SAP Cloud ERP: The Power of SAP ERP with a Cloud-Friendly Budget

Implementing a cloud-based ERP is significantly faster than deploying a traditional solution. Long and expensive projects lasting a year or more are a thing of the past. With SAP Cloud ERP, the average implementation time is under six months. It can even be reduced to as little as three months if the customer is willing to move away from custom requirements and embrace highly standardised processes.

A test environment is available from day one of the project. It includes pre-configured and documented processes, making the design phase much easier. Users are immediately involved in the project and can begin visualising how the solution will support their activities.

The scoping phase determines which functional components need to be activated to meet identified business requirements. During fit-to-standard workshops, processes are reviewed alongside key users to ensure that the ERP’s best-practice approach meets the organisation’s needs. Any gaps can then be identified and assessed, with decisions made between adapting business processes to the standard model or configuring the solution to address specific business requirements.

Numerous accelerators help simplify ERP implementation and user adoption, including process documentation, tutorials, support materials and templates. VISEO complements these resources with its expertise in the solution’s capabilities and limitations, an essential factor in project success, as well as its knowledge of French and international regulatory requirements, including VAT, chart of accounts structures, banking formats and legal compliance. Once again, the objective is to reduce the overall project duration as much as possible.

Predictable and Controlled Operating Costs

The operating costs of SAP Cloud ERP are fixed and clearly defined, with pricing calculated on a per-user basis. A minimum of 15 users is required.

These costs include access to the solution, hosting on an appropriately sized infrastructure, software updates and version upgrades.

Depending on the complexity of your SAP landscape and the degree of alignment with the ERP’s standard processes, support can be handled directly by key users, while regression testing can be kept to a minimum. However, engaging an application management services provider remains strongly recommended.

Application Management Services to Support You… and Drive Innovation

The application management services offered by VISEO provide:

• Support for the day-to-day use of SAP Cloud ERP;
• Expert guidance on the latest innovations and features introduced by SAP Cloud ERP;
• Execution of regression testing during version upgrades.

Adopting a cloud-based solution means preparing for regular software updates and version releases. While this requires ongoing effort, it also delivers a continuous pace of innovation and, consequently, new business benefits. However, reviewing SAP Cloud ERP release notes can be time-consuming, especially as each new release may contain between 600 and 800 individual entries. VISEO analyses these release notes on your behalf and highlights the changes that matter most.

With a clearer understanding of the new capabilities regularly introduced into SAP Cloud ERP, you can build a well-informed ERP roadmap and invest in the functional and technological components that are most likely to deliver tangible business value.