GROW with SAP combines best-in-class tools, methodologies, and expert guidance to make the journey to SAP Cloud ERP as smooth and efficient as possible for net-new customers. Whether scoping the requirements, managing the transition, or ensuring ongoing success, the program is designed to support every step of the process.
GROW with SAP consists of:
- Digital Discovery Assessment: A tool to validate the ideal Cloud ERP solution, and align customer needs to SAP Cloud ERP scope
- Best Practices: SAP's 50+ years of ERP experience are distilled into delivered functionality and processes, giving organizations a head start. Documentation and test scripts are available via SAP Signavio Process Navigator.
- SAP Activate: A six-phase methodology supporting end-to-end Cloud ERP deployment, from business process analysis to continuous innovation.
- Cloud ALM: A deployment planning and implementation setup tool, refined from thousands of implementations.
- System tools: Including Guided Configuration, Starter System, Test Automation Tool, and Data Migration Cockpit to streamline deployment.
- Baseline Activation Services: SAP-owned services providing a jumpstart to the deployment in just four weeks, customizable and extendable before going live.
- SAP-qualified partner-packaged solutions: Personalized, proven, and repeatable solutions for peace of mind.
Onboarding and Enablement: Access to Learning Journeys and stand-alone courses on learning.sap.com as well as a community of SAP experts, partners, and customers.
Describing the GROW with SAP Customer Journey

The digital discovery assessment is used early in the customer journey to validate the ideal SAP Cloud ERP solution. Beyond that, it also shapes the rest of the GROW with SAP journey. Its outcomes help define and document customer requirements. Integration with SAP Cloud ALM ensures these insights are translated into an actionable implementation plan.
SAP Cloud ALM will inherit the scope from the digital discovery assessment and help with the deployment planning and implementation setup. It also facilitates the fit-to-standard workshops as well as configuration and testing activities.
In addition to external tools, SAP Cloud ERP includes built-in capabilities to support a streamlined deployment. These include central business configuration for guided setup, a starter system provisioned within 48 hours and preconfigured with scoped best practices and sample data, the test automation tool for automated testing, and the data migration cockpit, which provides standard templates for loading data into the system.
Baseline activation services compresses the time to activate the most common 75 scope items with customer data to just four weeks. This baseline activation can then be customized and extended before going live.
Finally, GROW with SAP leverages SAP qualified partner package solutions. These are personalized, proven, and reputable solutions from our partners that provide fixed price, fixed scope, and fixed time offerings.
Achieving a predictable and successful go-live is critical to realizing the full value of an ERP investment. GROW with SAP provides a comprehensive, streamlined approach for transitioning to SAP Cloud ERP, ensuring that companies can confidently get up and running in the cloud.
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Summary
- GROW with SAP combines top-quality tools, methodologies, and expert guidance to facilitate seamless transition to SAP Cloud ERP for net-new customers.
- GROW with SAP allows accurate scoping of requirements, managing the transition, and ensuring ongoing success, all to support every step of the SAP Cloud ERP journey.
- GROW with SAP is designed to promote swift deployment of SAP Cloud ERP and associated services.