BlueWater Strategy
SAP REPORTING · PLANNING · DATA ARCHITECTURE · 23+ YEARS

We solve complex SAP reporting, planning, and data challenges.

BlueWater Strategy brings senior hands-on expertise to BW/4HANA, S/4HANA analytics, SAC, BPC, SAP BTP, RAP, and AI-enabled workflows. The focus is practical and high-value: stabilise mission-critical environments, improve performance, and give leadership teams clearer insight for better decisions.

Typical situations: reporting bottlenecks, planning redesigns, BW/4HANA transitions, S/4HANA analytics enablement, and AI-supported process improvement.

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Swiss-based SAP problem solving for reporting, planning, architecture, and applied AI
BW/4HANA S/4HANA SAC & BPC SAP BTP / RAP Applied AI

Precision. Expertise. Results.

When SAP environments become slow, fragmented, overly manual, or hard to trust, BlueWater Strategy steps in with senior technical judgment and calm delivery. The work is not generic slideware; it is focused problem-solving across BW/4HANA, S/4HANA analytics, SAC, BPC Embedded, IBP/IP, ABAP OO, CDS Views, HANA, Fiori, Analysis for Office, SAP BTP, RAP, and finance-oriented reporting landscapes.

SAP data and reporting architecture

SAP Data & Reporting Architecture

Strengthen the reporting backbone with BW/4HANA, SAP BW, HANA, CDS Views, and S/4HANA analytics so teams can trust the numbers and act faster.

  • Reporting stabilization, data-flow cleanup, and architecture modernization
  • BW/4HANA, SAP BW, HANA, CDS-based analytics, ABAP OO, and performance tuning
  • Clearer reporting structures for finance, controlling, and management insight
Planning and performance management

Planning, SAC & Performance Management

Improve forecast quality, scenario transparency, and management control with SAC, BPC Embedded, IBP/IP, Analysis for Office, and finance-oriented SAP planning structures.

  • Executive planning, management reporting, and decision-support design
  • SAC, BPC Embedded, IBP/IP, AfO, and controlling-oriented planning models
  • Relevant business domains including FI, CO, HR, CRM, and REFX
Applied AI

Applied AI & Workflow Enablement

Use AI and automation where they improve analysis, communication, knowledge access, and digital effectiveness — with clear business value and practical delivery.

  • AI-assisted knowledge workflows, retrieval-based assistance, and reporting copilots
  • Automation and customer-facing communication support without unnecessary complexity
  • Pragmatic adoption of AI where it improves speed, clarity, and commercial usefulness

When SAP gets complex, we step in

BlueWater Strategy is built for situations where reporting is unclear, planning is under strain, data flows are too manual, or a transformation program needs sharper technical leadership. The value comes from combining enterprise-grade SAP depth with hands-on execution across Business Warehouse, Planning, cloud-ready SAP extensions, and applied AI.

Enterprise-grade SAP depth Hands-on execution Mission-critical calm SAP BTP & RAP AI-enabled workflows Swiss-based delivery

Results you can feel in the business

Representative examples of the kinds of outcomes targeted in BW, SAC, reporting, planning, and architecture-heavy engagements.

Reporting environments simplified and stabilised so finance and management teams spend less time reconciling and more time acting on trusted numbers.

More Stable Reporting & Faster Close Support

Planning and management reporting redesigned for leadership teams, improving forecast confidence, scenario transparency, and decision quality.

Stronger Planning & Forecast Confidence

AI-supported knowledge, content, and communication workflows introduced in a controlled way to reduce friction and improve speed where it matters.

Sharper Workflows & Lower Manual Effort

What clients value

Across complex SAP programs, clients typically value a combination of calm delivery, hands-on depth, and business-focused execution.

Calm delivery under pressure Structured execution in critical reporting, planning, and transformation situations.
Hands-on SAP depth Senior expertise across BW/4HANA, SAC, planning, analytics architecture, and connected SAP technologies.
Business-focused pragmatism Solutions shaped to improve clarity, speed, decision support, and practical business value.
What clients often value We bring clearer decision support, steadier reporting flows, and less manual effort for business teams.

Selected written references are available on request.

About Ruben Duijn

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Ruben Duijn is the Founder & Managing Director of BlueWater Strategy, a Switzerland-based SAP, analytics, and AI advisory firm. He brings more than 23 years of experience solving reporting, planning, and transformation challenges across BW, BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, SAC, BPC Embedded, IBP/IP, ABAP OO, CDS Views, HANA, Fiori, and finance-oriented analytics architecture.

His track record includes SAP AG, BearingPoint, EY, Sopra Steria, and selected mandates across banking, insurance, manufacturing, transport, retail, and other data-intensive environments. Clients engage him when a landscape needs sharper architecture judgment, calmer execution, and real hands-on delivery rather than generic advice.

BlueWater Strategy helps organisations modernize SAP reporting, strengthen planning capability, shape cloud-ready SAP extensions through BTP and RAP, and adopt AI where it creates clearer insight, stronger online presence, and measurable commercial value.

23+ yearsSAP delivery and advisory experience
Business WarehouseBW/4HANA · SAP BW · HANA · ABAP OO · CDS
PlanningSAC · BPC Embedded · IBP/IP · AfO
S/4HANA & domainsFI · CO · HR · CRM · REFX
Cloud & AISAP BTP · RAP · Fiori · Applied AI
Core focusBusiness Warehouse, Planning, and Applied AI
Industry coverageBanking, insurance, manufacturing, transport, retail
BackgroundSAP AG · BearingPoint · EY · Sopra Steria
LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish, Dutch

Our process: engineering solutions step by step

Complex SAP work benefits from a structured, low-drama approach: diagnose quickly, design with intent, implement carefully, and keep improving.

1. Analyze

Understand the current landscape, expose bottlenecks, and identify the real reporting or planning pressure points.

2. Design

Build a pragmatic solution architecture across data, planning, cloud-ready SAP, and applied AI.

3. Implement

Deliver in controlled steps with minimal disruption, clear ownership, and a focus on durable outcomes.

4. Optimize & Support

Refine performance, support adoption, and make sure the solution keeps working after the pressure is off.

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Your next step in SAP — clearly defined

Whether you are modernizing your application landscape, moving to a more future-ready technology foundation, or improving user experience — we help you identify and execute the step that truly moves your business forward.

Based in Switzerland · Working across DACH and Europe · English / German / Spanish / Dutch