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Distribution
https://fletcherbuilding.com/Manufacturer, distributor, and
retailer of building materials and
construction products
RISE with SAP (Private Cloud Edition),
SAP Transportation Management (TM),
SAP Extended Warehouse Management
(EWM), SAP Integrated Business Planning
(IBP), SAP BTP, SAP Commerce Cloud,
SAP CPI, SAP CPS, Opentext, Tricentis,
Lean IX
Fletcher Building is a leading Australasian manufacturer and distributor of building and construction materials, with a diver se portfolio of businesses across
New Zealand and Australia.
Fletcher Building transitioned four of its businesses to the RISE with SAP platform, moving from an on-premise S/4HANA environment to SAP’s private cloud.
The migration laid the foundation for future innovations while optimising licensing costs and operational efficiencies.
Fletcher Building’s RISE with SAP Migration
Intelligent ERP
Industry WebsiteProduct and Services Featured SAP Solutions
Manufacturing
and
Distribution
https://fletcherbuilding.com/Manufacturer, distributor, and
retailer of building materials and
construction products
RISE with SAP (Private Cloud Edition),
SAP Transportation Management (TM),
SAP Extended Warehouse Management
(EWM), SAP Integrated Business Planning
(IBP), SAP BTP, SAP Commerce Cloud,
SAP CPI, SAP CPS, Opentext, Tricentis,
Lean IX
Fletcher Building is a leading Australasian manufacturer and distributor of building and construction materials, with a diver se portfolio of businesses across
New Zealand and Australia.
Fletcher Building transitioned four of its businesses to the RISE with SAP platform, moving from an on-premise S/4HANA environment to SAP’s private cloud.
The migration laid the foundation for future innovations while optimising licensing costs and operational efficiencies.
Fletcher Building’s RISE with SAP Migration
Intelligent ERP
Challenges
Fletcher Building was maintaining an on-premise SAP environment, which placed the onus on Fletcher Building
to perform frequent and resource-intensive system upgrades, including technical and security updates.
Operationally, the organisation was also constrained in its ability to adopt SAP’s latest innovations, such as
Joule and AI-driven capabilities, as these were only accessible via RISE with SAP.
In addition, Fletcher Building was incurring significant costs due to a large number of unused SAP licenses, a
result of an initial strategy to move all businesses to S/4HANA quickly. When this plan paused, the business was
left with surplus licenses, leading to unnecessary expenditure.
The business was further challenged by widespread change fatigue across its teams, increasing the risk of
disengagement with yet another major IT project.
Fletcher Building was maintaining an on-premise SAP environment, which placed the onus on Fletcher Building
to perform frequent and resource-intensive system upgrades, including technical and security updates.
Operationally, the organisation was also constrained in its ability to adopt SAP’s latest innovations, such as
Joule and AI-driven capabilities, as these were only accessible via RISE with SAP.
In addition, Fletcher Building was incurring significant costs due to a large number of unused SAP licenses, a
result of an initial strategy to move all businesses to S/4HANA quickly. When this plan paused, the business was
left with surplus licenses, leading to unnecessary expenditure.
The business was further challenged by widespread change fatigue across its teams, increasing the risk of
disengagement with yet another major IT project.
Solution
Fletcher Building migrated four of its businesses to RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition, transitioning from an on -
premise S/4HANA environment. This move optimised licensing costs to reflect actual usage, eliminated the internal
burden of frequent system upgrades, and positioned the company to adopt SAP’s latest innovations, including Joule
and AI capabilities.
The project was delivered on time, under budget, and met all project requirements. A total of 104 people were
involved across Fletcher Building, SAP Services, and partners, working cohesively through well-executed discovery,
planning and delivery. Effective change management was critical to success, helping to overcome significant change
fatigue across the business units.
In total, 700 users were successfully migrated across the four businesses. We also had to ensure that our SAP instances
remained connected to 23 EDI partners, as any disruption would have impacted customer orders and deliveries.
Workarounds were carefully planned to avoid disrupting weekend manufacturing operations during the migration.
The Tricentis testing suite was also implemented to minimise business disruption for future SAP releases and upgrades
by automating regression testing.
Notably, the project achieved an early closure of hypercare with no disruption to business processes and only one or
two minor incidents—an outcome likened to “moving the engine from one car to another without the driver noticing.”
SAP was selected as a strategic partner, providing not only the technology but the professional services expertise to
ensure a seamless and future-ready migration.
Fletcher Building migrated four of its businesses to RISE with SAP Private Cloud Edition, transitioning from an on -
premise S/4HANA environment. This move optimised licensing costs to reflect actual usage, eliminated the internal
burden of frequent system upgrades, and positioned the company to adopt SAP’s latest innovations, including Joule
and AI capabilities.
