Embracing Quality Engineering in SAP S/4 Transformation


Despite its advanced features and capabilities, implementing SAP S/4HANA is quite often complicated and time-consuming. One of the primary challenges is the difficulty in mapping the solution capabilities to business objectives. This, added to project deadlines and user adoption issues, calls for a modern Quality Engineering (QE) strategy that is built from the ground up. For any organization embarking on an S/4 transformation journey, the focus on users becomes critical to realizing the full value of S/4.


In a well-structured QE model, quality management doesn't really end just after the implementation. It continues long after the new solution is in production. Leveraging the data gathered during each implementation project phase to continuously improve the quality of future releases is paramount.

Delegation of QE responsibilities

When you start to think about incorporating QE into your SAP implementation, the first step should be to establish quality as everyone’s responsibility. Anyone who is connected to the S/4 transformation project has a responsibility towards ensuring quality; be it a project manager, a technical team member or a business user. Establishing this clear understanding at the beginning of the project is critical for a smooth S/4 transformation. It is important to have a centralized organization to help advocate and establish standard QE processes and help ensure they are being followed.

A good Quality Engineering process should start at the beginning of a project and should be designed to prevent the injection of defects into the product. It is cheaper and more efficient to prevent software defects than to detect and fix defects at a later point in the project or even after go-live.

Let's take a closer look at how a good QE process aligns with the stages in an SAP S/4HANA implementation.


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