SAP BusinessObjects Experts in Switzerland
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Switzerland, who have recently used SAP BusinessObjects
Paulo M.
Last position:
Power BI / Fabric & SAP BI Consultant at Financial Bank
- Developed Power BI semantic models, DAX and RLS, improving reporting performance and security.
- Designed Fabric Lakehouse with Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), accelerating data processing and improving maintainability and scalability.
- Built Fabric Data Factory pipelines and PySpark transformations, reducing processing time by 40%.
- Delivered automated Power BI KPI dashboards, accelerating reporting and decision-making.
- Supported SAP BO 4.3 → 2025 migration across 2,000+ Webl reports and 34 universes, reducing testing effort by 35% and improving migration quality and reliability.
- Optimized UNX universes, reducing query execution time by 40%.
- Optimized SAP BO reporting solutions, improving reliability and reducing manual effort.
Environment: Power BI, Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, PySpark), Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, SAP BI (BO 4.3/2025, Webl, UNX Universes), 360Suite, InfoBurst, GitHub, JIRA.
Marco C.
Last position:
Global Process Owner Business Intelligence at Interroll SA
- Cover the role of Global Process Owner of the Business Intelligence area and contribute to designing the Data Strategy
- Responsible for the global BI platform based on SAP BW4/HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, Analysis for Office and Power BI
- Collaborate with the FICO team due to acquired skills in this area
- Work closely with the business worldwide to build dashboards, data models and reports to provide useful insights
- Coordinate international analytics teams as project manager and report project progress to the Board
- Participated in the two-year S/4 implementation project with SAP Schweiz, coordinating the SAP implementation team in Portugal and ensuring go-live with all dashboards and reports working and data matched S/4
- Managed BI projects in Sales, Finance, Global KPIs, Manufacturing and Purchasing as project manager; developed and coded when necessary
- Led the migration of reports from BusinessObjects and Lumira to Analysis for Office and BW4/HANA
- Developed Spend Analytics data models and dashboards to analyze purchasing across 30+ entities, achieving 8% savings on purchasing volume and increased group profitability
- Defined data strategy for the group
- Created the global Business Intelligence site on Viva Engage, published stories and built the BI website containing links to training, BI directive list of reports and dashboards
- Created success stories as business use cases, published on Viva Engage
- Led the Business Intelligence function globally, coordinating BI development teams in Switzerland and abroad
- Personally developed data models, reports and dashboards
- Involved in privacy and security topics to guarantee correct compliance of data management
- Coded using different programming languages
- Managed more than 15 BI projects over 5 years using agile methodology, delivered on time, on budget and on quality
- Wrote the BI directive on correct usage of BI tools in the company
Philipp D.
Last position:
Freelance Project at AniCura AGs (Tierkliniken)
- Preparing annual financial statements for several animal clinics in Switzerland (MARS Group)
- Leading the audit of the Swiss entities with PwC
- Supporting and enhancing the ongoing accounting
Andrew L.
Last position:
Service Manager - Testing at Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG
- Managing the Testing services for the Global IT Testing Centre of Excellence (TCoE) team, which is responsible for managing and supporting the Product & Project Testing Workstreams on various Regional Projects, especially in Pharmacovigilance, Digital Supply Chain, Clinical Practice and R&D, etc.
- Managing Client relationships, escalations and continuing to grow the project services globally, while also driving the testing efforts on Takeda’s AI, DevOps, Agile, and Digital projects.
- Led the implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with GCP, GMP, and Swiss and EU regulations, resulting in a huge improvement in audit readiness.
- Overseeing projects for systems including ERP, EDGE, SAP ECC, SAP Transportation Management, S/4 HANA migration etc.
- Led an AI/ML PoC for AI implementation.
- Led a cross-functional team to ensure compliance with MDR, FDA regulatory guidelines and achieved successful project deliveries.
- Led and managed change management and communication for TCoE, keeping the Takeda organisation informed of change communication and practices, including presentations to various stakeholders.
- Ensuring TCoE outsource vendor resources adhere to regulatory, compliance and quality system standards and practices for GxP & non-GxP System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including aSDLC and TCoE Global Standards.
- Translated the product vision, strategy and requirements into backlog items, which were prioritised based on potential business impact and customer value.
Nenad T.
Last position:
Contractor at Swisscom
- SAP Data Designer ETL, SQL Server, Docker for PharmaSuisse Data Warehouse Application (Application Manager and Developer)
- SAP Business Objects, ABAP on SAP HANA for the Police of the Canton of Bern (Application Manager and Developer)
- Avaloq Connectors to SAP BW for Banque Cantonale de Fribourg
Doris N.
