Most SAP migrations bust budgets and project timelines, research finds

Nearly 60 percent of SAP migration projects are delayed and over budget as organizations underestimate complexity, allow expansion of scope, and fail to understand internal constraints, according to research from ISG.

The survey of 200 senior decision-makers in large global companies also found that fewer than one in five organizations reimplement SAP processes and technology when they move to the latest platform, S/4HANA.

Nearly half (49 percent) carry out little or no re-engineering, choosing instead to preserve legacy processes and data.

The research comes as SAP users face the support deadline for ECC, the legacy ERP platform still used by thousands of the world's largest businesses. By the end of 2027, mainstream support is stopping while extended support at a 2 percent premium will be available until the end of 2030. SAP has also discussed another support option beyond 2030 so long as customers sign up to its ...