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SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4
SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria & Factors 4

By Bill Wood|November 22nd, 2010|

I had intended to wrap this series up with this post, but because I haven’t done much review of the SAP System Change Control Process, this post will address that topic in detail. The last few SAP critical success factors will have to wait for the next post. Many of the steps, insight, techniques, and other suggestions I have made were gleaned from the SAP ASAP methodology and my experience with the various toolsets that SAP provides to their customers and vendors. This post will address this S [...]

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria 1
SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria 1

SAP System Vendor Project Success Criteria 1

By Bill Wood|November 1st, 2010|

Using the success criteria table laid out in SAP Success Factors for Vender Selection Responsibility Matrix 2 as a starting point for shared SAP project success, we will look at some strategies, tactics, techniques, and ideas for managing these shared responsibilities. By more aggressively managing these shared SAP critical success areas, we can set the correct tone and expectation for the SAP project. [FN1] This series will look at the things you should expect from your SAP system vendor, and [...]

SAP Implementation Projects: Still Crazy After All These Years – Part 2
SAP Implementation Projects: Still Crazy After All These Years – Part 2

SAP Implementation Projects: Still Crazy After All These Years – Part 2

By Michael Doane|September 20th, 2010|

In a previous post, I pointed out my discovery of an anonymous blogger who is providing a blow-by-blow of his firm’s painful SAP implementation. (SAP: Loathe It or Ignore It, You Can’t Like It http://sapmesideways.blogspot.com/. )Since that post, I...

SAP Technicians or Experts
SAP Technicians or Experts

SAP Technicians or Experts

By Bill Wood|September 13th, 2010|

They say a good magician never reveals their tricks. Well, I’m no magician, so I will give you some insight. Lagging indicators (those affected by process improvements, cost-based ROI and TCO methods, and current ERP mindsets) are reactive. Leading indicators (those which directly affect the competitive business landscape) are proactive. SAP and ERP technicians are reactive. They can make system settings, they can help you to make a small tweak here or there, but they are tactical and tend to b [...]

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 [...]

Certainly Certifiable – SAP System Integrators Not Just Consultants
Certainly Certifiable – SAP System Integrators Not Just Consultants

Certainly Certifiable – SAP System Integrators Not Just Consultants

By Michael Doane|July 5th, 2010|

That hardy perennial “SAP consultant certification” is blooming again but this time in regard to independent consultants as opposed to those in systems integration firms.http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=761Below is a link to Jon Reed’s excellent...