Malakar Sudipta - SAP S/4HANA Central Finance and Group Reporting

Shreyan
My son, who has shown me new ways to live

Sudipta Malakar is an accomplished SAP Practice Area Head, Certified IT Sr. Program Manager, Agile Coach - Advanced level, Harvard Business School, USA, alumnus, patent holder, and an International bestselling author & speaker with more than 18 years of experience in directing SAP DEV teams in supporting many major Global fortune 500 clients in multiple large accounts.

He is a certified Sr. Program Manager (MSP practitioner), a Sr. Project Manager (PRINCE2 Practitioner), PMP, PARP, CSP, ITIL(F), a Certified Agile Leader(CDL), CLMM, CMM, and an Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM), CSPO, CSM, KMP2, KMP1, ICP-ACC, TKP, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, CMMi (Expert).

He worked in various IT companies like Capgemini, DXC Technology, IBM, Wipro, Satyam, Tech Mahindra, Patni, and Syntel, and he played a crucial sr. management/Agile coach role for various global clients like Sterlite, Bajaj, Lufthansa, Nestle, PMI, Suncor, IPA, Canadian Pacific railways, Sony, Volvo, Allstate, and BOC Linde.

With over twelve years of experience in the IT industry, Amlan Mohapatra is an accomplished SAP Lead Consultant, certified in RISE with SAP S/4 HANA Cloud, private edition for Solution Consultant. He has worked on various implementation projects for government sectors, private sectors in S4/HANA 1809, 1909,2020.

He has worked in various IT companies like Accely Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Ernst & Young LLP, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, KPIT, HIGHBAR, Suzlon, etc.

He is also a technical reviewer for BPB Publications. He is now exploring KSA implementation projects in the UAE as well as writing blogs to help make the world a better and more developed place.

No task is a single mans effort. Cooperation and Coordination of various people at different levels go into the successful implementation of this book.

There is always a sense of gratitude, which everyone expresses to others for the helpful and needy services they render during difficult phases of life and to achieve the goal already set. At the outset, I am thankful for the almighty that is constantly and invisibly guiding everybody and has also helped me to work on the right path.

I am the son of a Retired Professor (Shri Ganesh Chandra Malakar). I am indebted to my Father as without his support it was not possible to reach this Milestone. My loving mother (Smt. Sikha Malakar) always provides inspiration to me. My cute loving Son (Master Shreyan Malakar), my elder brother (Shri Sabyasachi Malakar), and my Wife (Smt. Sangita Malakar) are always providing me precious support at their level best.

I am thankful to my parents, spouse, son, family, and my Sirs (Mr. David J Anderson- Creator of Kanban Method and CEO, David J Anderson School of Management, J.J. Sutherland - CEO of Scrum, Inc., Dave Litten CEO of Projex Academy, Mike Cohn - CST, Nanda Lankalapalli - CST, Peter Stevens - CST, Abid Quereshi - CST, Brian Tracy - CEO of Brian Tracy International) for their guidance which motivated me to work for the betterment of consultants by writing the book with sincerity and honesty. Without their support, this book was not possible.

We also thank the Publisher Mr. Manish Jain and the whole staff at BPB Publications, for their motivation and for bringing this text in a nice presentable form.

Finally, I thank everyone who has directly or indirectly contributed to completing this authentic work.

This book is for businesses that aspire to superior business agility, to deliver fit-for-purpose products and services, to delight customers, and to provide the security of long-term survival associated with mature businesses that consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. Learn a Lean approach by seeing how SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance, SAP Group reporting, BPC, and Fiori made a difference in four real-world situations. You'll explore how different teams used SAP S/4 HANA Central Finance, SAP Group reporting, BPC, and Fiori to make paradigm-changing improvements in software development. These teams were struggling with overwork, unclear priorities, and a lack of direction. As you discover what worked for them, you'll understand how to make significant changes in real situations.

This book is appealing to decision-makers, students, SAP Consultants, all people without any technical knowledge, CXOs, Entrepreneurs, Agile Coaches, Managers, Directors, VPs, Architects, Application Consultants, Business Analysts, Business Process Owners/Team Leads/Project Leads/Power Users, project team members who can make use of this guide in improvising the productivity, efficient management of financial hazards and business operations without much of hassle. We do hope this book will be of great interest to all private and public sector IT professionals and Clients/businesses.

The Artefact has been developed as a resource to understand, evaluate, and use agile and hybrid agile SAP S/4 HANA approaches. This practice guide provides guidance on when, where, and how to apply agile approaches and provides practical tools for practitioners and organizations wanting to increase agility.