Forseven — S/4HANA Data Recovery & Programme Advisory for a Luxury Automotive Manufacturer

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What did we help solve?

The Challenge

Forseven — a luxury automotive manufacturer under significant investor scrutiny — was twelve weeks from S/4HANA go-live when the data migration workstream was identified as a material risk to the programme. Production parts ordering was dependent on a clean cutover. The deadline was immovable.

The legacy data estate was complex, design misalignments with the prime SI were still being worked through live, and the existing solution architect was carrying the data workstream single-handedly — a position that was not sustainable through go-live. Forseven needed senior data leadership on the ground and an independent voice they could trust on the client side.

What we acheived

Solution

Limelight was brought in — at the SI's suggestion — to stand up a dedicated client-side data capability and provide independent programme advisory to Forseven's Head of Business Applications.

Within days, a data team was on the ground, supported by executive oversight from Limelight's Data Practice. A structured data reconciliation approach was implemented immediately. As the programme progressed, Limelight's scope extended into change management and SAP security and authorisations — running through go-live and into hypercare.

Throughout the engagement, Limelight's leadership acted as a direct sounding board for the Forseven executive team — providing independent guidance whenever the in-house design team and SI needed an honest arbiter.

What were the benefits?

Results

S/4HANA went live inside the twelve-week window.
The data workstream was recovered. Change management delivered an intensive readiness programme in the available time. The roles and authorisations risk was mitigated. Hypercare exited on schedule.
Production parts ordering plans were met on day one — the business-critical outcome that had driven the engagement.
The programme was commended by Forseven's CIO, with Limelight named as a key contributor to the successful outcome.

What Forseven had to say

We were twelve weeks from go-live and the data workstream was a live risk. Limelight came in at short notice, stood up a proper data capability and, importantly, gave me an honest, unbiased view on things. I've kept working with them since

Amardeep Sanghera-Bhatt
Programme Director