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Stabilize · SAP Project Rescue

SAP project rescue starts with facts, not remedies.

Establish root causes, critical risks and recovery priorities, then build an executable 30/60/90-day plan leadership can act on.

Lighthouse holding steady against a storm at dusk

When to consider it

When SAP Project Rescue fits

Signals that point here

  • Schedule, budget or quality signals suggest the program is off track
  • Leadership lacks an agreed, fact-based view of root causes
  • A go-live date is at risk and recovery priorities are unclear

The business problem

When an SAP program is under pressure, several issues usually interact. Clarity about which ones matter comes before recovery.

What SMS SAPX does

Scope of work

  • Project rescue assessment
  • Program health and governance review
  • Architecture and integration triage
  • Data migration recovery
  • Testing and defect recovery
  • Cutover readiness and recovery
  • Go-live support
  • Post-go-live stabilization

Rescue assessment

What a rapid rescue assessment examines

The assessment establishes root causes, critical risks and recovery priorities across the areas that most often interact in a troubled program.

  1. 01

    Program governance

  2. 02

    Architecture

  3. 03

    Data

  4. 04

    Integrations

  5. 05

    Testing

  6. 06

    Cutover

  7. 07

    Staffing

  8. 08

    Performance

  9. 09

    Operational readiness

  10. 10

    Recovery priorities

How to begin

Start with a focused first step

Start with focused discovery or assessment, establish the business and technical baseline, then define the right delivery model for execution.

  1. Assess
  2. Architect
  3. Mobilize
  4. Execute
  5. Stabilize
  6. Optimize

Entry assessment

Typical duration: 10 business days

SAP Project Rescue Assessment

Establish root causes, critical risks, recovery priorities and an actionable 30/60/90-day plan.

Discuss your SAP priorities with a senior practitioner.

Start with the problem. We will tell you what we can substantiate and what needs to be assessed.