Comments for R3Now.com – ERP, SAP, and IT Solutions for IT Decision Makers http://www.r3now.com No Nonsense Answers for IT Leaders - Results Oriented ERP, SAP, and IT Solutions Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Screening Methods to Find the Right Consultant – Part 2 by Vonnie Stears http://www.r3now.com/screening-methods-to-find-the-right-consultant-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-576 Vonnie Stears Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:34:55 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=298#comment-576 I think your blog is wonderful. I just added it to my Google News Reader. Found it on Bing though. I love the thoughts Keep up the great work. I think your blog is wonderful. I just added it to my Google News Reader. Found it on Bing though. I love the thoughts Keep up the great work.

]]> Comment on Business Strategy and IT Strategy to Reproduce Apple Innovation by health insurance http://www.r3now.com/business-strategy-and-it-strategy-to-reproduce-apple-innovation/comment-page-1#comment-567 health insurance Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:11:23 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=417#comment-567 Stealing "ideas" is far different than stealing someone's developed & Patented technology. The UI of the Mac was an "idea" of HP PARC that was SOLD to Jobs in a primitive form just like Gates bought the system that became MS-DOS from Intergalactic Trading (no fooling look it up). Both were purchased in their raw state for $50,000 each. Gates built the Evil Empire on his purchase & Jobs built the Mac on his. Both had to do lots of their own engineering, time & capital into the finished product & deservedly had/have Patents on that TECHNOLOGY. Contrast this with Windoze, Andriod,etc which are COPIES of Apple Technology. Stealing “ideas” is far different than stealing someone’s developed & Patented technology. The UI of the Mac was an “idea” of HP PARC that was SOLD to Jobs in a primitive form just like Gates bought the system that became MS-DOS from Intergalactic Trading (no fooling look it up). Both were purchased in their raw state for $50,000 each. Gates built the Evil Empire on his purchase & Jobs built the Mac on his. Both had to do lots of their own engineering, time & capital into the finished product & deservedly had/have Patents on that TECHNOLOGY. Contrast this with Windoze, Andriod,etc which are COPIES of Apple Technology.

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]]> Comment on Screening Methods to Find the Right SAP Consultant by Piehler347 http://www.r3now.com/screening-methods-to-find-the-right-sap-consultant/comment-page-1#comment-516 Piehler347 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:04:36 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=14#comment-516 Super article. Keep logging more imformative stories. Been following your blog for 10 days now and I should state I am starting to like your post. I wish to know how do I support to your web logs? Super article. Keep logging more imformative stories. Been following your blog for 10 days now and I should state I am starting to like your post. I wish to know how do I support to your web logs?

]]> Comment on Screening Methods to Find the Right Consultant – Part 2 by Issac Maez http://www.r3now.com/screening-methods-to-find-the-right-consultant-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-437 Issac Maez Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:37:33 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=298#comment-437 Excellent Website! Excellent Website!

]]> Comment on A Cautionary Tale About Knowledge Transfer by Bill Wood http://www.r3now.com/a-cautionary-tale-about-knowledge-transfer/comment-page-1#comment-424 Bill Wood Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:06:32 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=127#comment-424 Excellent insight on consultants preparing clients for operating with their new SAP system! Excellent insight on consultants preparing clients for operating with their new SAP system!

]]> Comment on A Cautionary Tale About Knowledge Transfer by Cynthia Lappe http://www.r3now.com/a-cautionary-tale-about-knowledge-transfer/comment-page-1#comment-420 Cynthia Lappe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:14:35 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=127#comment-420 Your insights are very valuable and useful. Another indicator I have found important is the willingness of the consultant to provide adequate documentation of requirements design and training. Adequate documentation includes the decisions made and why they were made so that when you look back several months after go-live, when the consultants are probably gone, you know why things were done the way they were. The ability of the client to adequately support and find the knowledge from the implementation is important. A consultant that is not willing, or unsure how, to thoroughly document what is going on during the implementation can be an indication of how well they will prepare their clients, not only for go-live, but for post go-live support. Your insights are very valuable and useful.

Another indicator I have found important is the willingness of the consultant to provide adequate documentation of requirements design and training. Adequate documentation includes the decisions made and why they were made so that when you look back several months after go-live, when the consultants are probably gone, you know why things were done the way they were. The ability of the client to adequately support and find the knowledge from the implementation is important. A consultant that is not willing, or unsure how, to thoroughly document what is going on during the implementation can be an indication of how well they will prepare their clients, not only for go-live, but for post go-live support.

]]> Comment on Effectively Scope Your SAP Project by Edi Software http://www.r3now.com/effectively-scope-your-sap-project/comment-page-1#comment-403 Edi Software Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=66#comment-403 Very interesting article I enjoy your website carry on the great posts Very interesting article I enjoy your website carry on the great posts

]]> Comment on Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2 by Robert E. http://www.r3now.com/reduce-sap-project-stress-part-2-integration-points/comment-page-1#comment-336 Robert E. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:53:03 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=98#comment-336 Intimately, the article is in reality the best on this noteworthy topic. I agree with your conclusions and will eagerly look forward to your future updates. Just saying thanks will not just be enough, for the great clarity in your writing. I will at once grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Pleasant work and much success in your business enterprise! Intimately, the article is in reality the best on this noteworthy topic. I agree with your conclusions and will eagerly look forward to your future updates. Just saying thanks will not just be enough, for the great clarity in your writing. I will at once grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Pleasant work and much success in your business enterprise!

