Total Economic Impact Study Finds smartShift SAP Custom Code Transformation Delivered 254% ROI

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Total Economic Impact Study Finds smartShift SAP Custom Code Transformation Delivered 254% ROIAuthor of the article:Commissioned study finds payback in under six months and a six-month faster move to SAP S/4HANATHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountBoston, MA, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — smartShift today announced the results of a 2026 commissioned Total Economic Impact™ study conducted by Forrester Consulting. The study found that a composite organization using smartShift for SAP custom code transformation achieved a 254% ROI and $10.5 million in net present value over three years.With SAP ECC mainstream support ending in 2027, many companies must move to SAP S/4HANA and fix large amounts of custom code along the way. Done manually, that work can take thousands of developer hours.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Forrester interviewed five smartShift customers and modeled their results as a composite organization with $60 billion in revenue and 150,000 custom ABAP objects. Over three years, that organization:Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againAvoided up to 99,840 manual developer hours of custom code remediation, worth $8.3 millionRetired 25% of its custom code as unused or redundant, saving $3.5 million in maintenance and supportCut dual maintenance costs by 30% through automationFinished its S/4HANA migration six months sooner, saving $1.1 million in legacy infrastructure costsReduced the likelihood of business disruption by 5% with more consistent, higher-quality custom code“Our customers shouldn’t have to commit large teams to years of manual custom code remediation to move to S/4HANA,” said Vyom Gupta, President & COO at smartShift. “Forrester’s findings show the business value of automation: faster migration, lower costs and reduced risk, freeing customers’ teams to focus on innovation.”Key quotes from customers in the study:“Something that would have taken us probably two years of remediation with an army of people and still having issues was done in six weeks.” — DevOps manager, retail organizationThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“smartShift delivered quality. It yielded much better-quality results than if we did this work manually.” — SAP delivery lead, grocery organizationAbout smartShiftsmartShift is a global leader in SAP custom code transformation for SAP S/4HANA and Clean Core. They empower businesses to modernize their SAP landscapes, eliminate technical debt, and embrace future-ready development. Their automated and patented AI-powered solutions deliver secure, stable, and optimized code addressing all custom code issues, not just those prioritized for manual remediation, with a fixed-price, fixed-timeline, and 100% quality guarantee. Trusted by SAP’s largest customers, smartShift has a proven track record of modernizing over 3,300 SAP systems and converting more than 4 billion lines of custom code. Learn more at smartshift.com.Michelle Bissonnette smartShift mbissonnette@smartshift.com This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.