Continuous investment in new solution environments has become necessary due to fast moving product & enhancement releases, rising maintenance costs for older SAP releases and pressure on business process innovation. When you decide to upgrade is, now, as important as what you upgrade to. Competitive advantage is short-lived if not supported by strategic business transformation.

Upgrading to SAP ERP, better positions an organization to take advantage of value drivers that their IT investments provide. Improved functionality in financial & human capital management and benefits from numerous other industry-specific features further help businesses stay at the cutting edge of technology. To get that added advantage over competition, Birlasoft provides organizations with a plethora of SAP upgrade and migration services. Our services assist clients in extracting greater value from their SAP ERP software.

Client Challenges

SAP ERP software provides organizations with an ideal channel to govern their business better. Taking it to the next level not only requires extreme caution, so as to prevent dents to the existing infrastructure, but also extensive expertise in carrying out a sequential and systematic transfer into the new system. 

When considering a SAP upgrade, some key challenges that organizations have to address are:

• Accurate estimation of time and effort required
• Correct allocation of resources for the project
• Effective optimization of value propositions and definition of business cases
• Risk mitigation and quality control
• Gaining access to the skills & resources required to undertake an upgrade or migration

What Birlasoft Provides

Birlasoft offers a comprehensive 'JumpStart' package that includes a wide range of industry specific SAP upgrade services. Birlasoft begins with an assessment of the existing SAP ERP software using time-tested methodologies

Our ability to provide tailored solutions for individual organizations, using industry best practices, is the primary benefit that clients receive. Our upgrade & migration solution provides them with:

• Clarity in understanding the actual benefits of the upgrade, as well as identifying pitfalls
• Long term ROI and business support with relation to the expenses & risks involved
• An accurate measurement of the effort estimated to carry out the upgrade
• Access to the Birlasoft methodology, upgrade value paths, tools and proof points
• Coaching for optimized usage of the environment upgrades
• Aligned IT and business activities, to provide greater insight into critical end-to-end business processes
• Sound training followed by comprehensive knowledge transfer and post-project support

Business Value

By upgrading the existing system, organizations greatly enhance their business value. Some common value additions are:

• Reduction in the total cost of ownership of the SAP ERP
• Smooth and low-risk transition onto a new version
• Enhanced business value as compared to previous version
• Competitive advantage by adaptation to future markets
• A comprehensive solution package provided under one umbrella
• Predictable & controlled support costs through annuity-based contracts
• Pay per use features lowering cost for usage
• Availing Birlasoft's SAP upgrade and migration services guarantees a quality assessment, implementation and optimization service package that ensures maximum benefit from existing IT infrastructure