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This quote has been revived in the last few weeks with the release of Top Gun: Maverick. It reminded me that I needed to write about speed in the world of SAP S/4HANA Digital Transformations. The idea of fast SAP implementations has been applied with very limited success until recently. For many years an SAP implementation would take 18 to 36 months just for the core solution.

A hot topic in the SAP ecosystem is SAP S/4 Transformation where you migrate your existing landscape into the latest ERP by SAP.  Most companies look at this migration as an ominous task that will take several years before any value can be achieved.

Last time I talked about how “greenfield” and “brownfield” are outdated approaches to your digital transformation as every company has a unique starting point, goals, risk tolerance and more.

The fashion industry is known for its volatility. The competitive landscape in fashion is packed with unprecedented challenges during a product’s journey from design to delivery. There is often a long lead time between the conception of a product and the time taken for it to hit the shelf – often referred to as the ‘critical path’.

Businesses want to leverage the highest financial benefits from their investments. Ideally, every dollar invested in labor, technology, machinery, or other classes must produce significant returns. Companies always consider the Return on Investment (ROI) on every expense.

Most organizations today recognize the importance of reporting, analysis and interpretation of business data in generating better business outcomes for a sustained competitive advantage. SAP’s on-prem Data Warehousing product SAP BW helps integrate, transform, and synthesize relevant business data from disparate sources of data including external data sources.

With new trends and concepts emerging all the time, the fashion industry has a history of pushing boundaries. In the coming years, the fashion sector will see massive amounts of innovation with customer expectations shifting around interaction, shopping experience, and multiple touchpoints; introducing a new degree of complexity.

Today, more so than ever before, companies are expecting digital transformation initiatives to deliver better shareholder value through operational efficiencies and providing a superior experience to their customers, partners and employees.

During my career advising finance organizations on their transformation programs, the CFO’s role has evolved. Traditionally the job was to protect the assets of the company and meet statutory reporting and compliance requirements.