Real-World Scenarios Where Architecture Matters
At SAPMAW, we’ve seen firsthand how architecture can make or break the long-term success of SAP programs. Below are real-world-inspired cases that reveal what happens when architecture is overlooked — and how we help turn that around.
✅ Case A: The Costly IBP Implementation Without Architectural Oversight
A global manufacturer invested heavily in SAP IBP to improve its supply chain and production planning. But without a clear data and integration architecture in place, the project spiraled into rework. Instead of designing reusable APIs aligned with enterprise needs, the team built isolated, one-off interfaces just for IBP. They overloaded their middleware with business logic that should’ve been handled through S/4HANA Extensibility and SAP BTP, compromising performance and maintainability.
➡ The result? A delayed rollout, rising costs, redundant development, and a missed opportunity to create scalable digital infrastructure that could have supported future AI and planning use cases.
How SAPMAW helps:
Our team members bring an architecture-first lens to every project. We zoom out, align data and integration strategy from day one, and ensure your investment in IBP is built on a foundation that’s reusable, scalable, and ready for the future.
✅ Case B: The Integration Chaos Without a Data & API Strategy
A fast-growing consumer goods company built over 200 point-to-point integrations across different middleware platforms. Each new project added new interfaces — without visibility into what already existed. There was no Data & Integration Centre of Excellence, no API catalog, no reuse strategy. By failing to view data as a product and adopt an API-first mindset, the company lost time and budget duplicating effort. Projects slowed down, teams re-built what others had already created, and innovation bottlenecked.
➡ The result? More time spent connecting systems than improving them — and a growing burden of technical debt.
How SAPMAW helps:
Our specialists help establish your integration governance, define data ownership, and implement an API-first strategy with tools like SAP Business Data Fabric (BDC). We don’t just build interfaces — we help you build capability.
✅ Case C: The Hidden Cost of Fragmented Systems and Vendor Sprawl
A services company was running multiple integration tools across regions, each team choosing its own vendor and architecture. As a result, they paid for overlapping licenses, created fragmented data flows, and maintained redundant skills across IT teams. They also began purchasing new applications to solve problems their existing ERP and middleware could have handled — simply because no one had a complete architectural view.
➡ The result? Skyrocketing IT costs, longer project timelines, and missed savings that could’ve been reinvested in innovation and AI.
How SAPMAW helps:
Whether through audits or embedded team members, we help enterprises assess what they have, what they need, and how to reduce long-term cost through rationalised architecture and smart investment in scalable platforms.