Introduced selective process improvements (e. g. SAP PS)

    • Lean SAP S/4HANA implementation with new SAP Fiori apps that were created as the basis for further optimizations and new SAP functionalities

    "The cooperation with Scheer during the project was always characterized by a high level of solution orientation. The planned time and the available budget were adhered and additional functions could be incorporated."

    – Eric Böhme (Project Management and ABAP Development) and Julia Porath (Collegial Head of IT Department)

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