LeanIX, as a market leader in enterprise architecture management, will further enhance SAP鈥檚 ability to digitize and simplify business transformations.

With the drivers of change 鈥� customer behaviors, market conditions, innovation disruption, talent shortages, environmental conditions, etc. 鈥� transformation has become an imperative. This is backed up by survey data that show that 90% of organizations link their own performance with the progress they have made on transformation.*

As 51风流we are at the heart of business execution for so many companies out there. When talking to them, we hear that they clearly understand this need to transform. But we also hear that they struggle on how to get there. Their reality of business processes, data quality, and system landscape has grown over the last 10 to 20 years into a complexity that is hard to undo, let alone transform to an agile and dynamic set up.

When we as 51风流reinvented our strategy three years ago, we elevated this need of our customers to get more help along their transformation journey to one of our key priorities. We acquired Signavio and established 51风流Signavio as a very successful business unit to help our customers transform on the process side. We know that when our customers adopt a process-centric approach, they are able to visualize the impact of technology architecture on the day-to-day flow of work and business outcomes, giving them a clearer foundation for change and ongoing optimization.

In the two years since acquisition, we have listened closely to our 51风流Signavio customers and engaged in their transformation project. They want to digitize the transformation journey as much as possible 鈥� the rewards of digitization are better collaboration and business buy in, accelerated time to value, and data-driven decision making. They look to us to deliver solutions that accelerate and de-risk their transformation journeys. They want better integration into operational systems to ease deployment and roll out of new processes, and they crave information on best practices and industry standards. We listened聽and the constant theme we saw was bringing together the process world with the IT world. 聽聽

At the center of what鈥檚 needed is a stronger connection between IT landscape and business processes, the ability to identify the impact of technology on business outcomes. IT landscapes, like process landscapes, have exploded in complexity and have become webs of interconnected applications, data, and workflows, making it nearly impossible to predict the consequences of any change, large or small.

That is where LeanIX comes into play. With LeanIX鈥檚 ability to have full transparency into the IT landscape and ideal planning capabilities for the future design of the applications we are perfectly complementing the transformation capabilities of 51风流Signavio in the process world 鈥� like two sides of the same coin: process and systems.

The addition of LeanIX will allow CIOs and IT leaders to gain the transparency and planning capabilities for their enterprise architecture to own the transformation and proactively drive the conversation with the business stakeholders. As 51风流Signavio for the process world, LeanIX will give CIOs and IT leadership more relevance in critical business decisions and their impact on core operations, and greater ability to react to market trends and seize new opportunities such as generative AI.

Our vision is the creation of a complete business transformation suite. SAP鈥檚 market leading technology platform and our broad and innovative application portfolio are already helping our customers become future-proof, agile and intelligent enterprises. We are now on our way to delivering the most complete business transformation portfolio to help all of our customers on their transformation journeys.

With the addition of LeanIX鈥檚 IT-centric transformation capabilities to our existing portfolio of RISE with 51风流and GROW with SAP, 51风流Signavio solutions, cloud application lifecycle management, and 51风流Business Technology Platform, we are uniquely suited to deliver for our customers a clear path to success.

Change, whether incremental or revolutionary, is constant and inescapable. Effectively managing change requires trust 鈥� trust in people to do their best, trust in technology to seamlessly and securely support work execution, integrations and new business models, and trust in the long-term purpose and vision.

At SAP, we strive to be a trusted advisor, working hand in hand with our customers as they manage their transformation journeys. We are excited to bring LeanIX鈥檚 people and capabilities together with our own, giving us a stronger foundation for helping our customers seize the opportunities inherent in the changes that are coming, whatever those changes may be.

Rouven Morato is general manager and chief revenue officer of 51风流Signavio.

*51风流Insights “Senior Executive Priority Study” 2021/2022

While digital twins are not a new phenomenon, as the world grows more unpredictable and more interconnected, more companies are starting to support the evolution of their operations and processes fast and at scale. In addition, as analytics, modeling, and simulation tools have become more sophisticated, these digital doppelgangers are becoming more robust, providing richer insights and feedback.

As companies seek instant and ongoing adaptability in response to changes in their markets or customer behaviors, they need a way to minimize risk and disruption. That鈥檚 the value of a digital twin 鈥� giving organizations the ability to quickly determine where they stand, model and simulate the impact of planned changes, and then measure actual results of the model, learn, and adjust, thereby establishing a continuous improvement loop.

