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SAP Audit Defense Service

We contest SAP measurement, dismantle indirect access claims, and seal the audit before it follows you into the renewal.

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$80M+SAP Claims Resolved
90%+Average Claim Reduction
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500+ Enterprise Clients Industry Recognized $2B+ Under Advisory 11 Vendor Practices 100% Buyer Side Independent
When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01
SAP audit notice
SAP Global License Audit Services has opened a formal audit. The measurement window is short and the exposure on named users and engines is material.
Scenario 02
Indirect access claim
SAP has flagged third party systems creating documents in ECC or S/4HANA. The proposed remediation is a document license adoption you do not yet need.
Scenario 03
S/4HANA conversion audit
The conversion has triggered a true up. FUE conversion math is on the table and SAP wants to settle before the technical project closes.
How we help

Four phase buyer side procedure

Phase 01
Scope and baseline
Audit scope, contract baseline, and an independent buyer side measurement run in parallel. No raw data crosses to SAP yet.
Phase 02
Deployment review
SAP measurement reviewed against the baseline. User classification, engine metrics, and document counts contested. Response file assembled for legal sign off.
Phase 03
Negotiation
Audit close negotiated in parallel with the renewal or RISE conversation. Settlement value capped. Forward contract terms locked.
Phase 04
Close and side letter
Side letter signed. Findings sealed off from the renewal. Reclassification governance handed over to internal SAM.
Deliverables

What you get at close

01
Audit response file
Legal containment, communications protocol, and the parallel buyer side measurement that anchors every reply to SAP.
02
Named user reclassification
Independent rebuild of the named user assignment using activity, role, and SoD evidence. Professional to limited where the data supports it.
03
Engine metric contestation
Reading of every engine metric against the install base. Overstated counts on Payroll, eDocument, and Process Orchestration challenged on contract language.
04
Digital access counter
Document count rebuilt from source systems. Static, system, and inbound documents separated. The conversation moves off SAP estimates onto your numbers.
05
Settlement and side letter
Signed instrument capping the audit outcome and preventing findings from following into the renewal, RISE move, or any successor agreement.
06
Executive briefing deck
CFO and audit committee summary of claim posture, settled value, residual risk, and the recommended forward SAP position.
Outcome

What changes after we engage

90%+
Average audit
claim reduction
$80M
SAP claims
resolved to date
40 to 70%
Named user
downgrade rate
48hr
Engagement
opening time
100%
Audits closed
under side letter
Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single audit close. Vendor Shield for continuous always on defense across the SAP estate.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope
Single SAP audit close. Fixed scope from day one through side letter.
Timeline
Eight to fourteen weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.
Best for
Active audit notice or indirect access claim with a defined response window.
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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope
Continuous SAP defense. Measurement monitoring, indirect access oversight, standing buyer side counsel.
Timeline
12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size.
Best for
SAP estates that just closed an audit and want never to reopen reactively.
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SAP opened with a sixty two million euro indirect access claim. Redress closed the audit at a fraction of opening and ringfenced the finding from the RISE move.
Group CIO, European Manufacturing Group
Tier one industrial
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Your next SAP audit is a contract event

Notice in the inbox. Indirect access claim on the desk. S/4HANA conversion already moving. We start where you are.

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