Driving Process Optimisation Ahead of SAP S/4HANA Migration

A diversified global agribusiness enterprise partnered with Percipere and FUTUROOT to optimise pre-migration processes in preparation for a critical SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformation within 12 months. With complex operations spanning multiple regions, the organisation sought to reduce migration complexity, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure smooth adoption of S/4HANA by aligning current processes with modern best practices.

Business Challenge

The company faced a high-stakes challenge: migrating to SAP S/4HANA without simply replicating existing inefficiencies. Leadership needed clarity on how current SAP ECC processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices, which redundancies and bottlenecks might carry over, and what optimizations could accelerate adoption. Without actionable insights, a “lift and shift” approach risked ballooning costs, extended timelines, and major post-migration disruption.

Value Proposition

FUTUROOT delivered a fact-based, data-driven approach to pre-migration process optimisation:

• Root Cause Diagnostics: Pinpointed delays caused by manual interventions, excessive approvals, and outdated workflows while identifying redundancies that could be eliminated.
• Conformance Checking: Benchmarked ECC processes against SAP S/4HANA reference models, identifying deviations, missing steps, and redundant activities.
• KPI Analysis: Measured cycle times, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies to reveal the true performance of existing processes.
• Ideal Process Management: Applied SAP S/4HANA “ideal” process flows as the target blueprint, enabling teams to prepare for new ways of working before migration.