SAP review
Updated December 01, 2024

SAP review

Gustavo Porporato Daher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • SAP ERP Financials

Overall Satisfaction with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

It is a full integrator across several functions, most of them related to the economic or financial impact of the activities of the company. It provided the support to manage one set of data, giving the reliability and consistency required. It ensured data is managed consistently, integrated with other systems.

Pros

  • ensure the consistency of financial and accounting information across functions
  • data management is solid - allowed to deal with data throughout the world
  • it covered all the accounting aspects of the company

Cons

  • update of customisation is cumbersome and complicated
  • creation of new set of rules is quite complex
  • implementation could be long and expensive
  • implementation costs generally overrun the budget (and time)
  • it provides a good standard across the globe - easy knowledge transfer
  • solid internal audit and control features generate an environment that prevent fraud
We used some Oracle modules - they were effective, but SAP is powerful when integration of data is heavily required
It is a valid solution for multinational companies, as it manages pretty well all data updates. For small companies, the SME version of SAP is still complex to implement due to the enormous number of options to customise it.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
7
Accounts receivable
5
Inventory tracking
8
Automatic reordering
7
Location management
8
Pricing
Not Rated
Order entry
5
Credit card processing
3
Cost of goods sold
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Dashboards
3
Standard reports
4
Custom reports
5
API for custom integration
6
Plug-ins
6
Role-based user permissions
8
Single sign-on capability
8
Not Rated

SAP Adoption

  • Third-party professional services
The chosen company that helped us with the implementation was deloitte. They worked together with our Internal consultants that were selected to
accomplished the Project.
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - The main lesson that we learned in regards
to change Management was that communication done before and during the Project was very important.

Every user was clearly explained about the different
steps that the company was going to make within the project, in order to avoid uncertainty, stress and anxiety to the
staff.

Evaluating SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Competitors

SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
Yes - SAP Was
aimed to replace a software solution that was designed within the company. On
one hand the former system was reliable and 100% customised to our needs. On
the other hand it had serious limitations to integrate near features, connections
and solutions. The business grew in complexity, so they need to have a modern
and complete system was high.
To improve
the evaluation and selection process I recommend to dedicate more time to
verify all the key aspects that SAP will take care of. Generally you plan with
your consultant to spend a number of weeks understanding our needs on the
options that the system has, but we learned that it was not enough and that we
should have spent more time evaluating all the key aspects of our business.

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