SAP S/4HANA Migration: Key Success Factors

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As SAP phases out ECC support, enterprises are accelerating migration to SAP S/4HANA 2023 and preparing for the 2025 release. Success depends on more than infrastructure or conversion paths — it requires strategic alignment, data governance, process simplification, and user adoption. This article highlights both mainstream and often overlooked success factors that determine whether a migration delivers true business transformation or simply replicates old inefficiencies in a new system.