“If the software functionality does not do what we need it to do, nothing else really matters.” Back in the 1980’s, IT department preferences or mandates to use specific proprietary mainframe technologies drove many ERP software decisions. This was about the technologies the IT department could (or would) support not the mainframe software that [...]
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. Today it’s not enough and the marketplace is demanding more from their IT dollars. Now there are questions about measuring cost reductions, process [...]
Previously I explained the two primary types of implementations–, with SAP or any other ERP package you will do business process engineering or software engineering. The differences in these two types of implementation approaches will have a major impact on your total cost of ownership (TCO) and your long term application life-cycle costs. ——————————- Software [...]