Best of 2022: Top 5 SAP Automation Blog Posts
There’s no question as to the need for an SAP automation platform – it’s about selecting the right one that eliminates slow, manual processes, and improves data quality, governance, and compliance. Let’s take a look at the Top 5 SAP Automation blog posts of 2022. #5 3 Best Practices for SAP Automation Today’s organizations use […]
How to Start & Build a Successful SAP Data Management Program
Anyone who has worked with ERP software understands data quality problems that create small points of friction for the people who use the system on a day-to-day basis eventually emerge. At best, these are small inconveniences, requiring frequent workarounds and adjustments that eventually add up to much wasted time. At worst, ad hoc data issues […]
Why You Need a SAP RPA Solution
A RPA solution has been hyped for being quite the rock-star – a cure-all for improving manual processes – when utilized properly. After all, automating repetitive and structured processes sounds like a game-changer, doesn’t it? Well, in theory, it is. But in reality, many organizations’ experience with robotic process automation (RPA) has not been positive. […]
Top 10 Customer Master Data Management Challenges in SAP
Poor data quality in your customer master records in SAP leads to inefficiencies and miscommunication. Duplicate records are common, resulting in wasted time and money reaching the same customers multiple times. Inaccurate or inconsistent addresses lead to messages that never reach their intended targets, or worse yet, goods being shipped to the wrong location. Bad […]
Financial Shared Services: How to Conquer Data Management Challenges
According to Deloitte, 88% of businesses who use a shared services approach to manage an organization-wide business function use it to take care of their financial operations. Why finance? These teams are often tasked with looking for ways to become more efficient, and for large organizations, this approach is often the answer to achieving economies […]
SAP Finance Automation Platforms: A One-Time Investment for All Your Automation Needs
Finance automation initiatives are becoming ubiquitous for enterprises in today’s connected, digital world. For many SAP finance organizations, however, the challenge is finding an automation platform that can quickly and efficiently deliver automation solutions that address multiple use cases. Know your options The key to an effective finance automation platform is having automation options for […]
Why You Need to Speed Up your New Product Launches
Large Manufacturers Are Struggling to Keep Pace with Industry Dynamic You don’t have to be an industry expert to have noticed the rapid increase in new consumer products over the past few years. Walk into a typical grocery store or search online, and you’ll see a dizzying array of choices and new products appearing daily. […]
7 Ways Microsoft Excel Can Speed Up Your SAP Processes
SAP data management comes with some challenges. Data entry using SAP’s graphical user interface (SAPGUI) can be slow and cumbersome. Users move from one screen to another, keying in records one at a time, hitting save, and waiting for the screen to refresh before entering the next item into the system. Now contrast that with […]
Regain Control of SAP Journal Entries
Journal entries are foundational to accounting – and yet, they’re often an overlooked pain-point for enterprises. When discussions arise around SAP financial processes and how to make them more efficient, most of the attention is focused on accounts receivable and accounts payable invoicing and the challenges they present. While those are critically important, many customers […]
The Top Two Considerations for Migrating Your SAP Finance Operations to SAP S/4HANA
Finance is core to your business, and migrating your finance operations to SAP S/4HANA is among the most crucial transitions you can make. While a change like this is ultimately the best move for your organization, we recognize that the process can feel overwhelming. Here at Precisely, we talk to many SAP customers that feel […]
Solve the Top 5 SAP Master Data Challenges Through Automation
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of SAP master data to all areas of your business. This article follows SAP master data challenges and how to overcome through automation. In many organizations, however, only a small fraction of master data is actively managed by IT-centric tools. This means that the vast majority remains ungoverned and […]
SAP S/4Hana Transition Journeys Must Start Now
SAP is ending support for its current ECC in 2027, which means that if you’re one of its users looking to transition to the next generation platform, the clock is ticking. In late 2018, SAP announced that just 2,100 of its customers were live with S/4Hana. And while 2027 may seem like a ways away for […]