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Plan your S/4HANA move on commercial clarity, not vendor pressure.

Every conversion to S/4HANA is also a relicensing event. We compare RISE, Private Cloud, and on premise economics, model conversion paths, and protect your contract terms before commitment. No SAP relationship, no migration kickback.

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What we do

Four pillars of independent S/4HANA migration advisory.

Whether you are evaluating RISE with SAP, Private Cloud Edition, or staying on premise, our advisory work spans four pillars from commercial diligence through post conversion governance.

Area 01

Migration option diligence

We compare RISE with SAP, Private Cloud Edition, on premise S/4HANA, and conversion versus greenfield economics over a ten year horizon, with full unit cost transparency.

  • Total cost of ownership across all four deployment options
  • Conversion versus greenfield path comparison
  • Carve out and brownfield scope modeling
Area 02

RISE contract review

We review RISE with SAP commercial terms before signature, focusing on FUE conversion math, price uplift caps, exit terms, and the substitution rights that protect future flexibility.

  • Full User Equivalent conversion modeling
  • Price escalation, renewal, and uplift cap review
  • Termination, exit, and data egress protection
Area 03

Conversion credit modeling

We quantify the credits available against existing ECC and HANA investments, ensuring no shelfware enters the new contract and no entitlement is left on the table during conversion.

  • Shelfware identification and credit recovery
  • Maintenance offset and conversion bonus modeling
  • Engine and database carryover quantification
Area 04

Post conversion governance

We hand over the documentation, classification logic, and measurement playbook needed to keep your S/4HANA estate compliant, defensible, and free from surprise findings post go live.

  • FUE classification logic documented per user type
  • Engine measurement readiness on the new estate
  • Procurement playbook for true up and renewal cycles
Our approach

Our five step S/4HANA advisory methodology

Whether you are at evaluation stage or already in conversion, our advisory engagements follow the same five phases.

01

Discover

Confidential review of existing entitlements, deployment, contracts, and stated migration timeline.

02

Model

Independent total cost of ownership across RISE, Private Cloud, on premise, and hybrid options.

03

Diligence

Commercial diligence on the preferred path, including FUE math, escalation, and exit terms.

04

Negotiate

Direct support during contract negotiation rounds, redlines, and counter proposals to SAP.

05

Govern

Post conversion handover with documented classification, measurement playbook, and renewal calendar.

Procurement team reviewing RISE with SAP contract economics
Measurable outcomes

Measurable outcomes when SAPAudits advises your conversion.

Across more than seventy S/4HANA advisory engagements, our independent advisory work delivers consistent commercial outcomes that finance and procurement teams can plan against.

28%
Average commercial improvementagainst initial SAP proposal on RISE and Private Cloud conversion contracts, measured across seventy plus engagements since 2020.
$4.6M
Average credit recoveryfrom existing ECC, HANA, and engine entitlements applied as conversion credits during the migration commercial.
90 days
Average diligence to contractfrom advisory engagement start to executed contract, including full FUE modeling and redline cycles.
100%
Independent of SAPNo reseller economics, no migration kickback, no implementation pull through incentive on any engagement.
Client outcome

Global consumer goods company saves $14 million on RISE conversion

"We were ready to sign the RISE contract SAP put in front of us. SAPAudits reviewed it in seventy two hours, rebuilt the FUE math, and helped us push back on three structural terms. The revised contract saved us fourteen million over the term and protected our exit."
Chief Procurement Officer, global consumer goods company (Fortune 100)
$48MInitial RISE proposal
$34MFinal negotiated contract
$14MSavings over term
10 weeksFrom engagement to signature
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The S/4HANA Migration Licensing Guide

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Full User Equivalent Conversion Economics

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Every advisory engagement begins with a confidential commercial review of your existing entitlement and proposed migration path. We respond within one business day with an initial point of view from a senior advisor.

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