For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid?  Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?

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Senior Enterprise Architect, Application Consulting in Healthcare and Biotech2 years ago

Ensure you capture and prioritize your constituencies' needs and pain points.  I've seen too many instances where key stakeholders' needs were not addressed in the target solution.

VP of IT in Software2 years ago

Transparency and communication are key. Good and frequent documentation is also important which will help with explaining what went into decisions that were made. 

COO in Healthcare and Biotech2 years ago

Still too early to comment on value provided.

I would say the biggest lesson learned is to treat it like any other change management exercise: communicate, communicate, communicate! And ensure there is an understanding at all levels of the “why?”, which will likely be different for executives vs. managers vs. end users.

Curious to hear others’ perspectives.

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