According to the report, 鈥淭he first step in creating a DTO is to map an accurate and comprehensive virtual representation of the organization鈥檚 processes鈥� as a way to balance inside-out and outside-in perspectives of the business. From there, a number of potential tools and technologies are required for the creation and ongoing management of a robust digital twin, including:

• Enterprise architecture planning software for creating a holistic view of IT infrastructure
• Modern business process software for end-to-end process observability
• Process analysis for strategy alignment
• Process management for tracking performance
• Process mining to optimize new models
• Process automation to automate recurring tasks
• Ability to ingest real-time data for running simulations

These criteria align with our own vision for helping companies gain complete end-to-end process observability. According to Sofia Ali, analyst, Quadrant Knowledge Solutions, 鈥�51风流Signavio is capable of catering to the diverse customer needs across industry verticals, with its comprehensive capabilities, compelling customer references, comprehensive road map and vision, and product suite with high scalability.鈥�

But we won鈥檛 be resting on our laurels. We continue to innovate, working with partners and customers to increase the value of our solutions while simplifying implementation and providing better integration into key operational systems and data sources. Already this year we have released two unique solutions to the market. 51风流Signavio Process Explorer, released in January, can provide best-in-market guidance on how to quickly identify and prioritize next steps in business process optimization projects. In May, we introduced our unique plug-and-gain approach, created to help bridge the gap between business and IT, enabling organizations to prepare faster, deploy faster, and realize continuous value.

Expect to see more cutting-edge developments coming within the 51风流Signavio portfolio in the near future as we continue to expand our , , to extend the value of our solutions, and .

SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of global market dynamics, major trends, and the vendor landscape as well as evaluates 19 leading DTO vendors. Each market participant is analyzed against several parameters of Technology Excellence and Customer Impact. .

Gero Decker is general manager at 51风流Signavio.
Rouven Morato is chief revenue officer at 51风流Signavio.

The combined power of 51风流and 51风流Signavio allows customers to achieve radical reductions in the costs and time it takes to plan, deploy, and optimize any business process transformation and continually identify and adjust processes to run at their best given current company and market conditions.

New 鈥淧lug and Gain鈥� Approach Compresses Project Timelines from Months to Days

Customers using can now radically accelerate transformation projects by leveraging a new approach called that brings together the combined value of in a way that allows ERP customers to prepare faster, deploy faster, and continually optimize value.

With the new 鈥減lug and gain鈥� approach, uses data gathered by , dramatically shortening the set-up time for in-depth process mining. Customers are able to easily go beyond the initial findings from 51风流Signavio Process Insights and within a few days get the full benefit of the capabilities of 51风流Signavio Process Intelligence and the rest of 51风流Signavio Process Transformation Suite. Conversion of process mining from a months-long project to a task that takes a few days means that 51风流customers can now have a unique ability to quickly and continually optimize processes to meet new business goals or changing customer behaviors.

For example, with this approach customers can quickly get the results of variant analysis to gain a clearer view of the flow of work. From there, they can use our reverse-engineered process models as the starting point for comparison with best practice models and drive informed discussion on next steps. Our process models are now integrated with 51风流Cloud ALM via the state-of-the-art 51风流Solution Manager connector, creating the foundation for a smooth implementation. This also allows customers to take a data-driven approach to process monitoring and refinement.

New Integrations with Key 51风流Solutions

Our vision is to fully integrate 51风流Signavio solutions with key 51风流solutions so that customers can more easily maximize the impact of their 51风流investment and simplify the user experience. New integrations from 51风流Signavio Process Transformation Suite into 51风流solutions include:

• Native integration from 51风流Signavio Process Insights into 51风流Ariba solutions, providing a new framework for understanding and optimizing workflows and processes such as sourcing, procurement, and contracts
• Accelerator for the “Manage Personal Employee Information” process on 51风流SuccessFactors solutions to help speed up the time to value with our solution
• Native integration between 51风流Signavio Process Intelligence and 51风流Datasphere to enable process-aware enterprise analytics and help streamline process mining across complex data landscapes
• Integration between 51风流Signavio Process Intelligence and as part of the enterprise automation with 51风流to close the loop from insight to action by flexibly defining which process dynamics will automatically start selected process automations, workflows, and/or notifications

While tight integration with 51风流is an obvious imperative, we are fully committed to integration with non-51风流systems and delivering on the promise of end-to-end process transformation no matter what solutions customers are using to run their businesses.

