Independent SAP S/4HANA
Advisory Services
Clarity, control, and confidence for complex S/4HANA transformations.
FS/4Ascend provides senior-level SAP S/4HANA program advisory services, supporting executives, sponsors, and program leaders through the most critical phases of transformation.
We operate independently from system integrators, ensuring objective guidance, strong governance, and delivery confidence from strategy through go-live.
Why FS/4Ascend
Independent Advisory (No SI Bias)
We operate independently from system integrators and implementation partners to ensure objective guidance. We challenge assumptions, validate design and delivery decisions, and protect business outcomes — providing clear, unbiased oversight without delivery or implementation incentives.
Execution-Focused Support
We work hands-on with business, IT, and delivery teams to stabilize execution and drive progress. Our focus is practical problem-solving across design, testing, cutover, and go-live — prioritizing tangible progress over theoretical frameworks.
Structured Governance & Control
We establish clear governance, decision frameworks, and accountability across your S/4HANA program. This creates executive transparency, aligns stakeholders across business and IT, and provides control over scope, risk, and delivery performance throughout the transformation lifecycle.
Accountability to Outcomes
We measure success by business readiness, controlled go-live, and sustained operations. Our role extends beyond recommendations — we remain accountable through execution, issue resolution, and transition to steady-state, ensuring confidence at the executive level.
FS/4Ascend provides senior-level advisory support through the most critical phases of SAP S/4HANA transformation.
What We Do
Program & Project Governance
Establishing the structures required to keep S/4HANA programs on track.
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We design and strengthen governance models that enable clear decision-making, executive visibility, and controlled delivery across complex SAP programs. This includes program structure, role clarity, escalation models, and milestone-based reporting aligned to business outcomes.
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Typical focus areas:
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Program and workstream governance models
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Executive steering structures
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Decision frameworks and escalation paths
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Delivery cadence and quality oversight
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Establishing clarity, accountability, and control across complex S/4HANA programs.
Deployment & Cutover Leadership
System Integrator (SI) Selection Advisory
Independent support to select the right delivery partner.
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We support clients through SI selection with an objective, structured approach focused on delivery capability, industry fit, and execution risk—not sales narratives. Our role is to ensure alignment between business expectations, delivery model, and contractual realities.
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Typical focus areas:
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SI evaluation criteria and RFP support
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Proposal and commercial review
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Delivery model validation
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Risk identification prior to contract award
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Ensuring the right delivery partner, contract structure, and accountability model.
Design Review & Delivery Assurance
Identifying issues early—before they become program failures.
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FS/4Ascend reviews SAP S/4HANA solution designs and delivery approaches to identify design flaws, misalignments, or risks that threaten timeline, cost, or business outcomes. We act as an independent quality layer between business, IT, and the SI.
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Typical focus areas:
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Functional and integration design reviews
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Deployment and data migration readiness checks
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Clean-core and template adherence
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Risk and issue mitigation recommendations
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Identifying risks and misalignments before they impact timeline, cost, or outcomes.
Program Recovery & Turnaround
Stabilizing challenged programs and restoring confidence.
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For SAP S/4HANA programs experiencing delays, cost overruns, or delivery breakdowns, FS/4Ascend provides rapid assessment and recovery leadership. Our focus is stabilizing execution, restoring trust, and resetting the path to go-live.
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Typical focus areas:
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Program health and risk assessments
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Governance and leadership reset
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Re-planning and milestone recovery
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SI and stakeholder realignment
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Stabilizing challenged programs and restoring delivery confidence.
How We Work
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Diagnose
We begin with an objective assessment of your S/4HANA program — confirming scope, identifying delivery risks, validating design decisions, and establishing a fact-based view of readiness.
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Govern
We put clear governance in place across program management, decision structures, and controls — ensuring accountability between business, IT, and your system integrator.
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Execute
We work hands-on with your teams and partners to stabilize delivery, unblock execution, and drive disciplined progress across design, build, testing, and deployment.
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Stabilize
We lead cutover, go-live, and hypercare with a focus on business continuity, issue resolution, and executive confidence — ensuring a controlled transition to steady-state operations.
Our services are independent, pragmatic, and focused on outcomes — not tools, platforms, or implementation sales.
When To Engage
Engage us when one or more of the following applies.
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✔ You are planning a SAP S/4HANA program and want independent guidance from the start.
✔ You need objective oversight of your system integrator to validate design, delivery, and commercial decisions.
✔ Your program shows early signs of risk — unclear governance, missed milestones, or misaligned stakeholders.
✔ You are approaching a high-risk phase such as integration testing, cutover, or go-live.
✔ You need executive-level confidence in delivery and a fact-based view of readiness and risk.