We don’t blame them: in complex businesses that have been trading for a long time and that run operations across geographies, sites, and organisations, data can be intimidating. It’s often messy, of varying quality, and there’s a lot of it (but not everything’s still in use). Understandably, SAP teams often dread the data migration part of their transformation project. (And rightly so: According to Gartner, more than half of transformation projects are delayed by data).

As SAP data migration specialists (it’s all we do!), we know that there’s a better way. It’s one that removes the anxiety because:

• It starts with radical transparency. A thorough inventory of the data that exists across your business – and how it’s being used. (We call it Data Discovery and we’ve built a dedicated piece of software that automates most of the process). This gives you the peace of mind that you’ve thought of all of it, and helps you define the scope of your project.
• It gives you planning certainty based on this insight. Having identified potential obstacles, pitfalls and bottlenecks, we can build them into our project plans before you kick off the transformation, hugely de-risking your project.
• It cuts the time to value. Full data transparency saves you time and money on expensive consultants later on. Years of data migration project planning experience help us integrate relevant workstreams and aim for ambitious, but realistic timelines.
• It’s based on a solid methodology and technology. This includes a clear requirements definition, a structured approach, and roadmaps for testing, data quality, reconciliation and validation. All of this is underpinned by our advice on the best technology, depending on your circumstances (data volumes; whether it is a single project or a multi-phase roll-out; the scale of change; data quality issues; the scope for migration).
• It’s delivered by a team of SAP data migration experts who have been doing this for years. There aren’t many SAP data challenges we haven’t seen - and solved.

A huge percentage of the value of your business sits in its data. Doing data migration properly can massively impact the outcome of your business transformation in terms of time, money, and overall complexity. It helps you seize your competitive advantage faster and have a way less bumpy ride throughout the project.

Learn more about:

• Our proprietary Data Discovery software, Pioneer
• Our team, expertise and specialisms

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