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SAP Implementation is an Investment NOT an Event
SAP Implementation is an Investment NOT an Event

SAP Implementation is an Investment NOT an Event

By Bill Wood|July 12th, 2010|

A while back, I talked to a pair of executives who were trying to determine whether or not their SAP implementation cost was higher or lower than their competitors. They wanted benchmarks or some other way to know if they were in line with the marketplace. The CFO was worried that they might have paid way too much for their SAP implementation. After talking for a few minutes, they realized that they were looking at the question the wrong way. While they were asking about how their expenditure c [...]

A New SAP Implementation Methodology and Implementation Steps
A New SAP Implementation Methodology and Implementation Steps

A New SAP Implementation Methodology and Implementation Steps

By Bill Wood|June 28th, 2010|

Studies have shown that projected benefits in business cases for IT investments and actual value achieved face a critical disconnect, because so many firms focus on going live with a project rather than its value delivery. An SAP/ASUG best-practice survey on capturing the projected benefits of an IT project found that 73% of companies do not quantitatively measure value post-implementation (SAP Executive Insight Series, pg. 7, 2009). Critical business benefits for an SAP project require taking [...]

Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior
Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior

Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior

By Bill Wood|March 11th, 2010|

Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. And great management teams know that the only way to improve a process is to start by measuring it. Good metrics should also be actionable and drive successful behavior. In this post, I reveal how to figure out which metrics matter the most, and how to design them in such a way as to drive behavior that will lead to the results that you want. This post is applicable to any kind of business. In a follow-up post, I will use th [...]

Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2
Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2

Reduce SAP, ERP, or Technology Project Stress: Part 2

By Bill Wood|August 20th, 2008|

A good SAP project with solid performance requirements will often be a stressful experience. Anyone who has been through an ERP implementation has experienced this stress. And although this may sound counter-intuitive, if you’ve chosen the right people for the project during the course of the implementation, you will experience conflict. Why do tempers flare with the right people? They are usually the people who care the most about the business and are passionate about their responsibilities. I [...]