Learn how KBR over­came tech­ni­cal and finan­cial chal­lenges as it reduced the TCO of its SAP solu­tion by migrat­ing to the cloud. In this ses­sion, the com­pa­ny high­lights its cost-and-ben­e­fit analy­sis mod­el, which drove the migra­tion ini­tia­tive. You will:

Walk through key con­sid­er­a­tions in the devel­op­ment of a com­pre­hen­sive cost-and-ben­e­fit analy­sis for an SAP cloud solution.

Explore how to eval­u­ate and select your cloud-host­ing vendor.

Learn how to bal­ance between con­tin­u­al main­te­nance projects and upgrades with SAP while mov­ing to a cloud environment.

Key take­aways:

• Reduced TCO by 25%

• Reduced month-end pro­cess­ing time by 50%

• Reduced pay­roll pro­cess­ing time by 25%

Time­stamps:

• 2:55 – Speak­er introduction
• 4:05 – Agen­da overview
• 5:30 – About KBR and its use of SAP
• 7:20 – Unique chal­lenges of run­ning SAP and a chang­ing busi­ness climate
• 10:00 – Overview of the RFP process for SAP Cloud Migration
• 14:20 – Cost analy­sis: cost com­po­nents con­sid­ered and 5‑year TCO com­par­i­son summary
• 18:10 – RFP component
• 21:20 – Ven­dor response score card and bid award
• 23:40 – Migra­tion to the cloud: start with the right contract
• 26:45 – Secu­ri­ty considerations
• 27:30 – Busi­ness con­ti­nu­ity plans
• 30:30 – Tech­ni­cal approach: data con­ver­sion strat­e­gy, envi­ron­ment loca­tion, and net­work topology
• 34:50 – Pro­gram-lev­el orga­ni­za­tion­al change man­age­ment and qual­i­ty assurance
• 38:00 – Ben­e­fits of cloud migration
• 40:20 – Q&A