In guided workshops we run your scenarios in a live SAP system. Your team sees the standard process, and together we log only the gaps that truly add value, with a clear, upgrade-safe decision for each one.
Live system
workshops on a running SAP system, not on slides
Gap log
a clear decision for every gap
Clean core
every extension upgrade-safe
SAP Activate
the method SAP itself recommends
Most differences people ask for are habits, not advantages. Fit-to-standard separates the two, so you keep only the differences that really make your business better.
How each gap is decided
Every gap goes through the same questions, so decisions are fast, consistent and upgrade-safe.
What fit-to-standard looks like in each area
Choose an area to see typical requests for changes, and how we usually meet them with the standard or a clean extension.
Finance
The problem
- “We need our own report for every manager”
- “Our approval chain is different”
- “We have always closed this way”
What we deliver
- Standard analytics and Fiori apps, configured by role
- Standard workflows with your approval rules
- A close calendar built on SAP best practice
- Key-user extensions only where truly needed
- SAP best practices
- Embedded analytics
- Flexible workflow
The result: A finance process close to standard, easy to upgrade.
Sales
The problem
- “Our pricing is unique”
- “Customers need special documents”
- “Orders need extra checks”
What we deliver
- Pricing set up with standard condition techniques
- Output forms adapted with standard tools
- Checks built as configuration or business rules
- Extensions on SAP BTP only for true differentiators
- SAP best practices
- Output management
- SAP Build
The result: Your commercial rules, delivered the standard way.
Procurement
The problem
- “Every department buys differently”
- “We need custom approval routes”
- “Suppliers send invoices in many formats”
What we deliver
- One buying process with options by category
- Standard approval workflows
- Invoice capture and matching from standard and partner solutions
- Clear policies agreed in the workshop
- SAP best practices
- Flexible workflow
- SAP Ariba
The result: Simpler buying, with control built in.
Supply chain and manufacturing
The problem
- “Our plants all work differently”
- “We need a custom planning screen”
- “Quality is unique in our industry”
What we deliver
- One template for all plants, with local options
- Standard planning apps configured for your teams
- Industry quality checks with standard QM
- Integration for machines and partner systems
- SAP best practices
- S/4HANA PP and QM
- SAP Integration Suite
The result: One way of working across plants.
HR
The problem
- “Our HR policies are special”
- “Each country is different”
- “Managers want their own forms”
What we deliver
- Policies mapped to standard SuccessFactors rules
- Country localisation from SAP and INK
- Standard self-service forms adapted with configuration
- Extensions on SAP BTP for local needs
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP best practices
- SAP BTP
The result: HR on the standard, with local rules where they matter.
How a fit-to-standard workshop runs
Prepare
Scope, scenarios, sample data and the right people in the room.
You get: A workshop plan
Show
We run the standard process live in SAP.
You get: Shared understanding
Discuss
Your team tests it with real cases and raises gaps.
You get: A gap log
Decide
A design authority decides each gap, using clean-core rules.
You get: Decisions with reasons
Sign off
Design documented and signed off by process owners.
You get: An approved design
Six possible decisions for every gap
Adopt the standard
Change the way of working to follow SAP best practice.
Configure
Meet the need with standard settings.
Change the policy
Update the business rule instead of the system.
Key-user extension
Fields, logic or forms added by trained key users, no code.
Developer or BTP extension
ABAP Cloud or SAP BTP, only for real differentiators.
Not now
Logged for a later phase, with the reason recorded.
Related: GROW with SAP · Industry Rapid-Start Packages · Business Process Reengineering · SAP Development & Clean Core
See your process in standard SAP
Bring one of your processes. We’ll run it in a live SAP system and show you how close the standard already is.
Frequently asked questions
What is a fit-to-standard workshop?
A guided session where we run your business scenarios in a live SAP system, compare them with SAP best practice and record only the gaps that matter.
Is fit-to-standard only for GROW with SAP?
No. It is SAP's recommended approach for SAP Cloud ERP public and private edition and S/4HANA projects.
What happens to the gaps?
Each gap gets a decision: adopt the standard, configure, change the policy, a key-user or developer extension, or not now. Extensions follow clean-core rules.
Who should attend?
Process owners and key users who know how the work is done today, plus someone who can make decisions for the area.