A very different road
The door you haven't opened with the biggest difference in steps from this one.
9. Keep AI outside SAP for now
Open door 9
Door 7Draft
Add an AI layer working inside SAP (us and others)
What this road promises
“Ask, build and act on live SAP data, under SAP authorizations.”Source: DPRO
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Ask yourself:
- Is this a stopgap until Joule, or something that stays?
1Shortlist vendorsAsk yourself:Who else does this? I need at least two to compare.
Find vendors in this category and compare.
2Vendor risk and procurementAsk yourself:Can I defend a smaller vendor to procurement?What if this vendor gets acquired?
Check stability, contract and references.
3Security reviewAsk yourself:Does any SAP data reach an LLM, and which one?
Check how it uses AI and your data.
4Install in SAPAsk yourself:Another add-on in our system. Does it affect upgrades?
Import the add-on with transports.
5Set up authorizationsAsk yourself:Does it really use each user's SAP authorizations, or a broader role?
Decide who can use it, and for what.
6Pick first use cases and buildAsk yourself:Which use case shows value fast enough to keep management interested?
Choose where to start.
7Roll out and adoptionAsk yourself:Will people actually use it, or is this another pilot?
Train people and get them using it.
8When we migrateAsk yourself:Does this still work after we move to S/4?
Check it runs on S/4HANA.
Where this road lands
- Time to production
- [Pending Avi: install time vs. onboarding time]
- Source: DPRO (Vendor and partner content)
- Cost
- [Pending Avi: how pricing is shown]
- Team load
- Low to medium. Basis plus SAP team.
- New systems
- Add-on inside SAP, vendor contract.
- Security and licensing
- Vendor review. [Pending Avi: LLM and data wording]
- Adoption risk
- Depends where you start.
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Another road you haven't opened
One of the doors you haven't opened, picked at random.
1. Get SAP's AI after moving to S/4HANA
Open door 1