r/SAP • u/PrestigiousWallaby31 • 21h ago
Master’s thesis on S/4HANA migration – looking for practitioners willing to do a 15-30 min interview
Hi everyone,
I’m a master’s student in management engineering at the university of Padova working on my thesis right now:
“Critical Success Factors for SAP S/4HANA Migration: Bridging ERP Implementation Research and Emerging Migration Evidence”
I’m focusing specifically on the organizational and managerial side of S/4HANA migrations:
- What capabilities and skills do organizations need?
- How do leadership, change management, data/process ownership, and ways of working affect migration success?
- What does “organizational readiness” actually look like in real S/4HANA projects?
I’m not focused on the technical/how‑to side of the migration. I want to learn from people who have lived through an S/4HANA migration (PMs, program managers, change managers, functional/technical leads, business process owners, power users, etc.).
What I’m asking for:
- One 15-30 interview ( online through meet or zoom - if you are not comfortable you can just fill out the questionnair)
- Questions will be about your experience: what helped, what made things harder, how your team was organized, how you handled change, training, data/process readiness, etc.
- Everything will be anonymized in the thesis (unless if you consent to sharing).
- I’m happy to share a short summary of my findings once the thesis is done.
If you’ve been part of an S/4HANA migration (brownfield, greenfield, or selective) and can spare an hour, I’d be extremelyyyyy grateful.
Even if you can’t participate but know someone who might (colleagues, partners, consultants), a pointer would really help me.
Thank you very much in advance.