Paving the Way to a Successful Upgrade

SAP Solution BriefSAP Services
PAVING THE WAY TO A
SUCCESSFUL UPGRADE
PROJECT
The SAP® Upgrade Assessment Sooner or later, upgrading is an issue for every organization. Butfor SAP ERP service delivers before taking your SAP® solution to the next level, you need tothe expert advice and assistance consider a host of issues. Are you ready for change? Is your strat-egy appropriate? What benefits can you expect? How long willyou need to upgrade to a new your project take to complete? How much effort will it involve?release of the SAP ERP applica- What skills will you require? How much will it cost?tion. We help you find the rightservices for your upgrade pro- The SAP Upgrade Assessment for SAP ERP service has the an-jects, provide effective training, swers. The SAP Services organization provides provide guidance,training, and business and technology assessments, paving theoffer implementation options, way for successful upgrade projects.identify where you can increasebusiness value, and develop a Services to Meet Your Specific Upgradesolid business case for your RequirementsSAP Upgrade Assessment for SAP ERP helps you plan and exe-project. Whether you choose cute your upgrades. With four different offerings from which toan individual service or a combi- choose, SAP Upgrade Assessment for SAP ERP gives you the flexi-nation of offerings, you can be bility to engage only the services you need.sure of unparalleled SAP exper-tise - for faster, more cost- Technical Upgrade Assessment. This on-site assessment fo-cuses on the technical aspects of your upgrade and provides keyeffective upgrades. information to ensure technical readiness. We review your land-scape and hardware configuration and propose the requiredchanges to accommodate your new SAP solution, and introduceyou to valuable tools to ensure the smoothest upgrade possible.www.sap.com/contactsap
Custom Development Analysis. A key issue during any up- .Dedicated SAP assessment teams with unparalleled solution, grade is the adjustment of customer-specific programming. industry, and upgrade expertiseWhen you choose this option, SAP Services will analyze and .Detailed analysis of the potential business benefits provided by catalog all of your custom development, allowing you to under- upgrading to the latest releasestand the time and resources required to convert custom code .Expert training geared to your needsback to SAP standard functionality or to update it for use afterthe upgrade is complete. The upgrade assessment provides all the advice and assistanceyou need to plan and execute projects efficiently, reducing theUpgrade Project Planning. A good understanding of the steps time and money needed to upgrade to the SAP ERP applicationinvolved and a solid plan are essential to successfully executing and maximizing the business benefits. SAP Services provides aany upgrade project. With the project planning option, experi- single point of access to our comprehensive expertise in consult-enced SAP professionals will help you put together a concrete ing, education, support, custom development, and hosting.road map and evaluate internal and external resource require-ments. We will also review your core team and end-user training SAP Services has an unparalleled ability to deliver on itsrequirements and propose training options to help your com- promises, because we provide easy and consistent access to pany make the transition as seamlessly as possible. solution services, resources, and tools from SAP and its partners.We offer the stability, reliability, and proven experience that youApplication-Specific Upgrade Advice. Because each applica- expect when working with a business partner that has been tion area is affected during your upgrade, SAP Services created delivering results consistently for over 30 years.this offering to help you realize the functional business benefitsof upgrading and to give you practical upgrade advice to mini- Find Out Moremize overall risk and maximize overall business benefit. While Based on customer requests and our extensive implementationon-site, SAP professionals will review your issues and their associ- experience, SAP Services created a series of knowledge-based of-ated business processes and present you with options in the new ferings with prices structured to shorten time to value and re-version to alleviate those issues and improve on existing business duce risk. These unique offerings combine the be... [download for more]