The project was delivered on time, under budget, and met all project requirements. A total of 104 people were
involved across Fletcher Building, SAP Services, and partners, working cohesively through well-executed discovery,
planning and delivery. Effective change management was critical to success, helping to overcome significant change
fatigue across the business units.
In total, 700 users were successfully migrated across the four businesses. We also had to ensure that our SAP instances
remained connected to 23 EDI partners, as any disruption would have impacted customer orders and deliveries.
Workarounds were carefully planned to avoid disrupting weekend manufacturing operations during the migration.
The Tricentis testing suite was also implemented to minimise business disruption for future SAP releases and upgrades
by automating regression testing.
Notably, the project achieved an early closure of hypercare with no disruption to business processes and only one or
two minor incidents—an outcome likened to “moving the engine from one car to another without the driver noticing.”
SAP was selected as a strategic partner, providing not only the technology but the professional services expertise to
ensure a seamless and future-ready migration.
Impact
Through the RISE with SAP
subscription, SAP now manages 24x7
system monitoring, security updates,
and built-in cyber security and data
protection, ensuring compliance with
the latest global standards while
reducing internal resource demands.
On-premise SAP infrastructure
footprint reduced by 90%.
Restructuring the existing SAP
licenses through RISE with SAP
Private Cloud Edition has delivered
significant cashflow savings and
reduced the total cost of ownership
(TCO).
The migration to RISE with SAP has strengthened Fletcher Building’s operational capabilities while unlocking a future -ready
platform to support ongoing innovation. The business now benefits from reduced operational overhead, improved
stakeholder trust in IT transformations, and readiness to adopt SAP’s AI and Joule capabilities.
The project delivered meaningful outcomes across commercial, operational, and strategic dimensions, including:
Significant cost savings: Delivered substantial cash flow savings across two financial years by aligning licensing costs with
actual consumption.
Operational efficiency gains: System maintenance and upgrades are now managed by SAP supported by an automated
testing suite, freeing up internal resources and eliminating the need for regular in-house updates.
Stakeholder engagement uplift: Four previously change-fatigued businesses regained trust in IT projects due to the
smooth, disruption-free migration, supported by best-practice change management.
The shift to a cloud subscription model aligns with Fletcher Building’s strategy and SAP’s innovation roadmap. It establishes
a future-ready platform for Fletcher Building, laying the foundations to accelerate digital transformation in future.
Through the RISE with SAP
subscription, SAP now manages 24x7
system monitoring, security updates,
and built-in cyber security and data
protection, ensuring compliance with
the latest global standards while
reducing internal resource demands.
On-premise SAP infrastructure
footprint reduced by 90%.
Restructuring the existing SAP
licenses through RISE with SAP
Private Cloud Edition has delivered
significant cashflow savings and
reduced the total cost of ownership
(TCO).
The migration to RISE with SAP has strengthened Fletcher Building’s operational capabilities while unlocking a future -ready
platform to support ongoing innovation. The business now benefits from reduced operational overhead, improved
stakeholder trust in IT transformations, and readiness to adopt SAP’s AI and Joule capabilities.
The project delivered meaningful outcomes across commercial, operational, and strategic dimensions, including:
Significant cost savings: Delivered substantial cash flow savings across two financial years by aligning licensing costs with
actual consumption.
Operational efficiency gains: System maintenance and upgrades are now managed by SAP supported by an automated
testing suite, freeing up internal resources and eliminating the need for regular in-house updates.
Stakeholder engagement uplift: Four previously change-fatigued businesses regained trust in IT projects due to the
smooth, disruption-free migration, supported by best-practice change management.
The shift to a cloud subscription model aligns with Fletcher Building’s strategy and SAP’s innovation roadmap. It establishes
a future-ready platform for Fletcher Building, laying the foundations to accelerate digital transformation in future.
“”With SAP RISE on Google Cloud, we’ve not only simplified our digital core
but also demonstrated what’s possible when strategy is executed. The
seamless delivery of this transformation—on time and under budget—was
driven by a deeply collaborative team effort across FletcherTech and our
business units. This delivers even greater value to our Customers and
Stakeholders
- Mike Butler, CIO, Fletcher Building
but also demonstrated what’s possible when strategy is executed. The
seamless delivery of this transformation—on time and under budget—was
driven by a deeply collaborative team effort across FletcherTech and our
business units. This delivers even greater value to our Customers and
Stakeholders
- Mike Butler, CIO, Fletcher Building