Case Study: The University of Sydney achieves 98% user adoption and 40% spend under management with SAP Ariba

Australia's oldest university drives 98% adoption of transformational sourcing and procurement processes

The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university founded in 1850, faced fragmented purchasing across many departments and programs and needed a single end-to-end procurement approach to standardize how the institution buys goods and services.

Following an extensive selection process, the university implemented SAP Ariba’s integrated source-to-contract and procure-to-pay solutions. The rollout streamlined more than 5,000 purchase orders, brought over 40% of spend under management, and achieved 98% user adoption.

The University of Sydney