]]> Comment on Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2 by Jules Relic http://www.r3now.com/reduce-sap-project-stress-part-2-integration-points/comment-page-1#comment-289 Jules Relic Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:48:59 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=98#comment-289 Excellent entry. I thank you for posting that. I ask you accept my for my weak English Skills, I am from France and English is somehat new to me. Excellent entry. I thank you for posting that. I ask you accept my for my weak English Skills, I am from France and English is somehat new to me.

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]]> Comment on A Cautionary Tale About Knowledge Transfer by Devon Stoldt http://www.r3now.com/a-cautionary-tale-about-knowledge-transfer/comment-page-1#comment-257 Devon Stoldt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:26:04 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=127#comment-257 I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business. I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business.

]]> Comment on Corporate and Personal Liability for Fake Consultants by Jessie Varnum http://www.r3now.com/corporate-and-personal-liability-for-fake-consultants/comment-page-1#comment-241 Jessie Varnum Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:26:25 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=310#comment-241 Thanks very much for sharing this interesting post. I am just starting up my own blog and this has given me inspiration to what I can achieve. Thanks very much for sharing this interesting post. I am just starting up my own blog and this has given me inspiration to what I can achieve.

]]> Comment on Screening Methods to Find the Right SAP Consultant by manel hernandez http://www.r3now.com/screening-methods-to-find-the-right-sap-consultant/comment-page-1#comment-239 manel hernandez Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:03:57 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=14#comment-239 Dear Bill, I have written the Critical Sucess factors in the wiki sometime ago because after 12 years experience on SAP i have learned from the adversity and good and bad experiences. I have been in both sides, as Consultant and as client. So let me insist on some of the questions that you make to find out the good consultant. 1) To find somebody that gives a different way to solve the same problem is nice to have. I will also agree on screening some IMG and see how the candidate will react, but you have to admit that even discovering a person with the IMG stamped on their brain, you will find a bad candidate. If you want a good question to make, just ask them WHY they propose this os that. And to answer that they must before understand what is the use of the provided solution they give. I mean that I insist on having consultants that they have the business skills and education as to understand the problem behind and propose a business solution rather than a SAP solution. What is this solution bringing to the performance of the business? I can tell you that some specific times we have decided to use a pencil and a notebook rather than a standard SAP solution, or worst ABAP. Final question. 2) How can you presume to have the right candidate as you are asking to have a f.ex SAP MM Consultant with ABAP? Is this a joke? A MM Consultant should know among others about the full technics and strategy of purchasing, (which are not in a SAP manual). Are you still considering a SAP Consultant an IT guy? Don´t you think is an area more for organization and business understanding? Do you drive a car by night without lights? The car and the engine works but.... 3) Language skills. This is a funny topic. And it´s funny because when an english speaker with no idea of languages other than English tends to think that others have no idea about everything except him/her. Most of SAP implementation are international roll outs, and behind of many bad implemantations there is a problem of communication originated by somebody who tends to think that people with less skills in English are somehow brainless. A Good Team leader develops its communication skills, by making sure that the communication line is clearly understood. So don´t blame a candidate because their "poor" English, blame yourself for not being able to understand it´s capacity on SAP. Also, I always try to say hello, and some words in the local language, and make sure that any communication made is copied on a paper and distributed. I am not saying I know everything, in fact the more I know of SAP and Finance the more I think that I have no idea. So as you I am always open to learn from anyone on any new project, and to admit the many thinks I don´t know after this 12 years. Thank you. Manel Dear Bill, I have written the Critical Sucess factors in the wiki sometime ago because after 12 years experience on SAP i have learned from the adversity and good and bad experiences. I have been in both sides, as Consultant and as client. So let me insist on some of the questions that you make to find out the good consultant. 1) To find somebody that gives a different way to solve the same problem is nice to have. I will also agree on screening some IMG and see how the candidate will react, but you have to admit that even discovering a person with the IMG stamped on their brain, you will find a bad candidate. If you want a good question to make, just ask them WHY they propose this os that. And to answer that they must before understand what is the use of the provided solution they give. I mean that I insist on having consultants that they have the business skills and education as to understand the problem behind and propose a business solution rather than a SAP solution. What is this solution bringing to the performance of the business? I can tell you that some specific times we have decided to use a pencil and a notebook rather than a standard SAP solution, or worst ABAP.
Final question. 2) How can you presume to have the right candidate as you are asking to have a f.ex SAP MM Consultant with ABAP? Is this a joke? A MM Consultant should know among others about the full technics and strategy of purchasing, (which are not in a SAP manual). Are you still considering a SAP Consultant an IT guy? Don´t you think is an area more for organization and business understanding?
Do you drive a car by night without lights? The car and the engine works but….
3) Language skills. This is a funny topic. And it´s funny because when an english speaker with no idea of languages other than English tends to think that others have no idea about everything except him/her. Most of SAP implementation are international roll outs, and behind of many bad implemantations there is a problem of communication originated by somebody who tends to think that people with less skills in English are somehow brainless. A Good Team leader develops its communication skills, by making sure that the communication line is clearly understood. So don´t blame a candidate because their “poor” English, blame yourself for not being able to understand it´s capacity on SAP. Also, I always try to say hello, and some words in the local language, and make sure that any communication made is copied on a paper and distributed.
I am not saying I know everything, in fact the more I know of SAP and Finance the more I think that I have no idea. So as you I am always open to learn from anyone on any new project, and to admit the many thinks I don´t know after this 12 years.
Thank you.

Manel

]]> Comment on SAP as a Change Enabler by Johnny Thomson http://www.r3now.com/sap-as-a-change-enabler/comment-page-1#comment-228 Johnny Thomson Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:45:28 +0000 http://www.r3now.com/?p=40#comment-228 Nice post, nice blog, I was searching for this nowadays, thank you. Nice post, nice blog, I was searching for this nowadays, thank you.

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