Tool 04 · Forecast

Cost & Timeline Forecaster

Select your SAP modules, define project scope and RICEFW complexity. Get real-time ACTIVATE phase timeline, cost breakdown by category, and team composition — built on UK consulting market benchmarks.

Algorithm

Quantile LightGBM + 10K-run Monte Carlo · UK consulting rate-card 2025

SAP S/4HANA ACTIVATE methodology UK consulting rate-card 2025

Implementation Type

SAP Modules

Users (named)1,500

Company Codes3

Countries2

RICEFW Objects

Reports (R)25

Interfaces (I)15

Conversions (C)8

Enhancements (E)20

Forms (F)12

Workflows (W)6

Migration Objects8

Delivery Model

Total Investment

£4.1M

P10: £3.2M — P90: £5.1M

Project Duration

4 mo

19 working weeks

Peak Team Size

1,163 person-days

ACTIVATE Phase Timeline

Discover

Explore

Realize

Deploy

Run

Discover: 4 wksExplore: 8 wksRealize: 9 wksDeploy: 4 wksRun: 6 wks

Cost Breakdown by Category

Implementation Labour

£1.4M

Testing & QA (15%)

£209K

Change Management (12%)

£167K

SAP Licensing (annual)

£1.2M

Infrastructure / Cloud

£32K

Training & Enablement

£525K

Contingency (15%)

£529K

Team Composition (Peak Realize Phase)

Solution Architects

Functional Consultants

ABAP Developers

Project Managers

Test Lead / QA

Basis / Security

OCM / Training

Data Migration

Key Assumptions

UK SAP consulting rates 2025. Module effort from ASAP/ACTIVATE benchmarks. RICEFW: R=4d, I=12d, C=15d, E=8d, F=6d, W=10d. Data migration: 25d/object. Add-ons: +8d per extra company code, +15d per country, +15d per 1,000 users above 500. Contingency 15%, Change Mgmt 12%. P10/P90 reflect ±20% pre-Explore uncertainty.