Exploring the RISE with SAP Methodology

SAP has a commitment to providing a clear path for customers who have invested years or decades into SAP ERP products to modernize their systems to the integrated ecosystem of applications, data, and AI SAP Business Suite represents so they can take advantage of new opportunities and be resilient to ongoing changes and disruptions. As part of this commitment, SAP supports customer transitions to the cloud by creating an ongoing partnership throughout the customer's journey. A successful transformation hinges on three key components: people, processes, and tools.

The RISE with SAP Methodology is a proven methodology that supports customer transformation journeys from on-premise SAP ERP to SAP Business Suite.

It provides structured guidance and recommended steps throughout a series of defined phases. The methodology is supported by SAP experts and partners and implemented through integrated tools and services. The methodology is built on a clean core strategy, with all services and tools working together throughout the customer lifecycle. It helps customers keep extensions clean, data streamlined, landscapes reliable, processes flexible, and operations both effective and efficient.

1. Follow a standardized framework helping companies adopt SAP Business Suite applications faster with a tailored transformation roadmap that meets their business needs.
2. Leverage the integrated toolchain for streamlined collaboration and efficient project execution ensuring a cohesive, efficient workflow throughout.
3. Access to expert guidance through an end-to-end engagement model.

Additionally, the RISE with SAP Methodology is adding enhancements to better meet our customer transformation needs. These include the following:

• A robust discovery phase has been improved with the Digital Discovery Assessment toolkit to better evaluate customers’ as-is state and define a solution scope that meets their unique needs.
• Additional adoption roadmaps have been developed to cover different application scenarios, including ERP, line-of-business solutions, and SAP Cloud ERP Private.
• The transformation preparation service for SAP Business Suite helps SAP Cloud ERP Private customers build tailored transformation roadmaps, set up key transformation tools, and establish governance models.
• Onboarding and the clean core success plan have been enhanced with structured quality gate execution.
• The integrated toolchain has been improved to enable seamless information flow and streamline implementation.

In a nutshell, the RISE with SAP Methodology is a best-practice approach that helps organizations move to the cloud with confidence and achieve their business objectives by bringing predictability to implementation. It is organized into six key phases: Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run, each following standardized steps and best practices to ensure a smooth transformation.

SAP Joule and AI are integral components of the RISE with SAP Methodology, significantly enhancing business transformation efforts. Instead of manually navigating through various applications, simply ask Joule for streamlined, efficient, and insightful support in your digital journey.

As a transformation enabler, the methodology provides guardrails that help organizations adopt innovations faster and gain competitive advantage from their investments. Through its key components, SAP equips customers with:

• Transparency in their implementation journey.
• Support to get the crucial pieces of their journey right.
• Required information at the click of a button.
• The ability to reach out to SAP at any time to seek the required assistance.

In a competitive environment shaped by constant disruption, evolving customer expectations, and increasing regulatory demands, it’s important to have a landscape that can quickly adapt and evolve. Flexibility, integration, and the ability to adopt innovation at scale are no longer optional; they’re foundational. Achieving this requires a smooth, efficient upgrade process and a clear transformation path. With the RISE with SAP Methodology, customers and partners can accelerate their ability to consume new innovations as they are released, ensuring they stay competitive and future-ready.

SAP Joule and AI are integral components of the RISE with SAP Methodology, significantly enhancing business transformation efforts. Instead of manually navigating through various applications, simply ask Joule for streamlined, efficient, and insightful support in your digital journey.

As a transformation enabler, the methodology provides guardrails that help organizations adopt innovations faster and gain competitive advantage from their investments. Through its key components, SAP equips customers with:

• Transparency in their implementation journey.
• Support to get the crucial pieces of their journey right.
• Required information at the click of a button.
• The ability to reach out to SAP at any time to seek the required assistance.

In a competitive environment shaped by constant disruption, evolving customer expectations, and increasing regulatory demands, it’s important to have a landscape that can quickly adapt and evolve. Flexibility, integration, and the ability to adopt innovation at scale are no longer optional; they’re foundational. Achieving this requires a smooth, efficient upgrade process and a clear transformation path. With the RISE with SAP Methodology, customers and partners can accelerate their ability to consume new innovations as they are released, ensuring they stay competitive and future-ready.

The RISE with SAP Methodology has been enhanced to support customer transformation to SAP Business Suite. This includes enhanced onboarding services and a dedicated transformation preparation service for SAP Cloud ERP Private Package customers.

• The RISE with SAP Methodology emphasizes SAP's dedication to fostering a cloud-based business ecosystem, supporting customer transitions through a partnership-focused approach that prioritizes people, processes, and tools.
• To ensure transformation success, the SAP Cloud ERP Private package offers transformation tools and services, such as process analysis and enterprise architecture tools to bolster business applications.
• The RISE with SAP Methodology—enhanced by SAP Joule and AI—provides a structured, transparent, and innovation-ready framework that streamlines transformation, accelerates adoption of new capabilities, and empowers organizations to remain flexible, competitive, and future‑ready.
• The integrated toolchain helps to accelerate the transformation journey and to ensure high quality outcomes.
• Customers benefit from end-to-end engagement with SAP experts and partners, gaining transparency, support, and access to necessary information throughout their implementation journey.