Duration: approximately 3 weeks
S/4 Retail Programme Health Check
An independent read on where architecture, governance and delivery will break — before the rollout finds out.
The outcome
Leadership knows which architectural and organisational points put the programme at risk, in what order to address them, and what has to be decided in the next 90 days.
Technology domains examined
- SAP S/4HANA & Retail CoreWhat belongs in the S/4HANA core — and what deliberately does not?
- Store, POS & Retail OperationsHow do store operations and goods flow stay stable during the transformation?
- Commerce & OmnichannelHow do commerce, POS and ERP reach the same product, price and order data?
- Integration, BTP & Enterprise PlatformsDoes this capability belong in the core, in an extension, or on a platform of its own?
- Enterprise Architecture & GovernanceHow are architecture decisions made accountable to the steering committee and the CFO?
The situation
- The S/4 Retail programme is starting, stalling or entering rollout.
- There are decisions, but no dependable target-state authority.
- Dates move and nobody can say whether the architecture is the reason.
- The steering committee gets status colours instead of a basis for deciding.
Scope
- Target architecture, core boundaries and extension strategy
- Template governance and design-authority structure
- Integration landscape including POS, commerce and legacy
- Rollout readiness and wave logic
- Decision paths between business, IT and the system integrator
What you receive
- Architecture findings with prioritised risks
- Governance gaps and concrete ownership proposals
- Integration risk register
- Rollout readiness assessment
- Executive readout in one session, documented in writing
What it is not
- Not a generic readiness checklist.
- Not an assessment of individuals.
- No implementation and no takeover of delivery responsibility.
Who it is for
CIO, Transformation Director, programme leadership, Head of Enterprise Architecture
Next step
Confidential scoping conversation, 20 minutes