SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management
SAP BRIM designed around the products you sell
We start from the products and pricing you want to sell, then design SOM, Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing and FI-CA around them.
The problem
What we usually hear first
- 01
Legacy billing, copied
SOM designed to mirror the old system instead of the products you want to sell.
- 02
Invoicing scope that keeps growing
More Convergent Invoicing sources than go-live can carry.
- 03
FI-CA underestimated
Contract accounting integration takes longer than the plan allowed.
- 04
Hard to trace a charge
Nobody can follow a charge from order to invoice to posting quickly.
What we do
How we fix it
Order to invoice, traceable
Every charge can be followed from the subscription order through rating and invoicing to the posting, which makes testing and disputes faster.
- Subscription Order Management designed to the target commercial model
- Convergent Charging rate and charge design
- Convergent Invoicing billable item flows, with go-live scope kept tight
FI-CA and revenue, reconciled
Contract accounting and revenue recognition are designed with BRIM from the start, not added at the end.
- FI-CA posting configuration and reconciliation with SAP FI/CO
- Revenue recognition with SAP RAR
- Full implementation, a single workstream, or gap-fill and rescue
Related
Case studies and reading on BRIM
- SAP BRIM: CC, CI and CM
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- Engagement
- Architecture and hands-on delivery on an ongoing SAP BRIM implementation: Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing and SAP Convergent Mediation, alongside the agency's internal team.
- Scope
- SAP Convergent Charging (CC), SAP Convergent Invoicing (CI), SAP Convergent Mediation (CM)
- Outcome
- In progress, not yet live. Indirect.
Point of viewBRIM
3 common SAP BRIM implementation pitfalls for utilities
Three problems we see on utility BRIM programs: SOM designed to copy legacy billing, Convergent Invoicing scope that keeps growing, and FI-CA integration that is underestimated. Includes two rules of thumb: four or fewer CI sources at go-live, and an extra 25% for FI-CA.
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FAQ
Questions about SAP BRIM
Do you implement all of BRIM or individual components?
Both. We deliver full implementations, single workstreams such as Convergent Invoicing or FI-CA, and gap-fill on programs already under way.
Can we bring in one or two BRIM consultants rather than a team?
Yes. We place individual senior BRIM consultants, for example in Convergent Invoicing or FI-CA, on programs run by you or by your system integrator. You interview them first.
Is SAP BRIM only for telecom?
No. Any business with subscription or usage-based products can use it. We work on BRIM for utilities, tolling, and telecom and media.
Can you help a BRIM program that is already in trouble?
Yes. We start by reviewing the design against the products you sell, then fix the parts that block go-live first.
Talk to a BRIM consultant
Tell us where the program is, from design through test or recovery. We'll say where we fit.