Eps.23 | ERP & CRM: Accelerating ERP (SAP) consolidation after mergers & acquisitions

Join us in this episode where we discuss the complexities and strategies of accelerating ERP (SAP) consolidation in the context of mergers and acquisitions. With insights from industry leaders at Avantra and TCS, this episode explores the challenges and solutions in standardizing SAP platforms post-merger. Our host Tim Bond, Founder of TechPros.io, speaks with Tyler Constable, Global Head of Solution Engineering at Avantra, and Mukund Shinde, Client Partner at TCS, offering their expertise and experiences.

Key Insights and Strategies:

- Balancing Priorities: The episode highlights the inherent trade-offs between quality, timelines, and budget in major SAP consolidation projects post-M&A. Tyler Constable emphasizes that each SAP system's uniqueness requires a tailored approach.

- AI-Driven Observability: Avantra's AI-driven solutions offer deep visibility into system metrics, benchmarks, and predictive insights, aiding effective decision-making in ERP consolidations.

- Landscape Architecture Considerations: Mukund Shinde stresses the importance of early assessment of landscape architecture and total cost of ownership in planning SAP consolidation roadmaps.

- Leveraging Templates for Acceleration: Shinde advocates for using templates around master data and key configurations to speed up standardization, thereby minimizing risks and costs.

- MVP Approach in Prioritizing Processes: Focusing first on integrating essential finance processes, categorizing them into critical, nice-to-have, and future state during workshops.

- Regular Upgrades and Testing: The significance of regular application, database, and infrastructure upgrades, along with leveraging test automation tools for impact analysis across domains.

- AIOps Augmenting Decisions: Constable discusses how Avantra's AIOps capabilities enhance landscape decisions regarding legacy systems and cloud migrations by providing predictive insights.

- Streamlining Testing with Automation: Avantra's automation capabilities significantly accelerate the testing process, contributing to more efficient and effective migration efforts.

- People Empowering Potential: The role of freeing up skilled SAP teams from operational tasks to focus on strategic initiatives related to mergers and acquisitions.

Resources and Links:

- Article on Accelerating ERP Consolidation: https://insights.techpros.io/articles/accelerating-erp-consolidation

Find out more about Avantra https://www.avantra.com/

- Tyler Constable, Global Head of Solution Engineering at Avantra - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerconstable/

- Mukund Shinde, Client Partner at TCS - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-shinde-tcs/

- Tim Bond, Founder & CEO at TechPros.io -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tngbond/

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