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ERP Failure: The Organization is More Than Partially To Blame

You really have to wonder, does any organization spend millions of dollars on SAP (or any other software) with the goal of failing? The scope of a typical ERP project impacts almost every aspect of the organization and the implementation risks are real. It is not unusual when actual project timelines exceed the original schedule by well over 100%. The cost of consulting services alone can grow to 4 - 5 times the cost of the ERP software (with even greater upside risk potential). Finally, ...

A Cautionary Tale About Knowledge Transfer

The first few years of my SAP career was spent doing SAP training and documentation. That first few years in front of a classroom teaching SAP courses helped me gain an understanding of the user perspective, the client perspective, and the ability to facilitate effective requirements gathering meetings.  This background has also helped me focus that requirements gathering and problem solving to resolve business issues from a business perspective by using SAP tools. It was an invaluable exper...