SAP Quality Awards 2022: These are the winners

SAP Switzerland awards every year since 2008 Quality Award to customers who excel 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 on the basis of the 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. This year, the SAP Quality Awards 2022 once again recognized 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.

SAP Quality Awards 2022 for 13 projects in 4 categories

This year, SAP Switzerland presented Quality Awards in four categories:

• The category "Business Transformation" includes large projects with more than 500 users, a project duration of more than 6 months and an effort of more than 900 person-days.
• In the category "Cloud Transformation" large-scale projects are evaluated according to the same requirements as the business transformation projects, but the focus is on the transformation of cloud solutions.
• Under the category "Rapid Time to Value" fall under small and medium-sized projects with less than 600 users, a project duration of 7 months or less and a project effort of less than 1000 person-days.
• In the category "Digital Pioneer" projects with an innovative functional approach of SAP solutions are evaluated, as well as solutions that use innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) or Blockchain.

In each category, one main winner and, if appropriate projects were available, further winners were honored with an award. This year, a total of thirteen projects from companies operating in Switzerland were honored, whose projects met the award requirements to a particularly high degree. The main winners from Switzerland automatically take part in the SAP Quality Award Europe. The winners of the Quality Awards at European level will be determined in 2023.

Award winner in the "Business Transformation" category

The Swiss Post impressed with its strong organizational change management in its S/4HANA transformation project aimed at harmonizing all business areas and value flows. The strong entrepreneurial commitment enabled the achievement of the desired results with strict application of project management principles. Swiss Post with its implementation partner SAP Switzerland were therefore named Grand Winner by the jury. The other award winners in this category, all of whom shone with an outstanding on-premise implementation of SAP S/4HANA, were:

• Basel Transport BVB, supported by partner NOVO Business Consultants,
• Cablex as a network infrastructure company, supported by Swisscom,
• Swiss Army Logistics Base (LBA), supported by partner BearingPoint,
• The furniture with the implementation partner SAP Switzerland,
• Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, supported by Swisscom.

Winner in the "Cloud Transformation" category

The main winner of this award category is JT International (JTI). The award-winning cloud transformation program is part of JTI's Vision 2030. The goal of the global project was a globally integrated business planning process with improved demand forecasting, planning for sales and operations planning with the SAP cloud solution Integrated Business Planning, and detailed manufacturing planning. The jury particularly recognized the professional project management with a strong focus on organizational change management, communication and motivation of the project team. The scope of the project, supported by SAP Switzerland, was impressive. The other winners in the "Cloud Transformation" category are:

• Hälg Facility Management, provider of professional facility management services, supported by partner AGILITA,
• Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, with implementation partner Mibcon NDC.

Award winner in the "Rapid Time to Value" category

In their industrial project Oetiker Switzerland migrated the existing SAP ERP landscape to SAP S/4HANA on Premise - during an extremely short project duration of only six months. According to the jury, they were impressed by the excellent application for nomination and the pragmatic project approach that made the short duration possible. Swisscom supported the project as an implementation partner. Another podium finish in the "Rapid Time to Value" category was achieved by the optical components development and manufacturing company Optotune, supported by AGILITA.

Winner in the "Digital Pioneer" category

The main winner is the Canton of Zurich, Finance Directorate, Office of Information Technology. In the hardship program of the Canton of Zurich, the rapid increase in hardship applications in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic meant that the existing process had to be converted to automated recording within a very short time. This project was implemented in just three months on the basis of the SAP Business Transformation Platform and the special solutions for case management in the social sector (SAP for Social Protection) and cash and revenue management (SAP Public Sector Collection and Disbursement, PSCD). The jury was impressed by the pragmatic project approach, the short implementation time, the business benefits and the positive feedback from the auditors. The project was advised by NOVO Business Consultants. Also among the winners in the "Digital Pioneer" category was the Coop Cooperative for the introduction of the billing of parking fees via Supercard points, this project was supported by SAP Switzerland.

Source and further information: SAP Switzerland