Assessing capabilities

The market forces discussed previously exert a lot of pressure on organizations. For many companies, the challenge of technical change and changes to processes needs to be considered upfront even before they look at resolving external challenges. Being innovative is an early decision an enterprise can take to thrive in this environment. They need to create capabilities that can respond to these forces. However, the larger and more mature the organization is, the more challenging it is to change systems and processes and retrain people.

Nevertheless, many organizations are biting the bullet and starting their transformation journeys with the RISE with SAP offering. It’s a crucial first step but shouldn’t be mistaken as a panacea to take on all the challenges an organization faces – it is more of an enabler to reaching a strategic business outcome. It can also be a foundational core part of the transformation roadmap that a company needs...