Last position:
Expert Consultant at multiprovider gmbh/ASC GmbH/all for one Group
DWH development (backend) for SRG (2022)
Media: redesign of the HR data model to prepare migration to BW/4HANA
Support and training for HR and controlling reporting solutions
Technologies: SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BW on HANA 7.5, SAP HCM, SAP CO, SAP FI, IBCS, SAP Lumira Design Studio, Graphomate, SAP Fiori Launchpad
DWH development (frontend) for Constellium (2017)
Redesigned reporting according to IFRS 17 standard
Conceptualized and implemented improvements and automated migration programs
Project "Market & Audience Research": blueprint and implementation of BW on HANA data models and reporting based on SAP ERP and third-party data (extraction using CDS views)
Proof of concept reporting with SAC, Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Proof of concept replacement of Broadcaster with BO Scheduling
Project "Adamant – Profitability Analysis": blueprint and implementation of BW on HANA data models and reporting with Design Studio using data from SAP CO-PA
Technologies: SAP BW 7.5, SAP BEX Analyzer, SAP BEx Broadcaster, SAP ABAP, SAP BCS, SAP HANA native, Mediapulse, R, REST-API, Confluence, MS Power BI, SAP SAC, SAP BO Design Studio, SAP BO Scheduling and Publications XI 3.0, SAP Lumira Design Studio
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Statistics of experts using SAP BusinessObjects
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.2 years
Positions per freelancer
11
Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Project Management
Top industries
Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Food and Beverage
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
83%
Doctorate
17%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Switzerland are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Switzerland using SAP BusinessObjects
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP BusinessObjects experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Banking and Finance (83%)
- Healthcare (83%)
- Food and Beverage (50%)
- Insurance (50%)
- Information Technology (50%)
- Transportation (50%)
- Pharmaceutical (50%)
- Professional Services (50%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Business intelligence foundation
SAP BusinessObjects is an enterprise business intelligence suite for turning data into governed reports, dashboards and analysis. Companies use it to connect operational systems, define shared business meaning and give teams controlled access to reliable information. It commonly supports finance, sales, supply chain and management reporting.
Core components
The ecosystem includes Web Intelligence for self-service reporting, the Central Management Console for administration and security, and Information Design Tool for building universes. Strong specialists also work with Crystal Reports, Analysis for Office, SAP BW, SAP HANA and relational databases. They understand how these parts interact across the reporting lifecycle.
Typical deliverables
- Semantic universes that give business users consistent measures and dimensions
- Web Intelligence reports with prompts, variables, scheduling and export options
- Crystal Reports documents for operational and pixel-perfect output
- Role-based access, folders, publications and distribution workflows
- Dashboards and management views connected to SAP and non-SAP sources
Successful delivery depends on more than report design. Specialists must map business definitions to data structures, manage dependencies and document how information moves from source systems to the final report.
When companies need specialists
Companies often bring in freelance SAP BusinessObjects expertise during migrations, reporting consolidations, universe redesigns or upgrades. External support is also useful when reports are slow, definitions conflict across departments or internal teams lack capacity for a large backlog. In Switzerland, collaboration may involve German, French, Italian or English business stakeholders, depending on the organisation.
- Replacing fragmented spreadsheets with governed reporting
- Preparing a move between SAP BW, SAP HANA and other data sources
- Improving report performance and scheduling reliability
- Cleaning up security roles, folders and publication workflows
Skills that set experts apart
The strongest professionals combine SAP BusinessObjects knowledge with SQL, data modelling, SAP authorisations and practical reporting design. They ask how a metric is defined before changing a query, test results against source data and distinguish a semantic issue from a database or infrastructure issue. Clear documentation and careful stakeholder communication matter as much as configuration skill.
Selecting the right professional
Review examples of universes, reports, migrations or governance work that resemble your environment. Ask how the specialist diagnoses slow reports, handles changing business definitions and protects access to sensitive information. For remote work, agree on documentation, workshops, support windows and the languages needed for collaboration; on-site presence is most valuable when processes, data ownership or legacy reporting need close discovery.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around SAP BusinessObjects.
SAP BusinessObjects is used to create governed reports, dashboards, scheduled publications and business analysis from multiple data sources. Companies rely on it for recurring management information as well as detailed operational reporting.
SAP BusinessObjects is often chosen for governed enterprise reporting, structured distribution and established SAP data landscapes. Power BI and Tableau may offer a more visual self-service experience, so the right choice depends on governance, existing investments, user needs and the required reporting formats.
A strong SAP BusinessObjects specialist usually brings SQL, data modelling and database knowledge, along with SAP BW or SAP HANA experience where relevant. Familiarity with authorisations, scheduling, performance tuning and business requirements is also important.
The right level of SAP BusinessObjects experience depends on the work. A focused report change may need a reporting specialist, while a migration, universe redesign or security overhaul calls for someone who understands architecture, dependencies and stakeholder governance.
Yes, many SAP BusinessObjects tasks can be completed remotely through secure access, documented requirements and scheduled workshops. On-site collaboration can help when teams need process discovery, data-owner alignment or support with legacy reporting, while language expectations should be agreed early.
Before changing an SAP BusinessObjects universe, the specialist should review its joins, contexts, objects, prompts, security and dependent reports. They should also confirm metric definitions with business owners and test representative outputs against trusted source data.
Quality in SAP BusinessObjects work shows in accurate results, understandable universes, predictable performance and controlled access. Ask for evidence of testing, documentation, deployment discipline and a clear explanation of how the solution will be maintained.
SAP BusinessObjects remains relevant where organisations depend on established universes, scheduled reports and formal reporting processes. A specialist can assess whether to improve the current environment, connect it to newer SAP data services or plan a gradual transition to another reporting approach.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects is 103 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 826 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 83% hold at least a Master's degree, and 17% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects are English (100%), German (83%), and French (67%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects are Banking and Finance (83%), Healthcare (83%), and Food and Beverage (50%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Switzerland who have used SAP BusinessObjects in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (83%), Information Technology (83%), and Project Management (83%).
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