Item: SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use SAP S/4 HANA to teach students as a part of their coursework. It is being used in two departments at my organization. It addresses a variety of business problems over a wide range like Procurement of goods, shipping, material management, sales and distribution. It is smooth to use as the people using ranges from various age groups and different work backgrounds.

Pros and Cons

SAP S/4HANA is engineered for providing choice of deployment according to our requirement, whether on premise, cloud or hybrid.
The UX for SAP S/4 HANA is very easy and friendly to use.
Notifications can be sent from anywhere in the system.

The migration to S/4 Hana is tedious.
Can implement more AI features.
You lose all z-codes when you move to cloud, have to redo everything.

Return on Investment

Increased automation across the tiers.
Minimize accounts receivable days.
Centralized platform for all different modules.

Alternatives Considered

Azure SQL Database

SAP S/4 HANA provides variety of options compared to Azure. Also the consolidation of all different factors in one single system is helpful for people in the organization.

Key Insights

Do you think SAP S/4HANA Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP S/4HANA Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP S/4HANA Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy SAP S/4HANA Cloud again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Python IDLE, MySQL, Tableau Desktop

Usability

It is easy to migrate between different screens within the S/4 system, which makes it easier to manage dependencies, tasks and resolve errors. Also the reporting in S/4 Hana is more reconcilable than any other software. The ease to check the accounts receivable and payable for orders has helped me a lot.

Support Rating

It works well when integrated to other SAP products. Upgrading to SAP S/4 Hana has helped us with time to value. It has made the work process more efficient and easy transition. The real time reporting has improved as compared to previous systems used at my organization. Multi-currency multi-geography options are better in S/4.

Likelihood to Recommend

1. Best suited: Organizations where the company is planning to upgrade to a non SAP system or want more features. Reengineering simplifies the process. Also for organizations who want to consolidate different systems into one.
2. Less suited: Shortage of skills in this field and transition from ECC (which has been used for several years now) to S/4 is difficult.

Way to go S/4 HANA!

Overall Satisfaction with SAP S/4HANA