Foreword
An introduction from Mark Buenen
As organizations increasingly shift their SAP platform to S/4HANA and other products within the SAP portfolio, it has become crucial to guarantee smooth business operations during these transformations. As a result, the landscape surrounding end-to-end SAP testing is evolving as more consideration needs to be given to several critical testing aspects.
To ensure you can confidently navigate this changing approach, our latest report, ‘State of Worldwide Business Assurance for SAP solutions – 2023’, explores the current best practices, standards, and techniques that are being utilized by your peers.
In this summary document, and the main report itself, we explore the critical elements that must be considered; the importance of adopting an integrated view of system implementation; and the emergence of service virtualization as a ground-breaking testing methodology.
Furthermore, we consider how to effectively isolate and de-couple SAP projects from third-party systems – and conclude by commenting on the urgent need for SAP API testing for complex projects and the development of novel, rising methods such as generative Test-Driven Development (TDD). I hope this report will bring you some fresh thinking to address the business assurance issues of today for SAP solutions.
Mark Buenen Global leader Quality Engineering & Testing, Capgemini Group