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Emergency SAP Team Mobilization for a Caribbean Utility Provider

Challenge

Sudden loss of entire SAP support team with no handover or documentation

Timeline

Full SAP team mobilized and operational within 48 hours

Result

Zero downtime, improved SAP security, and long-term operational stability

Overview

A leading Caribbean utility provider, responsible for delivering essential power and water services, faced a sudden loss of its SAP support team – putting critical billing, asset, and financial operations at risk.

Aevitas IT responded immediately, mobilizing a complete SAP support team within 48 hours. The rapid deployment ensured zero downtime, restored stability, and re-established governance and operational confidence.

CLIENT BACKGROUND

The client is a major utility provider serving the Caribbean, managing end-to-end operations in power generation, water distribution, and customer billing through SAP. When its internal SAP team unexpectedly departed, the organization required urgent external support to maintain uninterrupted business operations.

CHALLENGES

  • Complete loss of the internal SAP support team with no handover or documentation

  • Immediate risk to billing, finance, and asset management functions

  • Need for a full team covering BASIS, ABAP, Security, IS-U, FI, PS, MM, and SD

  • Requirement for 24/7 coverage and seamless transition

  • Urgent 48-hour timeline to restore SAP operations

Goals & Objectives

  • Maintain zero downtime during team transition

  • Stabilize all SAP environments and user operations

  • Reinstate governance, security, and documentation

  • Provide continuous user support and incident resolution

  • Deliver cost efficiency through flexible staffing

solution

Aevitas IT executed a rapid, structured mobilization plan to meet the client’s urgent operational needs:

Assembled a seven-member SAP team within 48 hours (three full-time and four part-time consultants)

Sourced pre-qualified experts across all key modules from Aevitas’ global SAP talent network

Deployed a blended resource model combining US, nearshore, and offshore specialists for 24/7 coverage

Assumed control of BASIS and Security operations immediately to stabilize systems

Implemented governance and best practices for change control, ticket management, and monitoring

Completed full documentation and process mapping within the first two weeks

Assigned a dedicated Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to manage communication and track performance

Project Delivery

The engagement operated under a flexible time-and-materials model, balancing cost efficiency with full coverage:

48 Hours

Core team active and systems stabilized

14 Days

Documentation and security remediation completed

Ongoing

Monthly performance reviews via ticket dashboards to track KPIs and optimize resources

results & impact

Zero downtime

throughout the transition period

Faster incident resolution

and improved user satisfaction

Full documentation delivered

within two weeks

Cost savings

through Aevitas’ hybrid resourcing model

Enhanced SAP security and governance

implemented

Sustained operational stability

with ongoing review

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