COE Establishment Consulting
A well-designed Center of Excellence isn’t just a structure—it’s a strategy for scaling excellence, consistency, and innovation across your organization. At Water and Fur Consulting, we help businesses justify, design, and launch Centers of Excellence that deliver real value—especially in complex environments like SAP S/4HANA.
What We Offer
Establish a High-Impact Center of Excellence for SAP and Beyond
Organizations often struggle with fragmented efforts, siloed knowledge, and inconsistent practices—especially when deploying large platforms like SAP S/4HANA. A Center of Excellence (COE) solves this by bringing focus, ownership, and continuous improvement to the forefront.
We partner with clients to not only justify the need for a COE, but also to design, stand up, and grow a sustainable governance and enablement model.
How We Help:
🧭 COE Justification & Strategic Visioning
Partner with stakeholders to build the case for a COE—aligned to business outcomes, IT priorities, and measurable value.
🏗️ COE Framework & Charter Design
Define mission, scope, roles, and governance models tailored to your org structure and maturity.
⚙️ SAP-Focused Capability Building
Build domain-specific excellence around S/4HANA, integration, analytics, or solution management.
👥 Operating Model Development
Define intake processes, RACI structures, performance metrics, and cadence for engagement.
🔄 Change Enablement & COE Adoption
Socialize the COE, equip champions, and ensure enterprise alignment around its purpose and benefit.
Client Success Snapshot
Global Tech Company COE Launch
A global technology firm was preparing for a major SAP S/4HANA rollout but lacked centralized governance, ownership, or cross-functional visibility. We partnered with business and IT leaders to define the purpose, scope, and structure of a new SAP COE—ensuring the rollout didn’t just go live, but stayed governed and optimized post-launch.
Full COE framework defined and adopted in under 90 days
Cross-functional engagement from IT, Finance, and Ops
Post-launch issue resolution time dropped by 40% within 6 months
“The COE gave us structure and confidence—not just during the project, but long after go-live.”
– Director of Business Transformation, Enterprise Client
What Sets Us Apart
20+ years of experience guiding SAP transformation and governance strategy
Deep expertise in both business and IT alignment for long-term sustainability
Proven success standing up COEs that do more than just exist—they thrive
Tailored approach that meets you where you are—whether you're enterprise or just getting started
What Is a Center of Excellence (COE)?
A Center of Excellence is more than a department—it’s a centralized team, framework, or function that promotes best practices, knowledge sharing, and consistent delivery across a specific domain (like SAP, data, automation, or innovation).
A well-designed COE serves as:
✅ A governance structure
✅ A knowledge and training hub
✅ A cross-functional alignment engine
✅ A value realization accelerator
Whether formal or federated, your COE becomes the backbone of scalable excellence.
Why Even Small Businesses Need a COE
You don’t need to be a global enterprise to benefit from a COE. In fact, for small and midsize businesses implementing platforms like SAP S/4HANA, a COE can be the difference between a one-time implementation and long-term success.
A COE helps small businesses:
Maintain clarity around system ownership and usage
Avoid knowledge silos as teams shift and grow
Scale smartly as needs expand—without reinventing the wheel
Protect the value of their technology investments
Even a lightweight COE can offer huge returns in structure, consistency, and cross-team momentum.
Ready to design your Center of Excellence?
Case Studies
More real-world COE success stories coming soon. In the meantime, let’s talk about what we can build together.
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