Recently, I came across a staggering case: a global enterprise spent over five years and millions of dollars developing a business-critical application using RAP (Restful ABAP Programming) — simply because the internal and partner teams were comfortable with ABAP. The app, built using RAP on SAP BTP, eventually ran into serious performance bottlenecks and scalability … Read more
You’ve heard it a hundred times – “keep the core clean“. But what does that really mean in practice when you’re knee-deep in a Fit/Gap workshop and the business just flagged a “go-live critical” requirement that doesn’t exist in standard SAP? Welcome to the tightrope walk of SAP S/4HANA transformation where innovation collides with legacy … Read more
If you’ve been around SAP implementations for a while, you’re probably familiar with RICEFWs—Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflows. These are the backbone of any SAP project, helping bridge gaps between standard SAP functionality and actual business needs. For years, the default approach was to build everything inside the SAP system using ABAP. But … Read more
SAP’s S/4HANA Clean Core strategy is essential for organizations looking to keep their ERP systems future-proof, upgrade-friendly, and extensible. However, achieving and maintaining a Clean Core is not just about technology—it requires strong governance that cuts across multiple areas and workstreams. A well-structured Clean Core governance model ensures that customizations are minimized, extensions are built … Read more
Implementing SAP S/4HANA at scale is no small feat. It requires a well-structured tech team that can efficiently manage development, integrations, analytics, data migration, and infrastructure—while ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems. Recently, I had the opportunity to lead the Technical team for an S/4HANA RISE implementation where we had to deliver around 600+ … Read more