Structured SAC Planning Advisory
Services are designed to deliver clear outputs at each stage of a SAC Planning program. Independent advisory — no vendor affiliation, no pre-packaged accelerators sold as bespoke work.
Contact: [email protected]What Is Included in Your Free 10 Hours
The free engagement is structured — not exploratory. Each block has a defined output. Ten hours is sufficient to assess fit, establish architecture direction, and demonstrate delivery quality before any commercial commitment.
End-to-End Demo of SAC and SAC Planning
A structured walkthrough of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAC Planning — covering the full product landscape, planning model anatomy, data actions, and planning stories. Designed to give your team a clear picture of what the platform can and cannot do before any commitment is made.
SAP Activate Methodology for SAC Planning Implementation
An overview of how SAP Activate applies specifically to SAC Planning programs — covering the Prepare, Explore, Realise, and Deploy phases. Includes how to structure workstreams, manage scope, and avoid the most common implementation failure points.
Discover: Enterprise Needs Mapping
A facilitated session to map your organisation's planning requirements against SAC Planning capabilities. Covers planning scope, data sources, integration points, user roles, and governance needs — producing a structured discovery output that informs architecture decisions.
One Use Case Development
Hands-on development of a single planning use case — from dimension design through data model build to a working planning story. Demonstrates real implementation quality and gives your team a tangible reference point for the full engagement.
10 Hours — No Obligation
No contract required. No vendor pitch. Structured outputs at every stage.
SAC Planning Implementation
12–20 weeksEnd-to-end implementation support from architecture design through production deployment. Covers all 7 layers of the SAC Planning Architecture — from data model design to planning experience and governance.
- —Planning architecture design document
- —Data model and dimension design
- —Integration design and build
- —Planning logic and data actions
- —Planning stories and input forms
- —Security role configuration
- —User acceptance testing support
- —Go-live and hypercare support
Planning Architecture Advisory
4–6 weeksDesign the planning architecture before build begins. Prevents costly rework by establishing the right model structure, data architecture, and integration approach from the outset.
- —Planning model design specification
- —Dimension and hierarchy design
- —Version strategy documentation
- —Integration architecture design
- —Planning logic design patterns
Planning Model Optimisation
4–8 weeksReview and improve an existing SAC Planning implementation. Identify structural issues, logic inefficiencies, and governance gaps. Deliver a prioritised remediation roadmap.
- —Model architecture review
- —Performance assessment
- —Logic and data action review
- —Governance gap analysis
- —Prioritised remediation plan
Planning Performance Tuning
2–4 weeksTargeted engagement to diagnose and resolve performance issues in SAC Planning models — slow data actions, unresponsive planning stories, and integration bottlenecks.
- —Performance diagnostic report
- —Data action optimisation
- —Model structure recommendations
- —Story design improvements
- —Integration performance fixes
Planning Governance Setup
3–5 weeksEstablish the governance framework for a SAC Planning program — security roles, version management, change control, and Planning Centre of Excellence operating model.
- —Security role design document
- —Version management framework
- —Planning calendar design
- —Change control process
- —Planning COE operating model
SAC Planning Training
1–3 weeksRole-based training for planning teams — covering model administration, data action management, planning story design, and end-user planning input.
- —Administrator training program
- —Planner training materials
- —Data action design workshop
- —Planning story design training
- —Training documentation package
Planning Design Workshops
1–5 daysFacilitated workshops to align stakeholders on planning architecture, driver design, dimension structure, or governance framework. Structured outputs, not open-ended discussions.
- —Workshop facilitation
- —Structured design output document
- —Decision register
- —Next steps and owners
Who This Is For
CFO Organisations
Finance leaders looking to implement structured, driver-based planning in SAC — moving beyond spreadsheets and legacy planning tools.
FP&A Teams
Planning and analysis teams responsible for budget, forecast, and management reporting who need a more disciplined SAC Planning architecture.
SAP Transformation Programs
S/4HANA implementation programs that need SAC Planning designed and built in parallel, aligned to the new finance data model.
Enterprise Architects
Architecture teams evaluating SAC Planning as part of a broader SAP analytics and planning landscape design.
Planning COE Teams
Centre of Excellence teams responsible for sustaining and evolving SAC Planning — needing governance frameworks and model improvement support.
Start with a Planning Assessment
The starting point for most engagements is a planning maturity assessment — a structured review of your current SAC Planning architecture, process, and governance. This typically takes 2–3 weeks and delivers a findings report with prioritised recommendations.
To discuss your SAC Planning program, contact us directly. No sales process — a direct conversation with an experienced SAC Planning practitioner.
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