SAP S/4HANA allows an enterprise to create a consolidated view of all operational and
financial data to offer flexible and easy reporting along with automation of processes. It also
offers real-time analytics, simulations and forecasting with a great user experience. Benefits
of SAP S/4HANA include but is not limited to ‘single source of truth, faster forecasting and
planning, ‘on the fly capacities’, new reporting and analytic support, global regulatory and
compliance abilities across all languages, currencies and industries, faster month closing,
integrated with Fiori etc.
Discuss these statements using case study examples (from literature searches) to demonstrate
the benefits of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management.
Your paper should include the following areas :
• A brief historical overview of SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management focussing on
the database aspect in particular
• The use of Fiori in comparison to t-codes
• What are the changes in S4(Simple Finance) that is different to SAP FICO ECC
version ? Discuss citing some examples.
• Discuss some issues faced by companies migrating to SAP S/4HANA and how they
have overcome these issues. (Minimum 2 companies)
Your task is to produce a 3000 – 4000 word research paper which discusses the issues
relating to the above. The paper should demonstrate a depth and breadth of reading
and should be appropriately referenced. The paper should be referenced using the
Harvard referencing standards and formatted according to the approved style guide.