SAP S/4HANA Transformation at UFZ

SAP S/4HANA Transformation

at the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

About UFZ
The Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ was founded in 1991 under the name UFZ Environmental Research Centre Leipzig-Halle GmbH and employs 1,100 employees at its locations in Leipzig, Halle/S. and Magdeburg. It conducts research for a sustainable USE of natural resources for the benefit of humans and the environment.

Image source: André Künzelmann / Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

Challenges

SAP ECC system with various modules (including PSM), customer-specific developments and interfaces in use
Various 3rd party solutions in use
Limited departmental resources
End of SAP ECC maintenance announced for the end of 2027
No S/4 preparations have been made to date

Solution

Transformation of the current SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA using the brownfield approach
Conducting a preliminary study to develop a customized roadmap for the changeover
Implementation of the SAP business partner under SAP ECC
Conversion to SAP S/4HANA
- Class. ledger -> new ledger incl. new FI-AA
- incl. implementation of SAP PS
- Individual SAP Fiori apps

Benefits

Introduced SAP S/4HANA landscape
Introduced selective process improvements (e. g. SAP PS)
Lean SAP S/4HANA implementation with new SAP Fiori apps that were created as the basis for further optimizations and new SAP functionalities

"The cooperation with Scheer during the project was always characterized by a high level of solution orientation. The planned time and the available budget were adhered and additional functions could be incorporated."

– Eric Böhme (Project Management and ABAP Development) and Julia Porath (Collegial Head of IT Department)