ECC to S/4HANA Migration
Get a detailed picture of what you are carrying into your SAP S/4HANA landscape
SAP SAP/4HANA gives your business a digital presence far ahead of SAP ECC. However, you need not rush ahead with migration just to stick to the deadline. Move with an evidence-backed roadmap of what is in your ECC system, which path is right for you, or what it will realistically cost.
Percipere answers all three questions before you commit to anything.
Why Some Are Still Waiting On The Sidelines
It is not the deadline. It is uncertainty.
Every business still on SAP ECC knows it needs to move. The 2030 mainstream support deadline is not news. What holds most organisations back is not awareness — it is three questions they cannot answer with confidence:
Percipere solves all three—before you commit to a migration path, a partner, or a budget.
Process Intelligence
ECC systems accumulate decades of process debt—workarounds that became workflows, custom code that nobody remembers writing, and data that has never been cleansed. Most organisations only discover this after migration, when it is expensive to fix.
Our Phase 0 assessment uses FUTUROOT, our AI-powered process intelligence platform, to surface exactly what is in your ECC landscape prior to you committing anything. The output is not a sales proposal. It is the evidence base you need to make the right decision and take it to your board.
The Three Migration Paths
Greenfield. Brownfield. Selective. We help you choose the right one.
There is no single right path to S/4HANA. The answer depends on your ECC landscape, operational complexity, timeline, and appetite for change. Percipere assesses all four before making a recommendation.
How We Start
Before we recommend anything, we assess everything.
A Phase 0 assessment is a focused, time-bound engagement — typically four to six weeks — that gives you and your board a clear, evidence-based picture of your migration options before you commit to anything.
Here is the roadmap:
How We Deliver the Migration
Phase 0 to go-live. Fixed scope. Named team. No surprises.
Once the path is agreed, Percipere owns the delivery — powered by PerciXpert, our AI-led implementation engine. PerciXpert replaces guesswork with evidence: a data-driven Phase 0, clean core architecture, and configuration that is right before go-live — not discovered to be wrong after it. Named team. Board-level governance. And we do not stop at go-live.
SAP Cloud ERP implementation
We implement SAP Cloud ERP (GROW with SAP or RISE with SAP, depending on your path) configured for your industry, processes, and team. Not a generic template. Not a lift-and-shift of what you had before.
FUTUROOT — AI-powered process intelligence throughout
FUTUROOT is not simply a Phase 0 tool. It runs continuously throughout implementation to prove that the new system mirrors your agreed process design — and post-go-live to drive continuous improvement. It is the evidence layer across the entire migration journey.
Integration and clean core
SAP Business Technology Platform smoothens the integrations with third-party systems, legacy applications, and building of operational tools without touching the clean core—protecting your investment and your upgrade path.
Change management and training
Technology is only half the challenge. Percipere embeds change management and user enablement into every implementation—because a system that nobody uses delivers no value.
PerciServe — post go-live managed services
Go-live is the beginning. PerciServe provides structured application management, preventive monitoring, and continuous improvement post-go-live—with a named team that already knows your implementation.
Proof Points
310 Plants. 407 Users. One Day. Zero Disruption.
Baramati Agro is a ₹6,000+ crore agro-industrial leader running six lines of business — sugar, poultry, animal feed, and food processing among them — across 310 plants and 15 fragmented SAP company codes built up over 15 years. Almost every transaction started outside SAP, in farmer apps, supplier portals, and banking platforms, which meant 10 external parties all had to be ready on the same day, or none of it would work.
Percipere engineered a Bluefield-hybrid migration to consolidate 15 company codes into 7, deployed FUTUROOT to cleanse and re-map hundreds of thousands of master records, and orchestrated all 10 external parties into a single, simultaneous Big Bang go-live — 310 plants and 407 users, live on day one, nine months from kickoff.
The Timeline
The 2027 window is narrowing. Here is what that means in practice.
Ready to Know Where You Stand?
A Phase 0 assessment gives you the evidence to make the right migration decision — path, cost, timeline, and risk — before you commit anything. Most assessments are completed in four to six weeks.
FAQ’s
How do I migrate from SAP ECC to S/4HANA?
Migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA involves assessing the existing SAP environment, defining the migration strategy, preparing data and custom code, transforming business processes, testing the new environment and planning the final cutover. Percipere helps businesses assess their current SAP ECC landscape and select the appropriate migration approach, whether that is a brownfield system conversion, greenfield implementation or selective data transition.
How do I choose an SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration partner in the UK?
Choose a partner with proven experience in SAP ECC, S/4HANA migration, data management, business process transformation and SAP Finance. Percipere supports organisations through the complete migration lifecycle, from initial assessment and strategy through data migration, testing, cutover and post-go-live support. Experience with complex SAP environments and the ability to minimise business disruption should also be key considerations.
What do SAP S/4HANA migration services include?
SAP S/4HANA migration services typically cover the assessment of the existing ECC environment, migration strategy, system and data analysis, custom-code assessment, data migration, business process optimisation, testing, user training, cutover and post-go-live support. Percipere can help organisations manage these activities as part of a structured SAP ECC modernisation programme.
Should I choose a greenfield or brownfield SAP S/4HANA migration?
The choice depends on the organisation’s existing SAP landscape, business processes, level of customisation and transformation objectives. A brownfield migration converts the existing SAP ECC system while preserving much of the existing configuration and data. A greenfield implementation provides an opportunity to redesign processes around SAP S/4HANA best practices. Percipere can assess the existing environment and help determine which approach best fits the organisation’s business and transformation goals.
How is SAP ECC data migrated to S/4HANA?
SAP ECC data migration involves analysing existing data, identifying what needs to be transferred, cleansing and preparing the data, mapping it to the S/4HANA environment and validating the results through testing. Master data, financial data and relevant transactional information need to be carefully assessed as part of the migration strategy. Percipere helps businesses plan and manage SAP ECC data migration to improve data quality and reduce risks during the transition.
How can businesses minimise downtime during an SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration?
Downtime can be reduced through detailed migration planning, data preparation, testing, technical rehearsals and a carefully managed cutover strategy. Organisations can also identify critical processes and dependencies early to reduce disruption during go-live. Percipere uses structured migration planning and testing to help businesses transition from SAP ECC to S/4HANA while maintaining business continuity.
Can an SAP partner manage the complete ECC to S/4HANA migration from assessment to go-live?
Yes. An experienced SAP partner can manage the migration lifecycle from initial assessment and strategy through solution design, data migration, custom-code analysis, testing, training, cutover and post-go-live support. Percipere can support organisations throughout their SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration, helping coordinate technical and business activities and reduce the risks associated with a major ERP transformation.
Insights & Thought Leadership
Driving Process Optimisation Ahead of SAP S/4HANA Migration
A diversified global agribusiness partnered with Percipere and FUTUROOT to optimise pre-migration processes and prepare for a critical SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA® transformation within 12 months.
Transforming Financial Reporting and Operational Efficiency with SAP
A leading media and entertainment company partnered with Percipere to modernise financial systems and reporting, implementing a bespoke SAP S/4HANA® hybrid cloud solution to streamline operations and improve efficiency across divisions.
Streamlining Internal Processes with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
Over 450 veterinary practices partnered with Percipere to modernise finance operations using SAP S/4HANA® Private Cloud, reducing audit costs, streamlining processes, and enabling teams to focus on patient care and practice growth.
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