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Three Waves to Intelligent Enterprise

A phased, risk-managed transformation grounded in SLB's actual ECC inventory — from quick wins in Month 1 to fully autonomous, AI-driven operations by Month 36. Each wave delivers standalone value before the next begins.

36-Month Programme $18M Total Investment $36.5M 3-Year Value Value from Month 1 Compliant at every stage
Wave 1
Foundation & Quick Wins
Months 1–6 · $2–4M investment
$3.9M
Year 1 value · Fast payback begins
Wave 2
Core Transformation
Months 7–18 · $10–12M investment
$12M
Cumulative by Month 18
Wave 3
Intelligence & Scale
Months 19–36 · $4–6M investment
$36.5M
3-year cumulative total
⚡ Recommended Starting Actions — Week 1
7
Retire Deprecated ABAP Objects
All 7 are S-band (days each). Zero regression risk. Immediate $67K/yr maintenance saving. No ECC change required — mark inactive.
5
Deploy Ready-Now AI Use Cases
DIE (Invoice OCR + Field Ticket), Joule (WO Creation + Finance Queries), SAC Predictive (Revenue Forecast). All READY on BTP today — no infrastructure build needed.
5
Automate S-Complexity Approvals
PO Approval, Price Override, Tool Dispatch, Leave Approval, Finance Task Centre. All Small complexity in SAP Build. Typical deployment 2–3 weeks each.
Programme Milestones Key deliverables and decision gates across 36 months
1
M1
RISE contract signed · BTP provisioned
Kickoff
✓
M3
AI Quick Wins live · 8 NEO apps migrated
$500K
◆
M6
Wave 1 complete · Go/No-Go: Wave 2
$3.9M
2
M9
S/4 sandbox ready · Central Finance live
$6M
◆
M18
S/4HANA go-live · Wave 2 complete
$12M
3
M24
Predictive maintenance live · SCADA connected
$16M
★
M36
Full intelligent enterprise · All AI use cases active
$36.5M
Workstream Timeline By functional area across all three waves
Workstream
Wave 1 · M1–6
Wave 2 · M7–18
Wave 3 · M19–36
Platform
RISE contract & provisioning 8 NEO apps → CF (compatible) BTP Integration Suite setup
S/4HANA build & configure 3 NEO apps → CF (changes) S/4 UAT & cutover
RISE continuous updates Legacy Archival Tool decision BTP event mesh for SCADA
Clean Core
Retire 7 deprecated objects 13 Fit-to-Standard → configure
16 IN_APP → BAdI / BTP 15 DEVELOPER_EXT refactor 19 SIDE_BY_SIDE M-band → BTP
19 SIDE_BY_SIDE L-band → BTP 5 SIDE_BY_SIDE XL-band → BTP
Process & Build
PO Approval automation (S) Price Override automation (S) Tool Dispatch automation (S) Leave Approval — Rig (S) Finance Task Centre (S)
Invoice Approval multi-level (M) Field Ticket Approval (L) Change Order Mgmt (M) JV Accounting standardisation Crew Rotation process redesign
HSE Audit Closure (M) Drilling Ops standardisation LATAM/MEA Tax process redesign
Integration
Weather/Marine APIs (S) OFAC Screening (S) DocuSign (S) Third-party Payroll (S)
Salesforce CRM (M) SuccessFactors (M) SAP Ariba (M) AVEVA Asset Perf Mgmt (M) Logistics Providers (M)
EDI Trading Partners (L · 12 ifaces) National Oil Companies (L · 7 ifaces) OSDU Data Platform (L) SCADA Systems (XL · IoT critical)
AI & Analytics
DIE: Vendor Invoice OCR ✓READY DIE: Field Ticket Extraction ✓READY Joule: WO Creation ✓READY SAC Predictive: Revenue Forecast ✓READY Joule: Finance Queries ✓READY
Automated Customs Declaration (L) Multi-lang Contract Processing (M) SCADA data pipeline build HSE Knowledge Base (NEEDS_DATA)
Predictive Maintenance — NPT (XL) Demand Forecasting — Consumables Financial Anomaly Detection (L) Tool Run Report Semantic Search
Data (BDC)
SAP Datasphere provisioning Profitability by Service (Datasphere)
Tool Lifecycle & Cert (HANA Cloud) Well Campaign Performance HSE & Compliance Data product
Tool Deployment Analytics Rig Utilisation (IoT Services) Full 15-product data mesh live
