Table Of Contents
What was happening
The impact
Approach
Implementation
Technical stack
Business impact
What did not change
Key takeaway
Final note
In one of our recent projects, reporting cycles weren’t measured in minutes or hours.
They were measured in weeks.
Data existed across multiple systems. Teams were working with it daily. But getting a consolidated, reliable view across finance and operations still took 10–14 days.
Not because the data was inherently complex.
Because it was distributed across systems without a unified data layer.
What was happening
The organization used:
SAP S/4HANA
SAP FSM
SharePoint
other operational sources
Each system functioned independently, but there was no centralized layer for consistent data integration.
A typical reporting cycle involved:
Extracting data from multiple systems
Aligning formats and structures manually
Reconciling inconsistencies
Reapplying business logic for each reporting cycle
These steps were repeated for every reporting…