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SAP Value Assurance

MovableMoves with pressure, volume, timing or escalation. Expect a fight, expect to win something.

What it governs

SAP's premium engagement for implementation projects led by the customer or a partner: safeguarding services scoped to a specific programme and its go-live.

Why SAP moves on it — or doesn't

Scoped per project, so the content and the fee are negotiated, and a system integrator will often position its own quality assurance against it.

The lever

Decide first which risks you want SAP, rather than your integrator, to be accountable for, and scope Value Assurance to those. Paying twice for the same assurance is the common outcome.

In SAP's published documents

SAP's description: helps accelerate an implementation project led by the customer or a partner; listed with the premium engagements.

Source: support.sap.com — More Offerings — read 17 Sep 2026. Checked 2026-09-17 against the SAP Trust Center; editions change — re-verify before relying on it.

Before you rely on this. A judgement, not legal advice. SAP's standard terms change — verify the current wording of this term in the standard documents published at the SAP Trust Center before using it in a live negotiation.
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  • Fee Increase — SAP's right to raise support or subscription fees at renewal, usually capped by reference to a published index.

This entry was generated with AI assistance from SAP contract vocabulary that is publicly available through search, and reviewed for plausibility, not completeness. General guidance only — verify the current wording and your own position before relying on it.