Case Study: Penn State University achieves data-driven decision-making with SAP S/4HANA

Penn State University Enabling Data-Driven Decision-Making to Support the University Community

Penn State University, a multicampus public research university, needed to replace its slow, legacy mainframe-based finance system to support data-driven decision-making and better manage resources. The university turned to SAP, using SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, and SAP Enterprise Support to modernize finance operations and improve analytics.

SAP helped Penn State consolidate 32 legacy systems into SIMBA, creating a single source of truth with embedded analytics, stronger data control, and a better user experience. The results included 25% faster and more meaningful analytics, a 30% reduction in days to close annual books, a 45% reduction in business and operations analytics and reporting costs, and a 10% reduction in data footprint.

Penn State University

Julie M. Bressler

SAP Business Intelligence Group Manager