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SAP Reimplementation for Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 2
SAP Reimplementation for Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 2

SAP Reimplementation for Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 2

By Bill Wood|September 7th, 2010|

A number of important considerations in an SAP reimplementation do not exist for a technical upgrade. As a result, the upfront planning and evaluation time will be more involved. For example you need to consider any organization structure changes. How will any new organization structure items map to old ones? Then you need to analyze how to handle old master data if the organization structure changes are so significant that they require a whole new master data paradigm. If you have done a lot o [...]

SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1
SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1

SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1

By Bill Wood|August 30th, 2010|

I previously noted that I would follow up with a post on doing an SAP implementation for only marginally more than a technical upgrade (see Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation). In the process, you should keep a few assumptions and several considerations in mind. If an SAP reimplementation is done well, you can significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership. You should also keep in mind that getting closer to standard functionality in non-business critical areas (or what I like to r [...]

Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation
Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation

Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation

By Bill Wood|August 23rd, 2010|

SAP’s application landscape has the depth and breadth of functionality to handle 90% (and usually more) of nearly any business requirement. Regardless of this huge depth and breadth of functionality, many businesses still custom code and redesign the software too much (see e.g. SAP Implementation Focus, Software Engineering or Business Process Engineering?). If you are an SAP shop considering an upgrade, you may need to take a hard look at whether you should do a technical upgrade or a reimplem [...]

Removing SAP Project Barriers to Realize ROI and Business Benefit
Removing SAP Project Barriers to Realize ROI and Business Benefit

Removing SAP Project Barriers to Realize ROI and Business Benefit

By Bill Wood|August 2nd, 2010|

As long as the application consultants’ limited understanding of your business drive your SAP implementation, it will only reflect their SAP capabilities. If you want more, then your project focus must become business driven rather than vendor and consultant driven. Frequently I see or hear SAP consultants, even those who claim to be “Platinum” level consultants, who really do not understand the extent of the capabilities of SAP as a business process and systems platform. Even though these Plat [...]

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2
Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2

By Bill Wood|July 27th, 2010|

Part 2 of 3 SAP Competency Center – Doing Things Right VS SAP Center of Excellence – Doing the Right Things The SAP Center of Excellence approach assumes a dynamic organization that is experiencing a fair amount of change, at a pace that causes the organization to stretch. This is usually the case with growth-oriented companies that are seeking new competitive methods and ways of operating in a challenging global climate. The SAP Competency Center approach assumes a fairly stable business model [...]

Where do you Start with SAP Return on Investment or SAP ROI?
Where do you Start with SAP Return on Investment or SAP ROI?

Where do you Start with SAP Return on Investment or SAP ROI?

By Bill Wood|July 19th, 2010|

See Part 1 - SAP Implementation Is an Investment Not an Event How much is it going to cost, and how long is it going to take? That is the classic approach to SAP implementations. However, this approach is not enough today, as the marketplace is demanding more from their IT dollars. Now the marketplace has questions about measuring cost reductions, process improvements, and customer retention/acquisition. These are all important discussions. Your money has to work for you in your business-- and [...]