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Start the Change Journey Early
Managing the human side of change takes longer than implementing new technology. Initiate change management activities before system design starts. Pre-project tasks should include leadership alignment, forming a change network, assessing change impact, confirming benefits, and mobilizing key internal project resources.
Deliver Change from Within
Internal expertise is essential for effective change. Leverage resources who already know your business to drive change, developing them into capable change leaders. If internal resources are unavailable, choose partners with deep business knowledge who can communicate seamlessly in the right language and cultural context. The best partners are highly experienced and should have the mindset to seamlessly integrate with your team and approach, working with you—not just imposing change on you.
Industrialize Deployment
Time is the biggest cost driver in S/4 projects. To optimise both time and budget, deploy multiple sites in parallel using overlapping waves. This strategy demands meticulous planning but can yield significant savings. Each wave should start with an early engagement phase, preparing local businesses for the swift technical deployment that follows. This structured approach ensures readiness and streamlines the rollout. Strong in-market/in-country change leaders are needed who have credibility, language proficiency, cultural understanding, and the ability to work independently to manage local challenges effectively.
Apply the 80/20 rule to Change Impact Management
Not all S/4 processes demand equal attention. Accelerate and simplify your change management by zeroing in on high-impact areas and prioritizing essential actions. Target the crucial 20% of process changes that go beyond basic communication and training to ensure successful adoption. Anticipate challenges like employment contracts, location shifts, cultural changes, and third-party agreements early to prevent delays.This focus calls for change agents with the right blend of business process expertise and S/4 functional knowledge, enabling them to swiftly create a prioritized change impact assessment and actionable plan.
Enhance SAP’s Activate Method for Change Management
SAP’s Activate method lays a strong foundation for S/4 implementation but shouldn’t stand alone. Enhance its effectiveness by integrating change management essentials: change networks, leadership development, and impact assessments. Embedding these into your delivery framework ensures the human element is addressed, leading to smoother transitions and stronger project adoption throughout your organisation.
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A Locally Sourced Global Team
We manage an extensive network of >2,000 SAP experienced change consultants across 72 countries, fluent in 38 languages. This allows us to quickly provide experts with the cultural and linguistic skills needed to successfully drive change within global SAP projects.
Quality & Consistency
80% of our consultants are from big-4. We actively vet our consulting pool to maintain availability of resources with global SAP, local language & cultural knowledge.
Extensive Global SAP Track-Record
Our highly active Community of Practice ensures our network is up to speed with the latest best practices and learnings from over 100 SAP projects previously delivered.
Tools, Data & AI Driven Approach
We have developed a comprehensive end-to-end digital change management toolkit that can work with all major SAP delivery and change management methodologies including SAP’s ACTIVATE Method, Prosci’s ADKAR change method as well as tailored client-developed methods.
Our tools and templates are increasingly AI-powered to enable our change experts to achieve more, more quickly.
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Experience the Issoria Advantage
Our consultants combine deep business process expertise with S/4 knowledge to quickly create prioritized change impact assessments and actionable plans without the traditional over reliance on your business process SMEs
Credible
Respected and trusted peers, our consultants influence change directly, unlike junior note-takers.
Self-Sufficient
Our consultants independently drive change, quickly identifying and resolving challenges.
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Local
Deep understanding of localisation issues, local language and culture, ensures smoother, region/country specific adoption.
Seasoned
Our least experienced consultant brings over 5 years of expertise in SAP-enabled organizational change.
Why is change management vital for SAP S/4HANA transformation?
Managing the people side of transformation is essential to project success. SAP S/4HANA involves significant changes in processes and roles, which require employees to adapt. Without effective change management, companies risk poor user adoption and operational disruptions.
Why shouldn’t we rely on our systems integrator for change management?
Systems integrators (SIs) are focused on technical deployment, on time and on budget. This can lead to conflicts of interest, as their priorities may favor technical solutions over essential organizational adjustments. A dedicated change management partner provides unbiased, specialized expertise to ensure your teams are prepared, engaged, and ready to adopt new systems effectively.
How does Issoria support change from within the organization?
Issoria emphasizes empowering internal resources who understand your business to lead change effectively. If internal resources are lacking, we provide experienced consultants who integrate seamlessly with your team, leveraging their deep business knowledge and cultural insight to drive successful transformation.
How does Issoria approach complex, multi-site deployments?
Issoria employs a “hub and spoke” model for efficient management of complex, multi-site deployments. Our centralized hub offers standardized tools and templates that local teams customize. This method, along with our streamlined change management, ensures global consistency and local adaptability. It’s a scalable solution that minimizes time and costs, facilitating a smooth rollout at each site.
Can Issoria enhance SAP’s Activate methodology with tailored change management support?
Absolutely. Our ChangeAble Activate framework enhances SAP’s Activate by integrating essential elements like change networks, leadership development, and impact assessments. This makes SAP’s methodology more effective, addressing both technical and human aspects for better adoption.
