Revolution not evolution – new structure in greenfield approach
Revolution not evolution – new structure in greenfield approach
The energy sector is reinventing itself: In order to respond to the changed conditions in the energy market for the long-term, classic energy suppliers need to transform themselves and become providers of energy and infrastructure services. BKW adapted its strategy early on and created the economic conditions to internationally invest in new, energy-related business fields such as infrastructure planning, flood protection, tunnel and bridge construction.
For this purpose, in addition to fundamental organizational changes, the transformation of the management information systems (MIS) for the control of the company was important. The existing SAP ERP system, which is an important base for the MIS, had become aged, and was no longer coping structurally and procedurally with the new great challenges. Adapting the systems (Brownfield approach) was not really viable, and after a brief pre-study phase, the company decided on a new structure according to the Greenfield approach. In cooperation with Q_PERIOR, BKW was the first Swiss company to successfully build a future-oriented finance and logistics system on the basis of S/4HANA Enterprise Management. The system foundation was created with the innovative platform, to realign the company and to guide it into the future.
“Digitalizing processes means questioning everything and everyone. There is no evolutionary way, it’s time for a revolution.”
Peter Wächli, Head of SAP Competence Center Operations, BKW
In cooperation with Q_PERIOR, BKW was the first Swiss company to successfully build a future-oriented finance and logistics system on the basis of S/4HANA Enterprise Management. The system foundation was created with the innovative platform, to realign the company and to guide it into the future.
What did our customer achieve with this?
Our approach
In cooperation with other service providers, Q_PERIOR was first commissioned to perform a pre-analysis of the actual situation, the evaluation of the appropriate software and the determination of the best suitable implementation approach. In the second step, Q_PERIOR supported the implementation of the selected integrated ERP, budget, consolidation and reporting systems based on SAP (S/4HANA Enterprise Management).
The procedure in bullet points
Facts & Figures
Customer: BKW, Bern
Number of employees: 6600
Sales volume 2016: 2.9 billion
Project futureERP: Go Live: January 2017 with SAP S/4HANA on premises, version 1511 – Finances, Procurement & Logistics, Sales, Maintenance, HCM and Real Estate
Change to latest version 1709 planned for 2018
Run time: 16 months (without pre-analysis)
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