Cumulative Value Realisation — 36 Months
USD · Confirmed value capture based on SLB inventory analysis · Sensitivity: ±15% based on implementation pace
Wave Detail Workstreams, deliverables and value per phase
Wave 1 — Foundation & Quick Wins
Months 1–6 · Investment: ~$3M
$3.9M
Year 1 value
Platform
RISE with SAP contract signed — CapEx → OpEx
BTP provisioned — AI Services, Integration Suite, Build
8 NEO compatible apps migrated to Cloud Foundry
Clean Core
7 deprecated objects retired — $67K/yr immediate saving
13 Fit-to-Standard configured — $124K/yr saving
AI (5 use cases · all READY)
DIE: Vendor Invoice OCR — 3-day → 4-hour cycle
DIE: Field Ticket Extraction — 2 FTE eliminated
Joule: Work Order Creation — 15 min → 2 min
SAC Predictive: Revenue Forecast — ±15% → ±5%
Joule: Finance Query Resolution
Build Automation (5 × S complexity)
PO Approval, Price Override, Leave Approval
Tool Dispatch, Finance Manager Task Centre
Integration (4 × S effort)
Weather/Marine, OFAC, DocuSign, Payroll → BTP IS
$3.9M
Year 1 value
~$3M
Investment
26
Deliverables
130%
Wave 1 ROI
Wave 2 — Core Transformation
Months 7–18 · Investment: ~$11M
$12M
Cumulative by M18
S/4HANA Go-Live
Build, configure and test — based on clean core blueprint
Central Finance: Universal Journal, continuous close
UAT with SLB finance, ops, and field service teams
Clean Core (50 objects)
16 IN_APP extensions → BAdI / BTP side-by-side
15 DEVELOPER_EXT → refactor or relocate
19 SIDE_BY_SIDE M-band → BTP extensions
Signavio Process Redesign
JV Accounting: 27% → 75%+ compliance
Crew Rotation: 21% → 70%+ compliance
Credit Management NOC: 29% → 74%+
Integration (5 × M effort)
SuccessFactors, Salesforce, SAP Ariba → BTP IS
AVEVA Asset Perf Mgmt, Logistics Providers
BDC Foundation
Tool Lifecycle & Cert data product (2.8TB)
Well Campaign Performance, HSE & Compliance
$8.1M
Wave 2 value
~$11M
Investment
1
Major go-live
74%
Wave 2 ROI
Wave 3 — Intelligence & Scale
Months 19–36 · Investment: ~$5M
$24.5M
Wave 3 value
AI — Data-Driven Use Cases
Predictive Maintenance: $7.5M/yr NPT reduction
Financial Anomaly Detection: $5–10M/yr leakage
Drilling Consumables Demand Forecasting
HSE Incident Knowledge Base
Integration (L/XL effort)
SCADA Systems — BTP IoT + Event Mesh (XL)
EDI Trading Partners — 12 interfaces (L)
National Oil Companies — 7 interfaces (L)
OSDU Data Platform (L)
Clean Core (Final 24 objects)
19 SIDE_BY_SIDE L-band → BTP extensions
5 SIDE_BY_SIDE XL-band — most complex custom code
Full Data Mesh (15 products)
Tool Deployment Analytics, Rig Utilisation
Full BDC mesh — all 15 data products live
Remaining Process Redesign
Drilling Operations: 28% → 72%+
LATAM/MEA Tax: 18% → 78%+
BOP Certification: 25% → 74%+
$20.6M
Annual run rate
~$5M
Investment
12
AI use cases
490%
Wave 3 ROI
Investment & Return Summary
Phase Period Investment Value Delivered Cumulative Value Phase ROI Key Deliverable
Programme Decision Gates Criteria to proceed from each wave to the next
◆ Gate 1 — Month 6 · Wave 1 → Wave 2
S/4HANA Build Decision
Wave 1 value confirmed ≥ $3M (measurable, audited)
All 5 AI quick wins in production and stable
Clean core blueprint approved by SAP Basis team
RISE commercial terms finalised and signed
Integration Suite PoC complete for 2 priority systems
Change management programme engaged and resourced
◆ Gate 2 — Month 18 · Wave 2 → Wave 3
AI & Data Scale Decision
S/4HANA go-live stable — 60 days post-cutover
Universal Journal confirmed as single source of truth
SCADA data pipeline architecture approved
Tool Lifecycle data product live and validated
AI predictive maintenance PoC completed on historical data
Cumulative value ≥ $10M confirmed by CFO office