SAP has developed a solid, long-term approach to maintenance. However, a give release has to be upgraded at some point of time to avoid technical obsolescence. Upgrades help business to maintain its competitive edge in the market-space with well-tuned, up-to-date business applications and supporting infrastructure.

Yet, upgrades pose their own set of challenges. Without proper planning and assessment, they can lead to budget slippages, missed timelines, unprepared end users and other setbacks.

This white paper examines the challenges and risks associated with SAP Upgrades and analyze how a SAP Upgrade Assessment could be used as a risk mitigation tool. At the end it summarizes why a comprehensive upgrade assessment should be conducted on the existing SAP landscape.