RISE with SAP · For SAP ERP customers

Move to a cleaner, more capable cloud core.

Modernize SAP ERP without losing control of the journey. Sierra combines readiness insight, clean-core design, migration accelerators, and experienced delivery to help you reach SAP S/4HANA Cloud with less uncertainty.

Know the estateReadiness before roadmap
Protect the coreIntentional clean-core decisions
Move with controlValidated data and cutover
Your transformation control plan Roadmap ready
ReadinessLandscape, dependencies, custom code, and risk
Transition pathNew implementation, conversion, or selective move
Data and integrationClean, reconcile, connect, and validate
Cutover and valueGo live with evidence, ownership, and next steps
Transformation you can explainEvery decision tied to risk and business value

Why RISE with SAP

Modernize the core—and the way it serves the business.

RISE is more than infrastructure change. It is an opportunity to simplify the SAP estate, improve agility, and build a more sustainable operating model.

Simplify the estate

Reduce redundant customizations and technical debt so the SAP core is easier to maintain and evolve.

Improve agility

Use cloud operations, modern processes, and timely insight to respond faster as priorities change.

Strengthen control

Bring security, compliance, and technical governance into a clear cloud operating model.

Create room to innovate

Connect AI, analytics, automation, and SAP BTP extensions without rebuilding complexity inside the core.

Choose the right transition path

One destination. Three practical ways forward.

Your path depends on the quality of the current core, the appetite for process change, data history needs, and how much business disruption the organization can absorb.

Greenfield

New implementation

Reimagine processes and launch a clean SAP S/4HANA Cloud design with limited legacy carryover.

Best when: transformation is the priority.
Brownfield

System conversion

Convert the existing SAP ERP environment while preserving the business processes and history that still work.

Best when: continuity matters most.
Selective

Selective data transition

Redesign chosen processes and move the data that matters, balancing renewal with continuity.

Best when: the business needs both.

Sierra's RISE process

Make every step earn the next.

Our transformation plan turns unknowns into decisions early, then builds confidence through controlled migration, validation, and business readiness.

01

Assess

Understand the SAP estate, custom code, integrations, data, operational risk, and business priorities.

02

Shape the roadmap

Select the transition path, sequence work, define clean-core guardrails, and align investment to value.

03

Transform data and processes

Prepare the target design, cleanse and migrate data, modernize integrations, and retire avoidable complexity.

04

Validate and deploy

Test end to end, reconcile critical data, prepare users, manage cutover, and stabilize the cloud environment.

05

Optimize continuously

Track adoption, performance, and value while introducing new capabilities without compromising the clean core.

Why Sierra Digital

Clarity before migration. Momentum after go-live.

We combine SAP transformation experience with purpose-built accelerators and a hands-on delivery model—from the first assessment through continuous improvement.

Clean-core expertiseRetain, retire, or rebuild customizations with evidence.
AI-powered acceleratorsAutomate analysis and repeatable migration work.
Data and integration depthControl the dependencies that make or break cutover.
End-to-end supportStrategy, delivery, adoption, and optimization together.

Build a RISE roadmap you can act on.

Start with your current SAP estate, business priorities, and biggest unknowns. We’ll help you turn them into a practical cloud transformation plan.

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