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Justin McNeely, Managing PartnerPerformance Analytics
The SAP BPC Path to S/4 HANA Finance What does it mean for you?
SAP BPC Platform Options
Alternative Product Options Prerequisites / RestrictionsCorresponding Planning Solution to
be licensed
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Standard Model
Any supported release and database
BPC NW or BPC MS. Available on-premise or via Managed (Private) Cloud
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Embedded Model
BPC 10.1, SAP NetWeaver 7.4, and HANA as underlying database
BPC NW. Available on-premise or via Managed (Private) Cloud
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Optimized for S/4HANA Finance
S/4HANA Finance (ERP on HANA with SAP Accounting)
BPC NW. Available on-premise or via Managed (Private) Cloud
SAP BusinessObjects Cloud No prerequisites SAP BusinessObjects Cloud (Public Cloud on HCP)
1 Real Time Data AccessAnalyze consolidated actual and plan results both “before” and subsequent to close in near real time, not just at period end.
6 Unified Planning and Consolidation for S/4HANA FinanceBrings benefits of both requirements into a single place.
2 Reduced TCOSingle environment, significantly less data movement to manage, eliminates need for time consuming reconciliations.
7 Ease of Restatement and SimulationAbility to consolidate at level of granularity require to support both management & legal re-organizations an simulations without major rework.
3 Reduced Time to CloseTime from close of books to availability of fully consolidated and signed-off statements reduced, with more time to analyze.
8 Consolidation at Any Level of GranularityLevel at which data is consolidation no longer subject to performance limitations.
4 Ability to Post and Correct at SourceFully consistent data across the entire finance function from a single source of truth and book record.
9 Validation and Preparation at SourceCommon data available real time not just at period end. Errors can be corrected at source.
5 Enhanced VisualizationTop of the line visualization capabilities using SAP Fiori and SAP BusinessObjects tools.
10 Support at Soft CloseAbility to identify issues pre-period end to correct early and close more efficiently.
Benefits for Optimized – S/4HANA Finance
Cautionary Points of Standard Version
1 PerformancePerformance issues can arise due to data volumes without benefit of HANA.
2 Master DataNo standard integration exists for master data, and must be maintained manually.
3 IntegrationNo standard data connectors, data must be imported as flat files through a data import process and maintained.
5 Feature/FunctionalityLacks some features currently in non-standard models (reporting options, scenario buffer).
Requirement/
Deployment Preference
On-Premise Preference
Consolidation /
Planning
Microsoft Shop
BPC for Microsoft (Std)
SAP Shop
No S/4HANA Roadmap
Data Profile (% SAP)
On BW
BPC for NW (Std)
S/4HANA Roadmap
Data Profile (% SAP)
In BW
BPC for Embedded
S/4HANA Deployed
Data Profile (>% SAP)
BPC Optimized
SaaS Preference
Planning only (low complexity)
Business Intelligence
BusinessObjectsCloud
Assessing the Right BPC Solution
FINANCE SALES & MARKETING
HUMAN RESOURCES
BUSINESS NETWORKS
SAP
BusinessObjects
Cloud
9
TRAVEL AND EXPENSE
Extending SAP Cloud Applications
360 degree View
C4CS/4HANA
Assessing the Right BPC Solution
Assessment Criteria
• Functionality
• Technical Architecture
• Deployment
• Support
Evaluate Solutions
• Client specific considerations (Pros / Cons / Benefits) against requirements
Deployment Options
• Initial Implementation
• Support
• Roadmap to S/4HANA Finance
Comprehensive report withrecommendations on:• Platform• Resource Requirements• Deployment Options/Support Model• Demonstrations
Thank you!
Justin McNeelyManaging Partner
T: 905.599.7001E: [email protected]
www.PerformanceAnalytics.com
3601 Highway #7, Suite # 400 Markham, ON, L3R 0M3
Thank You!
Justin McNeely, Managing Partner
905-599-7001