Independent SAP advisory · Client-side

Client-side SAP implementation: keep control of the project.

PlanAxion supports SAP and S/4HANA programs from the client side to frame scope, govern the implementation partner, secure data and testing, prepare production launch and recover projects that are drifting.

No licences to sell · No vendor commissions · Client-side advisory

Client-side SAP advisory

Your implementation partner delivers SAP. Someone still needs to protect your decisions.

On an SAP program, the most expensive decisions are not always technical. They involve scope, deviations from standard, data, integrations, change requests, testing and the organization’s ability to launch without losing control.

PlanAxion works client-side, with no software licences to sell and no vendor commissions.

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Scope

What is actually included, excluded and deferred to a later phase.

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Fit-to-standard gaps

When to accept SAP standard, when to adapt the process and when an extension is genuinely justified.

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Evidence

Data, integrations, test scenarios and acceptance criteria before each critical decision.

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Governance

Who decides, based on what evidence, and how issues escalate when the program drifts.

Three moments to intervene

We step in where an SAP decision can still change the trajectory.

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Before signing

Review scope, assumptions, timeline, responsibilities and contract terms before flexibility disappears.

Independent ERP selection

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During implementation

Keep decisions, data, integrations, testing and change requests inside governance that leadership can see and control.

Client-side ERP implementation

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When the project drifts

Establish the facts before adding budget: scope, contract, quality, team, implementation partner, data, risks and pending decisions.

Independent ERP audit

S/4HANA, ECC and SAP transformation

The SAP decisions we help the client secure

Target architecture

S/4HANA, the application landscape, dependencies, integrations and responsibilities between SAP and specialized systems.

Processes and gaps

Decide where to standardize, where to preserve meaningful differentiation and how to limit hard-to-maintain customizations.

Data

Master data, history, cleansing, conversion rules, reconciliations and data ownership before production launch.

Integrations

Critical interfaces, error ownership, monitoring, reprocessing and end-to-end success criteria.

Testing

Real business scenarios, exceptions, financial close, volumes, security and evidence required before go/no-go.

Production launch

Cutover plan, go/no-go criteria, intensive support, first close and transition to steady-state operations.

Quebec context

A global SAP program still has to work here.

Global decisions still need to work in the local context: privacy, bilingual operations, payroll, unionized teams, local integrations and Canadian financial practices.

Law 25 and data

Clarify where data lives, who can access it and how data flows align with privacy requirements.

Bilingual adoption

Prepare managers, super-users and frontline teams in French and English based on the actual operating context.

Local operations

Test the scenarios that actually matter in Quebec rather than relying on a theoretical global template.

Local governance

Give local leadership a clear escalation path to challenge gaps and protect critical decisions.

Frequently asked questions

What IT and finance leaders ask before bringing us into an SAP mandate

Is PlanAxion an SAP implementation partner or reseller?

No. PlanAxion works as a client-side advisor. We do not resell SAP licences and receive no commission on the software or implementation work.

Do you work on S/4HANA programs?

Yes. We can support scoping, governance, risk, data, testing, production launch and recovery across an S/4HANA program.

When should an independent advisor be added?

Ideally before the implementation contract is signed. But support can also begin during delivery or when a cost, timeline or quality gap becomes difficult to explain.

Does PlanAxion replace the SAP implementation partner?

No. The implementation partner configures and delivers SAP. PlanAxion represents the client in governance, trade-offs, risk control and operational readiness.

Before the next SAP decision

Have scope, risk and governance reviewed by someone who has nothing to sell you.