Tool 04 · Forecast

Cost & Timeline Forecaster

Pick a region, implementation type and modules. Adjust scope, RICEFW, delivery model and team composition. Estimate, timeline and team-mix recalc live.

Algorithm

Quantile LightGBM + Monte Carlo · regional rate-cards 2025 (UK · EU · US · APAC)

United Kingdom ACTIVATE Blended £1200/day

Context & artefacts

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Upload any supporting document (RFP · BRD · scope notes · PDF / DOCX / TXT / CSV). The Landscape Knowledge Base is read automatically. Parsed text is scanned for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, modules and user counts — click 'See Impact' to fold them into the forecast. The Landscape Intelligence knowledge base is treated as the primary context for this tool — if it is not loaded, please run the Landscape Intelligence Pack first, or paste context into the free-text box below.

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Region

Implementation

Delivery Model

Team Composition

SAP Modules (3 selected)

Scope

Users

Co. Codes

Countries

RICEFW Objects

Reports

Interfaces

Conversions

Enhancements

Forms

Workflows

Migration Obj.

Estimate updates live as you change inputs. Upload a document to fold detected scope into the forecast.

Total Investment

£3.9M

P10: £3.1M — P90: £4.9M

Project Duration

4 mo

18 working weeks

Peak Team Size

1,066 person-days

ACTIVATE Phase Timeline

Discover

Explore

Realize

Deploy

Run

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

Cost Breakdown by Category

Implementation Labour

£1.3M

Testing & QA (15%)

£192K

Change Management (12%)

£154K

SAP Licensing (annual)

£1.2M

Infrastructure / Cloud

£32K

Training & Enablement

£525K

Contingency (15%)

£507K

Team Composition (Peak Realize Phase)

Solution Architects

Functional Consultants

ABAP Developers

Project Managers

Test Lead / QA

Basis / Security

OCM / Training

Data Migration

Key Assumptions

Regional consulting rate-cards 2025 (UK · EU · US · APAC). 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.

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