Storms Coming on the Salesforce.com Cloud Front

By |November 19th, 2012|

Salesforce.com financial clouds   I recently ran into a post from a pretty well respected investor blog over at “Seeking Alpha.”  The basic takeaway is that the Salesforce.com cloud business is not all it is hyped up to be and that shareholders may be in for a seriously rude awakening [FN1]. -------------------- The way it is described there sounds a LOT like Enron accounting.  They called it a Ponzi Scheme and here is how it works: Employees receive stock options INSTEAD OF cas [...]

SAP Change Management Program Success

By |July 30th, 2012|

Lots of literature, information, and resources focus on change management for successful enterprise application projects. To address SAP change management, the SAP Activate Methodology provides resources, tools, and templates, along with guidance for Change Management during your SAP project. Even though the Activate methodology and various other resources provide some great information, the high-level guiding framework always seems to be somewhat vague. For example, businesses receive a consta [...]

Investigative Report: Enterprise Application Guest Worker Fraud in America

By |June 18th, 2012|

My last post on why Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud provided some background on guest worker fraud that has been investigated. The whistle-blowing activity of a Jack Palmer about Infosys created much of the spark to light this match. However, Infosys should not be considered an isolated incident. As Jack Palmer’s case demonstrates, consultants who are tired of the fraud have options. His conviction and dedication indicates that you must be willing to stand up [...]

Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud

By |June 11th, 2012|

Several years ago, a gentleman by the name of Jack Palmer blew the lid on the entire Guest Worker scam at InfoSys. Anyone who has worked hard to establish their career in SAP (or other IT areas) the old-fashioned way, through hard work and perseverance, owes this man a huge debt of gratitude. He exposed how the whole guest worker program can be abused as he presented evidence on how one of the biggest guest worker companies routinely committed fraud. His complaint even alleges how the company b [...]

Being an Expert Witness in an SAP System Integrator or Consultant Fraud Trial

By |May 29th, 2012|

Those who have followed this site for any period of time are probably aware that one of my passions is to see the whole business application space “cleaned up.” A recent group of comments and private messages I have received about consultants who knowingly commit fraud really got me aggravated.  I've actually received e-mails through my site from these “freshers” who would brag about having their fake resume ready and they were excited about actually conning their first customer.  Enou [...]

SAP IT Governance, SAP Program Management, SAP PMO Metrics

By |January 9th, 2012|

On this forum, the most frequent response from the project and program managers was a call for independence. However, when I raised the issue of project or program manager accountability, metrics, performance, and avoidance of project messes, no one addressed the problem. Is it any wonder so many business application projects and programs get into trouble, go over budget, and exceed the allotted time when the individuals responsible for coordinating and evaluating them don't want clear accounta [...]