Implementation & migration
When the core no longer fits the business, establish the target processes and a sequenced transition.
- Fit-gap and programme backlog
- Migration options and readiness plan
SAP S/4HANA services
Implement, migrate and improve your enterprise core with integration, data and release assurance.
INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS
Plan, implement and improve your enterprise core
An SAP S/4HANA programme changes processes, integrations and data, not just software. Linkfields combines implementation, upgrades and migration with a controlled route into support.
Assess conversion versus a new implementation, custom code, interfaces and data ownership. Agree the edition, deployment, functional scope, local requirements and acceptance criteria before delivery. Explore Intelligent Enterprise Platforms.
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What we deliver with SAP S/4HANA
The agreed statement of work defines SAP application, functional and deployment coverage.
Integration & extensions
When SAP must connect to other applications, define interfaces and keep bespoke logic controlled.
- Interface contracts and ownership
- Extension decisions and test scenarios
Data migration & reconciliation
When data moves, make its quality and acceptance visible to business owners.
- Source profiling and mapping rules
- Test loads and exception reports
Enterprise change & rollouts
When business structures change, align processes, master data and release governance.
- Template and localisation decisions
- Separation or consolidation plan
User adoption & SAP Fiori
When roles and daily tasks change, design the user journey with the people who will use it.
- Role-to-task mapping
- User acceptance and training plan
Managed support
When the programme enters service, make ownership, release risk and improvements explicit.
- Support transition and service backlog
- SAP technical-operation boundaries
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Enterprise change, carve-outs and rollouts
Example programme patterns, including shared-service realignment where it affects scope.
Acquisition integration
Decide which processes and systems to harmonise, retain or consolidate.
- Input - acquired estate and operating model
- Output - integration and master-data plan
- Control - Process and data owners approve changes before release.
Divestiture & carve-out
Define the business and data to separate, including shared-service dependencies.
- Input - separation perimeter and obligations
- Output - selective data and interface plan
- Control - Approve access, retention, reconciliation and transition ownership.
Template-led rollouts
Balance a global process template with local operational and reporting requirements.
- Input - template, sites and local needs
- Output - rollout waves and exception register
- Control - Template owners govern local variations and master data.
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A controlled SAP delivery sequence
Example engagement pattern: delivery method and platform tooling are agreed with the SAP lead, not assumed.
01
Assess & scope
Baseline processes, custom code, interfaces and data. Agree the target and migration approach.
- Gate - Approved fit-gap, dependency register and readiness actions.
02
Design & prepare
Configure agreed processes, define extensions and prepare rehearsal environments and data rules.
- Gate - Approved design, role model and migration mappings.
03
Validate & cut over
Rehearse loads, reconcile data and test critical processes with business users.
- Gate - Accepted regression evidence, cutover and recovery runbook.
04
Enable & operate
Train users, transfer knowledge and prioritise post-launch changes with the service owner.
- Gate - Accepted adoption plan, handover and improvement backlog.
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Reusable IP with visible assurance outputs
Illustrative assurance outputs include a readiness register, reconciliation report and release evidence pack, helping business owners assess readiness and make release decisions.
Linkworks where ERP/CRM does not fit
Use composable applications for a portal or complex workflow that sits outside the agreed SAP core.
- Microservices, REST APIs and composable UI
- Cloud-native delivery with DevSecOps
Migration and release assurance
Select reusable packs for the estate and release risks identified during discovery.
- Readiness - dependencies and decision log
- Reconciliation - totals, exceptions and owners
- Regression - scenarios, results and sign-off
IEP accelerators
- Migration & Readiness
- Regression & Release Assurance
- Data Migration & Reconciliation
- Intelligent Platform Operations
INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS
Secure delivery and clear technical boundaries
Review roles and privileged access, protect migration data and validate critical journeys. Record regression results, unresolved risks, rollback decisions and business acceptance with Quality engineering and Cyber Security.
SAP S/4HANA application change is distinct from SAP HANA/Basis operations. Agree database administration, sizing, availability, backup/recovery and security for the selected deployment; appliance, virtualisation and data-centre requirements are not defaults. Explore Cloud services and Platform migration & AMS.
BUYER QUESTIONS
Questions before you begin
Bring your current estate, target processes and main delivery risks. We will agree scope, governance and the commercial route.
Let’s connect
Tell us about your SAP S/4HANA priorities
What happens next
- We route your enquiry to the relevant portfolio specialist.
- Where needed, we agree an NDA before you share confidential information.
- We clarify your priorities and agree the right next step with you.