Case Study: Smith+Nephew achieves automated SAP SoD and saves 50 hours/month with Delinea (Fastpath)

International medical device company chooses Fastpath for SoD management

Smith + Nephew, a global medical technology company with more than 15,000 employees and a FTSE‑100 listing, needed to replace an aging SAP GRC tool that required extensive manual effort. Auditors indicated the old tool lacked required capabilities, forcing the security team to rely on spreadsheets to review roles, identify segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts, and produce reports.

Smith + Nephew implemented Fastpath (now part of Delinea)—including Access Control, Access Certifications, Change Tracking, Identity Manager and SAP Code Checker—supported by a dedicated implementation team. The deployment automated SoD reporting and firefighter access, eliminated the manual processes, enabled intuitive scheduled reporting, and cut user‑access management time by about 50 hours per month while providing a repeatable approach for additional applications.

Smith+Nephew

Michal Orfin

SAP Security Solution Architect