Case Study: Lessons Learned from KBR on Its Migration to the Cloud

Learn how KBR overcame technical and financial challenges as it reduced the TCO of its SAP solution by migrating to the cloud. In this session, the company highlights its cost-and-benefit analysis model, which drove the migration initiative. You will:

Walk through key considerations in the development of a comprehensive cost-and-benefit analysis for an SAP cloud solution.

Explore how to evaluate and select your cloud-hosting vendor.

Learn how to balance between continual maintenance projects and upgrades with SAP while moving to a cloud environment.

Key takeaways:

• Reduced TCO by 25%

• Reduced month-end processing time by 50%

• Reduced payroll processing time by 25%

Timestamps:

• 2:55 – Speaker introduction
• 4:05 – Agenda overview
• 5:30 – About KBR and its use of SAP
• 7:20 – Unique challenges of running SAP and a changing business climate
• 10:00 – Overview of the RFP process for SAP Cloud Migration
• 14:20 – Cost analysis: cost components considered and 5-year TCO comparison summary
• 18:10 – RFP component
• 21:20 – Vendor response score card and bid award
• 23:40 – Migration to the cloud: start with the right contract
• 26:45 – Security considerations
• 27:30 – Business continuity plans
• 30:30 – Technical approach: data conversion strategy, environment location, and network topology
• 34:50 – Program-level organizational change management and quality assurance
• 38:00 – Benefits of cloud migration
• 40:20 – Q&A
   

Speaker

• Shishir Kulkarni, Senior IT Manager, KBR