Brownfield, RISE, and hybrid are not three flavours of the same path. They are three distinct operating models, with different cost shapes, different risk profiles, and different exit characteristics. The wrong choice can lock an enterprise into a seven year cost trajectory that exceeds the original baseline by twenty to forty percent.
This paper sets the comparison out from the buyer side. Each model is unpacked dimension by dimension, then priced against a realistic seven year horizon. Brownfield is treated honestly, not as a legacy fallback. RISE is treated honestly, not as the only road to the Intelligent Enterprise. The hybrid path is treated as a serious option that most buyers underestimate.
The paper closes with a decision framework that any CIO or CPO can use to position their internal recommendation. It is written for the executive who needs to defend the choice to a board, not for the practitioner who already knows their preferred deployment model.
Each paper is written by a partner and reviewed against active engagements before publication. Tables, callouts, and an author note close every paper.
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