Why many IT roadmaps fail and what you can do to prevent this

Investing in technology. Sounds good, right? But without practical application, there will be no return on investment. To prevent this, a well-founded IT roadmap is crucial. After all, investing in technology without a well-thought-out connection to your processes, strategy and people is like driving without a destination.

Many organisations are considering a move to SAP S/4HANA. Or they are already preparing for this step. At least, that’s what they think. In reality, a lot is often done, but without a clear direction. Meanwhile, you need overview and substantiation to make the choices now that will stand the test of time. And that will really make your organisation stronger.

Building on the foundation

Every building rests on a solid foundation. The same should apply to your IT. But it is precisely this foundation that is lacking in many organisations. The pressure to “do something” with S/4HANA often leads to separate projects with no connection between them. This results in an IT roadmap that is not connected to what the organisation really needs.

Without insight into bottlenecks, goals and dependencies, you continue to steer based on assumptions. What seems logical on paper often turns out to be unfeasible or unnecessary in practice. And that costs time, energy and support.

With Next to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud

Oliver IT’s Next methodology allows you to map out your processes, systems and organisation. Based on facts, not assumptions. What works? What stands in the way? Where do you want to go? These questions form your foundation.

This allows you to:

• Connect the shop floor to strategy
• Gain insight into bottlenecks and opportunities
• Build support for change

Next not only helps you move forward today, but also with the choices you make tomorrow. We link the insights from the analysis phase to SAP Best Practices. This creates a concrete and relevant path for your organisation towards SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.

This approach forms the basis of Ready4HANA: an integrated process from Ctac and Oliver IT, both part of the Ctac Group. We translate your insights directly into the design of SAP S/4HANA. You know exactly which bottlenecks you are solving, which processes you are strengthening and which systems will remain or disappear.

The result: a coherent IT roadmap that is right for you and fits your strategy, ready for value creation with SAP S/4HANA.

S/4HANA is not a goal, but a means

A good IT roadmap does not start with technology, but with insight. Not with what is possible, but with what is necessary. With Ready4HANA, you do not focus your transformation on systems, but on your strategy. And that makes all the difference.

It keeps you on course. Because only a roadmap that is firmly anchored in practice and your organisation’s vision for the future delivers value.