Item: SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Rating: 6
Author: Gustavo Porporato Daher

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is a full integrator across several functions, most of them related to the economic or financial impact of the activities of the company. It provided the support to manage one set of data, giving the reliability and consistency required. It ensured data is managed consistently, integrated with other systems.

Pros and Cons

ensure the consistency of financial and accounting information across functions
data management is solid - allowed to deal with data throughout the world
it covered all the accounting aspects of the company

update of customisation is cumbersome and complicated
creation of new set of rules is quite complex
implementation could be long and expensive

Return on Investment

implementation costs generally overrun the budget (and time)
it provides a good standard across the globe - easy knowledge transfer
solid internal audit and control features generate an environment that prevent fraud

Alternatives Considered

Oracle ERP Cloud

We used some Oracle modules - they were effective, but SAP is powerful when integration of data is heavily required

Other Software Used

Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management, Salesforce Analytics Cloud

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a valid solution for multinational companies, as it manages pretty well all data updates. For small companies, the SME version of SAP is still complex to implement due to the enormous number of options to customise it.

SAP review

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with SAP ERP