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Academy · Cross-Process · 300 Professional

SAP in Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

How an acquisition, merger or divestiture becomes SAP decisions: choosing the target state, picking the SAP route (DMLT services on SAP Landscape Transformation, SAP Business Transformation Center, selective data transition, Central Finance, the Migration Cockpit or greenfield) and sequencing it against the SAP ECC 2027 and 2030 dates; harmonizing org structure, chart of accounts and business partners; running the program through the IMO, clean teams, Day 1, Day 100 and the TSA exit; planning a carve-out; and turning public failure cases into quality gates. Follows Contoso's absorption of Alternadores del Norte as company code 1910, plus a carve-out what-if.

  • 52 minutes
  • 6 lessons + quiz
  • Program / PMO Lead, Solution Architect, Test Lead / Test Manager, Process Owner
Start the course
  1. 01Deal scenarios and SAP target states9 min
  2. 02The SAP toolbox and the ECC deadline10 min
  3. 03Org structure, chart of accounts and master data harmonization8 min
  4. 04Running the program: IMO, clean teams, Day 1, Day 100 and the TSA9 min
  5. 05Carve-outs and divestitures8 min
  6. 06Risks and public case studies8 min
  7. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Classify an M&A scenario and choose an SAP target state with its interim states
  • Choose the SAP route for each step and sequence it against the SAP ECC maintenance dates
  • Plan org structure, chart of accounts and business partner harmonization within SAP's constraints
  • Run the SAP workstream inside an IMO: clean teams, Day 1, Day 100 and TSA exit
  • Plan a carve-out: approach, data disposition, logical and physical separation, access cutoff
  • Turn public M&A failure modes into quality gates and go/no-go criteria

Sources and further reading