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SAP RISE Negotiation. A buyer side white paper.

SAP RISE negotiation at the broader SAP RISE renewal cycle. The bundled subscription framework, the FUE framework, the Premium and Premium Plus framework, the migration credit framework, and the eleven move buyer side framework.

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SAP RISE is the load bearing SAP cloud bundled subscription framework, anchoring the broader SAP cloud framework against the broader SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition framework. The framework segments the broader SAP RISE framework across the SAP RISE Premium framework, the SAP RISE Premium Plus framework, the FUE (Full Use Equivalent) framework, the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition framework, the SAP RISE migration credit framework, the SAP RISE infrastructure framework (broader hyperscaler choice framework), the SAP RISE managed services framework, and the bespoke SAP RISE framework at the upper customer scale. Read the related SAP services practice, the SAP knowledge hub, and the SAP RISE and ERP cloud advisory.

What you will learn

  • How SAP RISE bundles the broader SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition framework, infrastructure framework, and managed services framework
  • How the FUE framework anchors the broader SAP RISE pricing framework
  • How the SAP RISE Premium vs Premium Plus framework anchors the broader SAP RISE feature framework
  • How the SAP RISE migration credit framework typically delivers material commercial leverage
  • How the SAP RISE hyperscaler framework anchors the broader cloud infrastructure framework
  • How the SAP RISE managed services framework anchors the broader SAP RISE operations framework
  • The eleven move buyer side framework for SAP RISE
  • How to anchor the broader SAP RISE framework against the customer actual SAP deployment framework

Table of contents

SAP RISE Negotiation Guide

  • 1. Executive summary
  • 2. The SAP RISE bundle framework
  • 3. The FUE framework
  • 4. The Premium and Premium Plus framework
  • 5. The S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition framework
  • 6. The migration credit framework
  • 7. The hyperscaler framework
  • 8. The managed services framework
  • 9. The eleven move buyer side framework
  • 10. How we engage

Who this is for

Chief Information Officers, Vice Presidents of IT Procurement, SAP Center of Excellence leaders, SAP Program Directors, and procurement leaders running SAP at scale and facing the broader SAP RISE cycle.

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SAP RISE: Negotiate the bundled cloud subscription on your terms.

A buyer side framework for SAP RISE negotiation. The bundled subscription framework, the FUE framework (Full Use Equivalent), the SAP RISE Premium framework, the SAP RISE Premium Plus framework, the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition framework, the SAP RISE migration credit framework, and the buyer side moves at the broader SAP RISE renewal cycle.

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Where the common advice on RISE is wrong

The standard SAP pitch is that RISE is the simplest path to S/4HANA because it bundles infrastructure, the application, and BTP credits into one subscription. We disagree on two grounds. First, the bundle pricing obscures the line item economics. We have rebuilt the underlying components in roughly two out of three RISE proposals and found buyers paying 14 to 27 percent more than the public hyperscaler plus standalone S/4HANA plus BTP equivalent. Second, the year four price cliff is rarely surfaced before signing.

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The year four price cliff is the single most overlooked clause in RISE contracts. A capped year four to seven envelope at signing is worth more than any discount on years one to three.
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SAP engagements 2024 to 2025
30%
Median FUE inflation we defended down
3x
Median digital access exposure vs buyer estimate

Source: Redress Compliance advisory engagement file, 2024 to 2025.

SAP RISE typically delivers material commercial complexity across the broader SAP S/4HANA Cloud framework. Redress reframed the framework around the customer actual SAP deployment framework, the actual FUE framework, and the actual migration credit framework. Twenty seven percent saving against the broader SAP RISE framework.

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