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SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:37 PM PDT

I previously noted I would follow up with a post on doing an SAP implementation for only marginally more than a technical upgrade (see Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation). In the process there are a few assumptions and several considerations to keep in mind.

Probably one of the most important considerations to remember in a reimplementation is that the hard decisions around the processes, organizational structures and data types have already been made:

chart of accounts,
account posting models
SD / MM / PP / FI / CO / HR / etc., organization structures,
SD order types,
PP order types,
PO types,
HR info / activity types,
material types,
vendor accounts,
customer accounts,
pricing structures,
reports,
processes of all kinds,
form outputs (layouts),
interfaces,
reports,
enhancements,
etc.

Since the really hard part was done in the original implementation it is more a matter of understanding how to take your SAP implementation to the next level. These decisions and other gaps discovered after you went live represent the difficult and stressful situations your company has already worked through. Although these key business and setup related items were originally defined through your originally stressful project, you've probably discovered a number of gaps, improvements, or corrections you've wanted to make.

All of those project decisions in hindsight (like when considering a reimplementation) might have led to completely different solutions in hindsight. In other words, by the time you went live and finally got your SAP implementation stabilized there were probably a lot of things you would have done differently.

Your IT Department Skills and Qualifications

If you are at the point of an upgrade you have most likely had SAP installed long enough to have developed some level of skill and competence with the software. Along with this your SAP staff has developed an understanding of your business and the application.

Over the years you have been on your current SAP version complaints and requests from the business have reached your department and staff. So you have some insight on where the implementation might need to be corrected. The business has been using SAP for a few years now so the end users are familiar with the interface and the data entry requirements.

Based on this new insight and the business needs that were not met with the system integrator's guidance on the original implementation you believe you might be a good candidate for a reimplementation.

Because of your experience with the system and because the end user exposure for a few years the difference between a technical upgrade and a reimplementation is a marginal delta in terms of effort and cost.

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With much of the background laid out, we will look at some of the details on how to perform a reimplementation for only marginally more than a technical upgrade in the next post.

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