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RunFast Scorecard – are you ready to start a programme?

Written by Neil How | May 5, 2026 6:30:18 PM

Most S/4HANA programmes start before the organisation is ready. This scorecard tells you whether yours is.

The scorecard assesses your organisation against the six principles that determine whether an SAP programme accelerates or stalls. It takes five minutes and generates a personalised report that tells you exactly where your readiness gaps are — before you commit to significant cost.


What it assesses

The six principles from Neil How's bestselling book RunFast — each one a leading indicator of programme success or failure:

Preparation — Is the groundwork in place before the SI engagement begins? Strategy, governance, business case, scope clarity?Reorganisation — Has complexity been stripped out? Are governance structures, decision-making and tooling simplified enough to let the programme move?Outcomes — Is the programme oriented around business outcomes and benefit realisation — or just delivery outputs?Mindset — Does the programme team and the wider organisation believe it will succeed — and are they behaving accordingly?People — Are the right people in the right roles, with enough capacity and commitment to make the programme their priority?Tempo — Is there a clear pace set — and a strategy for the inevitable dips in energy and momentum?


What you get

A personalised report scored against all six principles. It tells you which areas are strong, which are exposed, and what to address before your programme gets underway. The gaps it surfaces are exactly the gaps a Business Integrator addresses in the first ninety days.

It takes five minutes.

 

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The method comes from RunFast — Neil How's bestselling guide to accelerating transformation programmes. Download your free copy to understand the thinking behind each of the six principles. Link Here