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SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 3
SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 3

SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 3

By Bill Wood|December 27th, 2010|

In this final installment on these lessons learned and mini case studies, we will look at a few older SAP project failures. Even in these older SAP project failures, many of the same problems continue to repeat themselves. I would like to point out once again that in the major SAP project failures the software application itself was not at the root of the failure. The project failures I focused on are the ones where there is plenty of published literature to evaluate. Obviously that do [...]

SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2
SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2

SAP ERP Project Failures Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 2

By Bill Wood|December 20th, 2010|

The following SAP ERP project failures cover the importance of testing, change management, training, senior management involvement, scope management, and quality of the consultants provided by ERP implementation vendors. With the exception of the inept, incompetent, or otherwise unqualified “con”sultants provided by some system integrators, you should note that these failure overviews illustrate many of the points made by Steve Phillips in the post on Software Consulting Firms and Clients Myths [...]

SAP ERP Project Failure Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 1
SAP ERP Project Failure Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 1

SAP ERP Project Failure Lessons Learned and Mini Case Studies 1

By Bill Wood|December 13th, 2010|

The following SAP project failures are the first three of what we will review over the next few weeks. The SAP project failures we will review are high-profile examples with significant lessons to be learned. In nearly every case where the SAP implementation actually occurred, within one to two years after the troubled go-live, the SAP software itself was reasonably well-received and the business generally satisfied. ================= One interesting feature of the SAP project fai [...]

Software Consulting Firms and Clients Myths and Half Truths
Software Consulting Firms and Clients Myths and Half Truths

Software Consulting Firms and Clients Myths and Half Truths

By Steve Phillips|December 6th, 2010|

The following is a post from my friend Steve Phillips who runs a great site entitled "Street Smart ERP Blog." This is a nice complement to the series I just finished on SAP and ERP critical success factors. ================= Steve Phillips writes: Having spent the majority of my career in the shoes of a software consultant or client, I have often wondered why many find it necessary to perpetuate the old myths and half-truths regarding the consultant/client relationship. My feeling is given the [...]

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5
SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 5

By Bill Wood|November 29th, 2010|

This is the final post in the series on SAP project shared success criteria. Doing this entire topic justice has been more of a challenge than I had originally anticipated. At some point, I will put it all together in a PDF e-book. This series leaves you with a lot to digest but over the years these items generally make up the foundations for a very successful project that is able to transform your business. This series has been challenging but interesting and I am glad it is complete. In a few [...]

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4
SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4

By Bill Wood|November 22nd, 2010|

I had intended to wrap this series up with this post, but because I haven’t done much review of the SAP System Change Control Process, this post will address that topic in detail. The last few SAP critical success factors will have to wait for the next post. Many of the steps, insight, techniques, and other suggestions I have made were gleaned from the SAP ASAP methodology and my experience with the various toolsets that SAP provides to their customers and vendors. This post will address this S [...]