How we mixed Agile to implement a new ERP platform

Hello, Habr! We are Anton Kuznetsov and Ksenia Krasnova, Agile coach and Project Program Manager at Severstal. We will tell you how we applied flexible approaches to the implementation of the new ERP system S / 4HANA





Let's start at the beginning: what does ERP mean for Severstal?

ERP is a large and complex system that records production operations, resources, finances and company assets. It allows you to automate the work of a large enterprise and make any process (from document circulation to the sale of several hundred tons of metal) simpler, faster and more convenient.





At Severstal, ERP is the heart of the company. It employs 20 thousand users, and it is difficult to imagine the work of such a huge metallurgical corporation without ERP. Severstal is not just factories, workers and hard physical labor. We increase work efficiency through digital technologies, actively use Data Science, robotic and digitalize processes. Severstal has long been not just a metallurgical, but a digital company. And so, we smoothly approached the next question:





Why did we even start changing the current ERP to S / 4HANA?

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