Achieving Business Continuity with RISE with SAP

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Businesses must transition from legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to cloud-based ERP solutions. 

The business environment is evolving rapidly. With swift advancements in technology, users expect their software to keep pace. Enterprises must maintain a continuous software update view, as frequent small updates replace the traditional yearly major updates. However, ensuring business continuity becomes challenging when legacy systems cannot handle the influx of new features and functionalities with these regular updates. 

To remain agile and scalable, businesses must transition from legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to cloud-based ERP solutions. This shift allows for seamless change implementation without disrupting operations, ensuring the continuity of business and users. 

Despite the benefits, migrating to the cloud can be complex. Many businesses lack the technical expertise and skilled personnel needed for a successful cloud migration. Additionally, the initial investment is significant, and the return on investment can be slow, making it a less attractive option for some. 

Operational challenges, such as maintaining end-user adoption and managing solution changes, also arise. Adopting a flexible operating and resourcing model is crucial. Dual maintenance can lead to difficulties in keeping upgraded and development systems synchronized. The overall adoption process is further complicated by licensing, migration, and infrastructure operations that must be managed. 

Businesses often turn to RISE with SAP, an AI-powered cloud ERP solution, to facilitate migration. This platform ensures agility, scalability, and seamless change implementation. However, to fully leverage RISE with SAP, businesses face adoption challenges that require expertise in both business and technology. Partnering with a reliable application development and maintenance (ADM) provider can help companies navigate these hurdles and maintain business continuity throughout migration. 

Business Observability and Continuous Monitoring

Businesses cannot improve upon what they do not measure, so an integrated approach that ensures continuous application availability while gathering valuable data is essential.

Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) partners can create monitoring dashboards that incorporate capabilities for observability and proactive, continuous, end-to-end monitoring. With 24/7 availability, these dashboards can correlate alerts and generate tickets across the entire SAP system landscape and related edge software, such as regional warehouse control systems or operational technology (OT) platforms. This continuous monitoring across various channels ensures that issues are identified and addressed before they escalate into major incidents. 

Continuous Value Delivery

To ensure that software continuously delivers value, a cycle of people- and process-driven transformation must be enabled by a consistent cycle of maintaining, optimizing, and running. An Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) partner can support this cycle at multiple checkpoints, with a focus on business continuity. The cycle is centred on future-oriented target operating models emphasizing people and technology. 

Continuous Organizational Change Management (OCM) ensures that people and processes are prepared for new ways of working, both in the current environment and the future, including offboarding and onboarding. Processes can be updated with the latest technology and automation to support ongoing OCM and drive awareness and engagement. This is supported by structured end-user adoption through Enablement-as-a-Service (EaaS) capability, powered by SAP Enable Now but managed by your ADM partner. 

Continuous End-User Enablement

Once a new feature is implemented, it is crucial to ensure that end users utilize it correctly. Your ADM partner can oversee digital adoption by managing all users’ learning journeys. This structured process allows businesses to focus on bringing their workforce up to speed and managing everything from go-live to decommissioning, ensuring that attention remains on core value activities rather than ERP concerns. 

Continuous Quality Assurance

Quality assurance is fundamental to maintaining a stable, resilient RISE with the SAP environment. Upgrading legacy ERP architecture and databases to a managed SAP S/4HANA platform offers numerous benefits but also introduces risks associated with increased change levels. With an ADM partner, these risks can be managed effectively, along with continuous quality assurance to ensure consistent service delivery. 

Continuity is Key

Adopting a continuous delivery approach to RISE with SAP and a trusted ADM partner segregates responsibilities and ownership. This approach ensures business continuity and creates a clear path toward becoming a renewable enterprise. 

Conclusion

Transitioning from legacy ERP systems to cloud-based solutions like RISE with SAP is crucial for maintaining agility and scalability in today’s dynamic business environment. However, the migration process requires significant technical expertise and investment. To navigate these challenges, businesses need the support of a reliable ADM partner like VE3.

VE3 offers comprehensive support, from continuous monitoring and end-user enablement to organizational change management and quality assurance. Their expertise ensures a smooth transition and ongoing optimization. By partnering with VE3, businesses can achieve seamless ERP implementation, ensuring business continuity and securing sustained growth and success in the digital age. For more information, visit us or  Contact VE3

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