The preparation was followed up with a process survey, definition of scope, an initial rough concept, evaluation of necessary changes and actual creation of the road map on the basis of the results. The road map included a detailed schedule and service specifications for all phases of the project.
During the preliminary project, the consultants made use of the SAP Readiness Check, a code scan to determine Unicode customization needs, the Microsoft Teams project platform, and a proven proprietary GAMBIT tool to scan the systems by GAMBIT’s migration team.
An unusual feature of the GNS project was that, in parallel to the preliminary project, two companies in which GNS had held an interest for some time still had to be integrated into the road map: Höfer & Bechtel GmbH and Eisenwerk Bassum GmbH. The integration of these companies was completed in the legacy SAP ECC system prior to the actual implementation project.
The experts also had additional integrations to consider in the road map: replacement of the existing WM system with SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management), re-implementation of SAP ESS (Employee Self-Services), and retrofitting of the high-bay warehouse. GNS had to find new partners for the ESS/HCM (Human Capital Management) and EWM modules and integrate these into the project team.