The Process Owner Role in SAP S/4HANA

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Process owner card

• Write and agree your decision rights: design, deviations, rules, KPIs, controls, change priority, sign-off.
• Define your process by trigger and outcome; keep the hierarchy in one shared place.
• Link level 3 processes to SAP scope items (for example BD9 Sell from Stock).
• RACI: one A per activity; delegations written down; aligned with SAP business roles.
• Test every handoff end to end with real roles before signing the design.
• Explore: decide every fit-to-standard gap; approve design and deviations.
• Realize: weekly decision slot; sign UAT on evidence.
• Deploy: approve cutover approach, accept data, give go/no-go input, sign cutover.
• Run: forum for changes, KPIs, releases, controls; key users approve minor changes within limits.
• Ask for evidence you can open before every signature.