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ERP and SAP Business Case for ROI, Business Benefit, and Success

Your company’s SAP or ERP business case should start before your RFP, and not just at a high level. It is important to take some time up front to get educated and develop some key understanding before ever issuing an RFP.  The more educated you are: The better the quality of the RFP. The better choice you will make at vendor selection (you'll be able to see past sales pitches to the substance). You'll be better able to make a more objective assessment during demonstrations and t...

Corporate and Personal Liability for Fake Consultants

Too many companies have not considered the potential legal liability to shareholders or other company stakeholders for having "fake" consultants at involved in their company IT projects.  This can be applied personally or coporately for the fake IT "professionals" that vendors and placement firms bring to company projects.  By not conducting sufficient due diligence in screening vendor resources, or for inconsistent labor practices there is a much larger potential for liability than many rea...

Screening Methods to Find the Right Consultant – Part 2

Previously I wrote on the subject of finding the right SAP consultant and how you can avoid getting ripped off, or worst case, having your business wrecked.  That previous article, Screening Methods to Find the Right SAP Consultant, has been widely read, well accepted, and I'm seeing some changes in the marketplace.  Companies are tired of being ripped off along with the lack of results or ROI from their large IT systems implementations.  At the foundation of SAP or any IT consulting is c...