Model
SAP HR Lifecycle Model IKSAP Life
Built, taken live, kept alive, grown. We start wherever you are.
IKSAP Life is the lifecycle model that brings IKSAP’s implementation, live system support, managed payroll and product services for SAP HR together in four rings — Life Build, Life Pulse, Life Payroll, Life Connect.
In many organizations an SAP HR system passes through three different hands: the consultancy that implements it, the team that supports it after go-live and the vendors that supply add-on products. At every handover, knowledge is explained again, the boundary of responsibility is redrawn and the same analysis is done once more.
IKSAP Life combines these three relationships into a single lifecycle: the team that builds the system keeps it running, the team that keeps it running knows every decision made during implementation, and the products work on the same payroll and employee data.
You enter at whichever stage you are in; moving from one ring to the next is not starting over but continuing where you left off. IKSAP Life is not a package or a price list; it is the name for how IKSAP does its work.
The four rings of the SAP HR lifecycle
| Ring | Your situation | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Life Build | "I’m moving to a new system, migrating from HCM to SuccessFactors." | SuccessFactors, HCM/H4S4 and ECP implementation; Türkiye payroll localization; controlled data migration from HCM to EC/ECP with TPOT (test → approve → load → roll back). |
| Life Pulse | "My system is live; questions, errors and updates should be someone’s job." | AMS: SLA with four priority levels (URGENT 7×24, 4 hours), transparent tracking via ITSM, SuccessFactors half-yearly releases and Türkiye regulatory updates, takeover in 2–8 weeks. |
| Life Payroll | "I don’t want to run payroll myself; you run it, and I’ll approve it." | Managed payroll (Bordro Bizde): period calculation, checks and SGK (Social Security Institution)/tax filings handled by IKSAP; the customer approves the result. On HCM or ECP. |
| Life Connect | "I have a need that the standard package doesn’t cover." | IKSAP products (SGK Employment Start & Termination, SGK Sick-Leave (Vizite), KEP (Registered Electronic Mail), Tax Notification, SGK Incentive Optimization, HieraChart, Survey, Flexible Benefits …) and integrated third-party solutions (SAP SmartRecruiters, SAP BTP). All on the same SAP data. |
How do the rings connect?
No break between implementation and support.
Support (Life Pulse) starts on the day the system goes live. The consultants who carried out the implementation stay alongside the support team in the initial period; the customer does not have to explain everything again to a new team.
From support to managed payroll in one step.
If an organization receiving payroll support one day says "you run payroll" (Life Payroll), the same team continues. It is an extension of the existing scope, not a new analysis or a contract from scratch.
Products can be added at any stage.
When a need arises, such as SGK notifications, KEP or incentives, the relevant IKSAP product (Life Connect) is added to the existing system; product updates come under the support scope, and the data it produces is used in payroll.
One ticketing system, one point of contact.
Project, support, payroll and product requests are opened and tracked in the same system; whatever the topic, the customer sees everything on one panel and talks to one team.
Why one model?
No boundary disputes.
When implementation, support and products are in the same hands, the phrase "that’s on your side" disappears.
Legislation tracked once.
Türkiye payroll localization is within the team; a change is set up in Build, updated in Pulse, applied in Payroll and reflected in Connect products.
No repeated effort.
TPOT templates, the solution bank and product configurations carry over from project to project.
Portable to the region.
The same model also applies to organizations in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and in Europe: their own SAP HR systems or Türkiye rollouts are run from Türkiye with the same four rings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is IKSAP Life?
The lifecycle model that brings together all of IKSAP’s services and products for SAP HR: Life Build (implementation and migration), Life Pulse (AMS), Life Payroll (managed payroll) and Life Connect (IKSAP products and integrated third-party solutions).
Is Life a product or a package?
Neither; it is the name for how IKSAP does its work. Each ring can be contracted separately; the model expresses that moving from one ring to another does not require starting over.
Can I take just one ring?
Yes. An organization that completed its implementation with another partner can take only Life Pulse (AMS) or only a Life Connect product; the takeover process is designed for this.
On which systems is Life Payroll offered?
On SAP HCM/H4S4 and SuccessFactors ECP; payroll is calculated by IKSAP in line with Turkish legislation, and the customer approves the result.
Which third-party solutions are in Life Connect?
SAP SmartRecruiters and SAP BTP-based extensions; solutions that work integrated with SAP and are implemented by IKSAP.
Is IKSAP Life available outside Türkiye?
Yes. IKSAP Life applies not only to Türkiye rollouts but also to the own SAP HR systems of organizations in the Turkic republics and in Europe: SuccessFactors and HCM implementation, live system support, products and integrations are delivered with the same four rings by a team operating from Türkiye. Payroll operations are scoped according to each country’s legislation.
Which ring are you entering from?
A new implementation, live system support, payroll operations or a product — let us hear about your current situation and decide together where in the model to start.