Twelve short research briefings for a customer being moved from ECC or on premise S/4HANA onto RISE with SAP: what the bundle actually is, whose clock 2027 really is, the FUE count that decides the whole bill, the meters running underneath the subscription, the year four credit cliff, and what to write into the paper before you sign the one contract you cannot undo. Two Redress advisors per session, about five minutes each, in order or on demand.
What RISE bundles, what it changes and what it does not, and the perpetual entitlement that terminates at signature with no way back.
Mainstream maintenance for ECC ends 31 December 2027 with extended maintenance to 2030. It is a maintenance date, not a switch off, and first conversion quotes ran 25 to 40 percent high.
Brownfield, greenfield, selective data transition, RISE private and on premise are five commercial outcomes. Anchoring on the recommended path left 15 to 28 percent on the table.
The weights, where the count inflates, and the 90 days of transaction logs that removed 15 to 30 percent of FUE before signing.
One estate in two could not state its own infrastructure and Basis cost. Built properly, RISE raised the five year total in about half of evaluations.
Five lines inside one subscription, the modules that license separately, and the hidden costs that added 15 to 30 percent over the base fee.
Nine document types, about one FUE per thousand documents, and the misconception that the move removes indirect access exposure. The first volume becomes the renewal floor.
Committed balances 30 to 45 percent above consumption, a true up that reset the baseline upward in seven of ten renewals, and a credit pool that triples on documented use cases.
The conversion credit covers years one to three and then drops to zero. The cap anchors at signing, and a step down bridge cut the legacy tail 50 to 75 percent.
Leaving RISE is a re-implementation. Exit assistance is a fee unless priced, and SAP told the market that termination rights cost it reportable backlog.
A calendar fiscal year closing 31 December, a 4 to 8 point band shift in December, and why scope rather than depth of discount is what the account team is paid to produce.
What a buyer side engagement does on a RISE conversion, the outcomes on the file, how we work, and why the call is worth several times more at 24 months than at six.
Every action item from the series on one printable page: the five path costing, the FUE rebuild, the baseline you have to build yourself, the document count, the meters, the year four protections, and the clause set.
The presenters in these briefings are AI generated avatars of Redress Compliance advisor personas. The research, figures, and guidance are real, produced by Redress Compliance analysts from our consulting engagements and market network.