SAP STRATEGY & THE CFO In this article Neal Tarditi, Consulting Manager Digital Finance ANZ at SAP, discusses the evolution of SAP core products, software and functionality to where it is today. He highlights the improved focus on business outcomes and customer value, specifically when considering the requirements of the CFO and shares his advice on how CFOs can maximise the core SAP modules in the quest for a single source of truth.
T Neal Tarditi, Consulting Manager Digital Finance ANZ at SAP
he SAP digital core product has come a long way in terms of functionality and processing power with the evolution from ERP (ECC6) to the S/4HANA Database and Functional Suite.
outcomes in mind (new and improved functionality) and the reduction to ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ (TCO) of the software. SAP’s focus is on maximising value to the customer in the highly competitive software market.
SAP has purchased additional ‘best of breed’ software such as Ariba, Signavio, Concur, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass, Machine Learning and BTP with cloud computing at the forefront to meet customers, strategic business goals.
Yet, the CFO is interested in business outcomes and not the technology, as the core of a business is either selling product or providing services to the customer. However, it is the underlying technology which helps enable this core business alongside the CFO’s monitoring and reporting on the financial health.
SAP has evolved its customer success strategy and products to be cloud-centric with business
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