After you completed the Explore Phase Quality Gate you notice that the Fit to Standard...

The Explore phase, including Fit-to-Standard workshops, is critical for validating the solution fit for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Missing input from a key office, such as the Australian finance experts, requires careful handling, especially if they are part of a later implementation phase.

Option A: Put the project on hold and run all required Fit to Standard workshops with Australian users.Incorrect. Halting the project is unnecessary and disrupts the timeline, as the Australian office is scheduled for a later phase. TheSAP Activate Methodology Guideadvises, “For phased implementations, input from later-phase stakeholders can be gathered post-Explore, provided critical configurations are validated.”

Option B: Proceed with the as-is plan because the Australian office of the customer is scheduled for a later implementation phase.Incorrect. Proceeding without any action risks misaligned configurations that may be locked post-provisioning, impacting the Australian office. TheSAP S/4HANA Cloud Implementation Guidewarns, “Ignoring key stakeholder input in early phases can lead to costly rework if non-changeable configurations are misaligned.”

Option C: Get approval from Australian key users on any of the configuration items that cannot be changed after system provisioning.Correct. Configurations like group currency or Fiscal Year Variant are locked after provisioning, so securing approval from Australian users ensures alignment. TheSAPCentral Business Configuration Guidestates, “For configurations that cannot be changed post-provisioning, such as group currency, approval from all relevant stakeholders, including future-phase users, is critical before finalizing.”

Option D: Review the scope items to ensure their functionality is available and appropriate for use by Australian users.Correct. Reviewing scope items ensures that the selected processes meet the needs of the Australian office, preventing gaps in later phases. TheSAP S/4HANA Cloud Study Guidenotes, “Scope item validation should consider all planned implementation phases to ensure functionality is appropriate for all regions or offices.”

Extract from Official Documentation:

SAP Central Business Configuration Guide(SAP Help Portal,https://help.sap.com ): “Non-changeable configuration items, such as group currency and Fiscal Year Variant, require approval from all relevant stakeholders, including those in later implementation phases, to avoid misalignment.”

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Implementation Guide: “For multi-phase implementations, scope items should be reviewed to ensure functionality meets the needs of all regions, and non-changeable configurations must be validated with future-phase stakeholders.”

Additional Context:

In phased implementations, balancing progress with inclusivity is key. Engaging Australian users for critical configurations and scope validation ensures a scalable solution without delaying the project, aligning with SAP’s agile and iterative approach.