Every SAP Programme Director says the same thing once Fit-to-Standard is signed off: "we're ready." A signed-off workshop tells you the design is agreed. It doesn't tell you whether your data's clean enough to migrate, whether the business has capacity to absorb the change, or whether your integration scope is actually understood rather than marked "TBC." Ready means your data, your people and your integration scope can actually absorb the change, not just that the design's been agreed. Full breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/eYGCegD7 #S4HANA #SAPTransformation #SAPReadiness #CIO
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