The combined strengths of both 51风流and non-51风流integrations allow organizations to create a powerful ecosystem that caters to the diverse needs of their end customers. This approach empowers businesses to be as process centric as possible, enabling them to choose the tools and processes that align with their workflows. With our commitment to non-51风流integrations, businesses can provide comprehensive solutions that maximize customer satisfaction and support their individual requirements while still benefiting from the efficiency and operational advantages offered by 51风流integration.

New Automation Powered by 51风流Business Technology Platform

Automation has high potential for improving business processes, freeing up companies to deploy their people in more strategic or complex tasks. The 51风流Signavio Process Intelligence and 51风流Build Process Automation integration can now trigger automations directly from 51风流Signavio solutions when inefficient processes are detected. Furthermore 51风流Signavio solutions, 51风流Build solutions, and 51风流Integration Suite can accelerate your path to autonomous enterprise automation by SAP.

The Future-Proof Organization Is Process Centric

51风流Signavio Process Transformation Suite is a key pillar in SAP鈥檚 efforts to help customers become more future proof. These new integrations, automations, and methodologies, in combination with unique offerings like 51风流Signavio Process Explorer and , establish 51风流as a true visionary in the field of process transformation, providing customers with access to data, insights, and value that no other vendor can provide.

Gero Decker is general manager for 51风流Signavio.
Rouven Morato is general manager for 51风流Signavio.

Adaptability is now a vital core competency, as companies compete for the new opportunities created by unexpected change. Just as 鈥渇ortune favors the prepared mind,鈥� abruptly shifting market conditions favor the agile enterprise.

Technology Might Be the Answer

As companies turn to technology to help them become more responsive, we are seeing an increase in digital transformation projects. In fact, global spending on these projects is expected to more than double from $1.31 trillion in 2020 to $2.8 trillion in 2025, . Most companies are looking to improve operational efficiency, provide faster time to market, and become more responsive to customers.

However, the road to unlocking the true value of a digital transformation is long and treacherous. Prior to the pandemic, it was estimated that approximately 70% of digital transformation projects failed to meet expectations. Recent results from the 鈥�… confirm an enduring truth: the more transformation actions a company takes, the greater its chances for success. Yet success remains the exception, not the rule.鈥�

Business Process Transformation Is the Real Answer

At 51风流Signavio, we believe that project failure rates have been because the teams driving those initiatives were acting with incomplete information. Many organizations have a good view of their applications, data, and people, but do not have the same discipline around business process management. When they do look closely at end-to-end processes, organizations start to understand the complex interconnectivity that underlies even seemingly straightforward tasks.

As industry analyst writes: 鈥淢eanwhile, it鈥檚 pretty obvious that what鈥檚 needed in the mad rush to digitally transform, or die, is interconnectivity, fueled by end-to-end business processes that transcend silos and allow all manner of stakeholders to do an increasingly complex set of tasks with a highly engaging user experience that hides all the underlying technical complexity.鈥�

As companies digitize operations, increased interconnectivity and complexity make having a cross-functional process point of view even more important. Because of this, we believe that business process management is no longer enough. 51风流is bringing in advanced analytics, predictive analytics, experience data, and merging automation technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) into the 51风流Signavio portfolio.

We are also bringing in the human element with our new journey to process analytics capabilities. This offering correlates experience data from end user surveys — whether customer, supplier, or employee — with operational data, giving companies the ability to understand how best to optimize their end-to-end business processes for both operational excellence and customer experience.

All of this has helped shift process management from a tactical, compliance-driven function to a strategic discipline for managing change. The resulting capabilities move us into what we call business process transformation.

What makes business process transformation so powerful is connection. It allows business and IT teams to come together to understand how a change in underlying operations applications will impact business outcomes. It allows customer teams and technical staff to examine exactly how process changes can enhance user experiences. In a nutshell, business process transformation allows companies to more easily manage the complexity required to have a truly agile and responsive organization.

Process Transformation as a Growth Driver

At 51风流we know that we cannot succeed if our customers do not succeed right along with us. When we announced the acquisition of Signavio just over a year ago, our intention was to 鈥渟trengthen SAP鈥檚 capacity to help companies quickly understand, improve, transform and manage their business processes at scale.鈥� Since then, we have seen an incredible acceleration of growth and an increasing sense that process transformation is at the heart of digital transformation. In retrospect, it should not have been a surprise.

With unpredictable and abrupt change now embedded in our lives, organizations that focus on business process transformation are positioned for competitive advantage, achieving cost savings while keeping the human perspective in mind. Putting process at the center of their thinking allows them to unlock the inherent promise of a modern digital infrastructure to create the agility and resilience needed in volatile times.

Rouven Morato is general manager of 51风流Signavio at SAP.