SAP Quality Awards 2024: And the winners are...

Due to the high number of outstanding nominations in the Business Transformation category, the following sub-categories were formed:

• SAP Business Transformation 
• SAP Large Business Transformation 
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Transformation 
• SAP SuccessFactors Transformation 

The main winners of this year's Quality Awards are:

• Sicpa (Category: SAP Business Transformation)
• Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (Category: SAP Large Business Transformation)
• KWC (Category: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Transformation)
• Federation of Migros Cooperatives (Category: SAP SuccessFactors Transformation)

Project results with measurable added value

Every year since 2008, SAP Switzerland has presented the Quality Award to customers who stand out with outstanding performance in the planning and execution of implementation projects. Successful SAP implementations demonstrate not only project planning at a high level of quality, but also a focus on fast and cost-effective implementations close to the SAP standard.

The projects are evaluated by a jury with the help of ten quality principles recommended by SAP, the observance of which promises better results in the implementation of standard software. The aim is to achieve project results that generate measurable added value and meet the demand for short implementation cycles and rapid value creation. The Quality Awards recognize SAP customers who demonstrate exceptional performance. At the same time, the Awards foster the emergence of a community of "thought leaders" in which collaboration with customers and partners is strengthened.

Awards for 13 projects in 4 categories

To determine the best projects of the past year for the SAP Quality Awards 2024, the SAP Quality Management Switzerland team once again evaluated a large number of successfully completed SAP implementations. This year, SAP Switzerland presented awards in the following four categories

• The category "SAP Business Transformation" includes transformation projects with more than 500 users, a project duration of more than 6 months and an effort of up to 20,000 person days.
• In the category "SAP Large Business Transformation" large-scale projects with the same requirements as the business transformation projects are evaluated, with the focus on the volume of project expenditure, which is greater than 20,000 person days for these projects.
• In the category "SAP S/4HANA Cloud Transformation" projects are evaluated using the same criteria as the business transformation projects, but the focus is on the transformation of solutions to the cloud.
• In the category "SAP SuccessFactors Transformation" The award recognizes projects in which a transformation in the area of human resources has been successfully implemented using the SAP SuccessFactors solution.

In each category, one main winner and other winners were honored with an award. A total of thirteen projects from companies operating in Switzerland were honored this year, whose SAP projects met the award requirements to a particularly high degree.

Unfortunately, no projects were submitted for the "Rapid Time to Value" category or the new "Sustainability" category this year. 

Winner in the "SAP Business Transformation" category

The jury chose Sicpa as the main winner. The internationally active Vaud-based company is the market leader in security inks for banknotes and a leading provider of secure authentication, identification, traceability and supply chain solutions. The project focused on a conversion to SAP S/4HANA on-premise based on a brownfield approach and the introduction of other new SAP solutions. An important factor in the project was the improvement of operational efficiency across 22 countries. The jury was impressed by the project approach, which included various clean-ups and optimizations before the actual start of the project. The team spirit and organizational change management in the project also confirmed the jury's decision. Sicpa was supported in this major project by implementation partner Seidor.

Through an outstanding SAP S/4HANA on-premise implementation, also earned an award:

• BernmobilBern's municipal transport company (SVB), migrated the existing SAP systems to SAP S/4HANA using the brownfield approach. The project scope also included the replacement of SAP SRM (supplier management) with Self-Service Procurement. The implementation partner was Novo Business Consultants.
• The Hügli Holdingone of the largest suppliers of long-life convenience products, converted its SAP systems to SAP S/4HANA using a greenfield approach, with a rollout to other countries planned. The project partner was Consolut.
• The Suva realized a new implementation of SAP S/4HANA and the SAP Analytics Cloud solution in its project. The project was supported by NTT Data Business Solutions.

Winner in the "SAP Large Business Transformation" category

Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich, which ensures that energy is available around the clock and in the right quantity in the city of Zurich and parts of the canton of Graubünden, was awarded the top prize in the SAP Large Business Transformation category. This major project involved a new implementation of SAP S/4HANA and other SAP solutions from the customer experience and analytics environment. The project focused on the harmonization and standardization of processes. The jury was particularly impressed by the significant reduction in customer-specific enhancements and the project governance with very short decision-making paths. Aveniq Avectris supported and accompanied this project as an implementation partner.

Other winners in the "SAP Large Business Transformation" category are:

• OC Oerlikon Management has carried out a global implementation of SAP ERP together with Infosys and implemented other SAP solutions such as SAP GTS (Global Trade Services) and SAP Business Warehouse.
• Stadler Rail Management intended to comprehensively standardize its processes with the new implementation of SAP S/4HANA and other SAP and non-SAP solutions. This project was supported by implementation partner Innflow.

Winner in the category "SAP S/4HANA Cloud Transformation"

The main winner in this category is the Swiss company KWC, an international premium manufacturer of fittings and comprehensive sanitary solutions. This cloud transformation project included the new implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud as well as additional SAP solutions, including SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), Sales Cloud, SAP FSM for field service management and SAP SuccessFactors. The jury was particularly impressed by the chosen approach to simplifying and standardizing business processes. The measurable business case and the performance indicators achieved after a short time were also impressive. Together with the implementation partner Agilita, this project was implemented in just ten months.

Other winners in the "Cloud Transformation" category are:

• Axpo Services introduced SAP S/4HANA Cloud and other SAP solution components. The main focus of the project was the harmonization and automation of business processes. Deloitte Consulting supported this project as an implementation partner. 
• Skyguide intends to renew its system landscape with the implementation of SAP S/4HANA and other SAP solutions in order to meet today's business requirements. This project was supported by Neo Technologies.
• Zurich Insurance Companya leading multi-line insurer, migrated its entire system landscape of more than 500 servers to the cloud with this project. The project was implemented in collaboration with SAP Switzerland.

Winner in the "SAP SuccessFactors Transformation" category

The main winner in this category is Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund. The largest retail company in Switzerland has modernized its HR processes and introduced several solutions from the SAP SuccessFactors portfolio. After a further rollout, over 80,000 Migros employees will be using the solution. The jury was very impressed by the standardization and harmonization achieved despite the diversified company as well as the comprehensive support of the project through organizational change management measures. HR Campus supported Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund in this project.

also received an "SAP SuccessFactors Transformation" award:

• ABB E-mobility Holding has introduced SAP SuccessFactors and other SAP solutions. The main project objective was to introduce a global master data system for everyone. The need for rapid implementation was significantly achieved through the use of SAP Best Practices. AKT DACH supported this project.

Source: www.sap.ch