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SAP Success Factors for Vendor Selection – Responsibility Matrix 1
SAP Success Factors for Vendor Selection – Responsibility Matrix 1

SAP Success Factors for Vendor Selection – Responsibility Matrix 1

By Bill Wood|October 11th, 2010|

After a short look at the peer-reviewed academic literature, Anil Bhagwani did a brief case study on ten failed SAP implementations and ten successful SAP implementations. From these, he continued to distill SAP critical success factors. For more vendor selection background, please refer to another study: SAP Implementation Partner or Company Selection Criteria. Common SAP Critical Success Factors (CSF's) Identified for Successful ERP Implementations The study author's perspective and summary o [...]

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 3
Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 3

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 3

By Bill Wood|July 28th, 2010|

Part 3 of 3 Stages and Components of the SAP Center of Excellence To wrap up this series, we will take a brief look at the post go-live or production support environment. One academic study I reviewed on ERP project success factors defined the three production stages of Acceptance, Routinization, and Infusion (see The Top 5 ERP Success Factors by Project Stage from 22 Critical Success Factors). These three terms fit the requirements for SAP production system stages as you move toward an SAP Cen [...]

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 1
Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 1

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 1

By Bill Wood|July 26th, 2010|

Part 1 of 3 Is There a Difference Between an SAP Center of Excellence, SAP Competency Center, or SAP Expertise Center? A while back, Michael Done and I were talking about his SAP Green Book-- thriving after going live with SAP [FN1]. As the conversation progressed, it was obvious to both of us that although he has been advocating for an SAP Center of Excellence for quite some time, few companies had succeeded in creating one.Our conversation started a lengthy thought process about our careers wi [...]

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 [...]

The Top 5 ERP Success Factors by Project Stage from 22 Critical Success Factors
The Top 5 ERP Success Factors by Project Stage from 22 Critical Success Factors

The Top 5 ERP Success Factors by Project Stage from 22 Critical Success Factors

By Bill Wood|April 26th, 2010|

A while back, I was reviewing academic material on ERP/SAP Project success factors. One particular study stood out because it laid out 22 specific success factors by project stage [FN1]. Even though this study dates from 2001, the Critical Success Factors (or CSFs) still ring true today, and the conclusions are consistent with what I have seen on SAP projects since I started in 1994. While the sample size was somewhat limited (86 completed questionnaires), the data and information prov [...]