SNP’s BLUEFIELD™ approach and transformation software has been certified following a comprehensive audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers
March 15, 2022 – SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE, a world-leading provider of software solutions for digital transformation processes and automated data migrations in the SAP environment, has achieved certification of its BLUEFIELD™ Powered by CrystalBridge solution from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
PwC has comprehensively audited the SNP solution BLUEFIELD™ Powered by CrystalBridge. For the certification, SNP simulated a selective transformation from SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) to SAP S/4HANA with many demos. The auditors monitored the process during the audit and confirmed the procedure. For this purpose, SNP demonstrated a wide range of transformation scenarios. In addition to the result of the audit, the audit report also contains a comprehensive description of SNP’s software and approach, explaining how transformations are performed with BLUEFIELD™ Powered by CrystalBridge.
The audit was conducted in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 (Revised).
Gregor Stöckler, chief operating officer, SNP, said, “SNP is delighted that PwC was able to complete the audit of the BLUEFIELD approach that we developed and established in the market as well as our transformation software. The audit report summarises the auditors’ findings on the suitability of SNP’s procedure and on the fulfilment of the transformation objectives to serve as proof for our customers. It provides even more transparency for SAP user companies, letting them take full advantage of the added value SNP’s leading solution offers for SAP-centric transformations.”
There used to be two classic migration approaches in the SAP market: greenfield, primarily for new implementations of SAP solutions; and brownfield, primarily for the transformation of existing SAP landscapes. SNP developed a third approach many years ago: BLUEFIELD™. To achieve this, SNP combined the two classic approaches by selecting the best parts of greenfield and brownfield. Today, BLUEFIELD™ is a globally established approach within the SAP community that serves as a solution for existing SAP customers.
After completing over 14,500 projects, SNP knows that business transformations can be complex and sometimes even mission-critical. Currently, there is high demand for scenarios involving mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and moves to SAP S/4HANA and the cloud. These scenarios impose high requirements on the quality of the software that implements such change processes.
With this in mind, SNP had its BLUEFIELD™ approach and CrystalBridge transformation software audited with regard to the following key transformation objectives: the transformation is complete and correct according to the customer’s specifications; the migrated data is consistent; and the transformation is fully documented in an understandable way. Now, the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has recently “certified” SNP’s approach and transformation software.
From a regional perspective, Gerald Faust, managing director and CEO – Asia Pacific and Middle East, SNP, said, “PwC’s certification is a key milestone in SNP’s offering of business agility and innovation to the SAP ecosystem at minimal risk and disruption. Our industrialised, comprehensive software-centric suite of data transformation and data life cycle management delivers a 100 percent success rate across all SAP scenarios. This demonstrates once again the value and strategic contribution of SNP solutions for transforming companies with varying complexities mapping the diversity in the region.”
About SNP
SNP is a world-leading provider of software for managing complex digital transformation processes. Instead of traditional IT consulting in the ERP environment, SNP offers an automated approach using specially developed software: The Data Transformation Platform CrystalBridge® and the SNP BLUEFIELD™ approach allow companies to restructure and modernize their IT landscapes much more quickly and securely as well as migrate to new systems or cloud environments more securely. This gives customers clear qualitative advantages while at the same time reducing their time and costs.
The SNP Group has around 1,600 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, and generated preliminary revenues of around EUR 166 million in the 2021 fiscal year. It serves multinational companies in all industries. SNP was established in 1994, went public in 2000, and has been listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since August 2014 (ISIN DE0007203705). Since 2017, the company has been trading as a European company (Societas Europaea/SE).
More information is available at www.snpgroup.com
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