Take back control with SoftwareONE’s SAP Licensing Advisory Services

SoftwareONE’s consultants are industry-leading experts on the complexities of the SAP software landscape including, but not limited to, audit and licensing management. We offer independent advice to companies of all sizes, helping them to understand their SAP environments, manage SAP costs, analyze and pinpoint areas of optimization, and greatly reduce risk. 

In fact, many organisations are in a compromising position with respect to their SAP environment. Our specialists are regularly asked questions around license costs, optimisation and compliance risk. Each time they provide bespoke solutions that fit perfectly with the each clients’ needs. Typical questions include:

• Am I compliant with my SAP contract? 
• Does my existing SAP licensing meet the demands and requirements of my business? 
• What steps can I take to proactively manage SAP licensing? 
• How do I prepare for an audit ahead of time?

SoftwareONE’s SAP Advisory Services can help address the challenges and complexities surrounding SAP licensing, allowing organizations to focus on their core competencies and drive business growth and innovation

All of our services are comprehensive, thorough and can be customized to fit with your particular needs.

SoftwareONE helps you to address your annual SAP Standard Audit submission needs, including user creation and classifications, licensing metrics and disclosure strategy. Remove any doubt, avoid risks and meet SAP audit requirements prior to submission.

In addition to the Standard Service, we’ll conduct a thorough analysis and evaluation of all SAP products that aren’t measured via USMM, with the option of investigating non-SAP and custom developed interfaces. The result is a holistic environment overview with the licensing risks and opportunities, with a special emphasis on the various licensing options related to Indirect Access.

With our global experience of SAP contractual terms and licensing arrangements, we will uncover the best licensing scenarios and customized contract design solution for your company. Plus we offer guidance and support throughout the negotiation process.

Let us manage everything for you. We will design, build, and implement proactive end-to-end processes to manage procurement, usage, measurement, and optimization of your entire SAP landscape, giving you total peace of mind and great cost savings.

Outcome: A detailed project plan outlining resources,  timelines, expectations, action points, logistics and more.

Outcome: You’ll receive a roadmap on how to exploit any opportunities and mitigate the risks identified in the  short, medium and long-term.

Outcome: Discover how SAP  interprets contractual T&Cs and usage rights and see how to mitigate any risk areas based on SoftwareONE’s market intelligence.

Outcome: You’ll enjoy full visibility on what exists within your environment, giving you a stronger negotiation position. Licenses can be reallocated to ensure the best license usage.

Outcome: We’ll help provide visibility on what SAP will be seeking when assessing your usage. It includes a quantitative assessment of  commercial risk for in-scope  applications.

Outcome: You’ll understand the processes and  methodologies used and gain clear insights into best practice SAP license management for you.

Lower your exposure to financial, operational & legal risks

Reduce your costs, or avoid them, and secure your investments

Regain control of budgets, asset allocation & availability

We go deeper and uncover more than anyone else, regardless of your location.

We optimize your licensing, agreements, organization & processes