Mindful of the ever-encroaching ECC support deadline in 2027, choosing the right system integration partner is more important than ever.
However, you should also consider working with a team of experienced freelance SAP S/4 HANA Consultants to work alongside your internal teams and/or your system integration partner.
Here are a few reasons why it's a good idea:
1) Retain control. Take on some freelance SAP Consultants to sit on your “side of the fence”. They can be your subject matter experts for specific SAP modules, and act as a counter-balance to the amount of control that you relinquish to the system integrator.
2) Quality assurance. Take on a freelance resource to help check the quality of the work being produced by your internal teams and/or the system integration partner. If you lack the internal know-how, a freelance SAP Consultant can be the answer.
3) Tried & trusted experience. On average, “senior” SAP Consultants have undertaken between 3-6 full end to end S/4 HANA implementations throughout their careers. This brings a wealth of experience from all the highs and lows of that journey. They can bring this experience to your project, so you can repeat some of the successes, and avoid any of the mistakes that some of your competition made in the past.
4) Fully flexible resource. Freelance SAP Consultants are by very nature a flexible resource pool. Take them on for a fixed period, and you can choose whether to extend them again or if the work is complete they can leave without any cost to you.
5) Backfill your internal teams. You might want your internal teams to be assigned to the S/4 HANA implementation. But what about the BAU tasks that they were responsible for? A freelance SAP Consultant can help you here on a fixed-term basis until the S/4 system goes live, and becomes the new BAU!
Get in touch if you want to know more about how a team of freelance SAP resources can help you and your team achieve your S/4 HANA objectives!