References for Brightwork SAP S/4HANA Maturity Issues Articles

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  • These are the references that were used for our SAP S/4HANA Maturity Issues articles.

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This is the reference list for the SAP S/4HANA Maturity Issues articles, as well as interesting quotes from these references at Brightwork Research & Analysis.

Reference #1: Article Titled:

2019 Update: How Many Live SOH and S/4HANA Customers Are There?

https://searchsap.techtarget.com/news/252463458/Plattner-Cloud-is-the-way-forward-for-S-4HANA-systems

*https://news.sap.com/2017/11/sap-s-4hana-at-jti-change-as-opportunity/

https://www.sap.com/documents/2016/12/300f5998-9d7c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html#

https://www.sapvirtualagency.com/FileExplorer/Partners/S4HANA%20smb/Flipbook_S4_Partner_SME_Customer_Stories.pdf

https://www.sap.com/documents/2017/07/c2743ffd-c87c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html

Reference #2: Article Titled:

Why Did SAP Fake S/4HANA Maturity So Aggressively?

https://searchsap.techtarget.com/feature/SAP-S-4HANA-functional-completeness-in-eye-of-the-beholder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Weekly

Reference #3: Article Titled:

Who Was Right About S/4HANA’s Readiness?

*https://upperedge.com/sap/timing-your-move-to-s-4hana/

*https://upperedge.com/sap/migrating-to-sap-s-4hana-could-get-you-fired-not-deciding-on-s-4hana-will-probably-get-you-fired/

https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2018/07/19/sap-se-sap-q2-2018-earnings-conference-call-transc.aspx

Reference #4: Article Titled:

The Discrepancy Between SAP and DSAG on S/4HANA’s Growth

https://www.sap.com/documents/2018/02/de1db6cd-ee7c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html

https://www.dsag.de/pressemitteilungen/budgets-feel-impact-digitalization

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4141369-saps-sap-ceo-william-mcdermott-q4-2017-results-earnings-call-transcript

DSAG Survey scope
“In total, 334 CIOs and company representatives from DSAG member firms in German-speaking countries took part in the online survey between November 2017 and January 2018. One contact was surveyed per company. Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed come from companies with between 1,000 and 4,999 employees, and nearly 30 percent come from companies with over 5,000 employees. 52 companies in Switzerland took part and 37 in Austria.”

Reference #5: Article Titled:

Analysis of Mark Chalfen’s Article on S/4HANA Maturity

https://www.bluefinsolutions.com/blogs/mark-chalfen/april-2016/how-mature-is-sap-s-4hana-is-it-business-ready

Reference #6: Article Titled:

The Evidence That The S/4HANA Suite Missed Its Release Deadlines

https://blogs.sap.com/2014/06/04/sap-simple-finance-launched-at-sapphire-now-2014/

https://news.sap.com/partner-quote-sheet-sap-unveils-next-generation-enterprise-software-new-business-suite-sap-s4hana/

https://www.sap-sbn.no/en/download/369

https://diginomica.com/2016/04/11/sap-pre-announces-a-miss-for-revenue-in-q1-fy2016-maintains-full-year-guidance-an-analysis/

Reference #7: Article Titled:

How Accurate was SAP and Sven Denecken on S/4HANA 1610?

https://www.sap.com/documents/2016/10/9e49aa81-927c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html#https://news.sap.com/sap-s4hana-enhancements-accelerate-digital-transformation/

https://www.asugnews.com/article/with-s-4hana-1610-sap-focuses-on-extending-on-premise-core-improving-ux

Reference #8: Article Titled:

What Was the Real Story with the Revlon S/4HANA Failure?

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252464278/SAP-disruption-leads-to-Revlon-class-action-lawsuit

*https://specialreport.247wallst.com/consumer-products/2019/03/20/whats-really-wrong-with-revlon

https://www.wipro.com/en-US/blogs/pradeep-nair/sap-s4hana-the-core-of-a-digital-business/

*https://www.amazon.com/Software-Wasteland-Application-Centric-Hobbling-Enterprises/dp/1634623169

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4249619-revlons-rev-ceo-debbie-perelman-q4-2018-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single

http://blog.asug.com/asugs-2019-state-of-the-community-study-reveals-sap-customer-insights-challenges-and-opportunities

https://www.riministreet.com/Documents/Collateral/Nucleus_6-out-of-10-customers-wouldnt-buy-SAP-again_June-2016.pdf