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SAP Project Fraud Allegations in Marin County v Deloitte, SAP Services
SAP Project Fraud Allegations in Marin County v Deloitte, SAP Services

SAP Project Fraud Allegations in Marin County v Deloitte, SAP Services

By Bill Wood|March 28th, 2011|

While many people from companies such as Deloitte are incredibly talented, even those companies may have a few bad apples that can and sometimes do spoil the whole entire bushel. In this article, we explore such an occurrence. ===================== The Marin County California Lawsuit against Deloitte Consulting took an interesting turn. The initial complaint was filed in mid-2010 against Deloitte only for fraud in providing inept and incompetent consultants (for background, see my previous post [...]

Industry Specific SAP Consulting vs Deep SAP Application Experience
Industry Specific SAP Consulting vs Deep SAP Application Experience

Industry Specific SAP Consulting vs Deep SAP Application Experience

By Bill Wood|March 21st, 2011|

The need for industry-specific SAP experience is probably one of the most overrated ideas in the SAP consulting field. The most successful SAP implementations require integration of the business requirements with application functionality. To do this well requires three separate domains of expertise: industry expertise, application expertise, and consulting skills. One of those domains, consulting skills, is based on skills in change management, communication, process engineering, people skills [...]

Using Your SAP Steering Committee for Business Transformation
Using Your SAP Steering Committee for Business Transformation

Using Your SAP Steering Committee for Business Transformation

By Bill Wood|March 14th, 2011|

How Long-Term SAP Steering Committee Integration Changes the Enterprise One of the biggest benefits of an SAP implementation is the business transformation it can bring. At first, the changes and challenges are uncomfortable, even downright painful. However, in the mid- to long-term, SAP brings about a business culture transformation. When ongoing steering committee involvement enables that transformation, business to IT convergence occurs. Over time, this convergence of business and technology [...]

More on Stupid SAP Vendor – Partner Selection RFI-RFP Processes
More on Stupid SAP Vendor – Partner Selection RFI-RFP Processes

More on Stupid SAP Vendor – Partner Selection RFI-RFP Processes

By Bill Wood|February 14th, 2011|

This is a follow-up from last week's post on Why SAP Vendor – Partner Selection RFI Processes are Stupid. Next week's post will provide insight, suggestions, and ideas on how to ensure your SAP RFI or RFP processes achieve the best possible results. SAP is a COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) business software application. In the COTS world, solid financial statements may indicate an SAP partner or vendor who has mastered the art of "squatting" or "lock-in." They may routinely custom code non-miss [...]

Global SAP Instance Consolidations
Global SAP Instance Consolidations

Global SAP Instance Consolidations

By Bill Wood|January 24th, 2011|

Over the last several years, a number of companies have undertaken a global instance consolidation. And it's no wonder why-- a global SAP consolidation presents opportunities for significantly reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). However, this type of system consolidation also brings numerous change management issues to address. As you embark on your consolidation, you will find that some major issues are easier to resolve, because the hard decisions around processes and scope were resolved [...]

How “As-Is” Process Mapping Can Damage Your SAP Project
How “As-Is” Process Mapping Can Damage Your SAP Project

How “As-Is” Process Mapping Can Damage Your SAP Project

By Bill Wood|January 3rd, 2011|

Not only can the "As-Is" process mapping damage your project, but it also adds significant amounts of unnecessary cost. Throughout my experience in SAP projects, I have participated in the "As-Is” and “To-Be” processing mapping exercises many times. Along the way, I learned a few key lessons. First, the old “As-Is” process mapping approach was (and is) critical for software engineering projects. As-Is process mapping efforts have very limited application to an SAP implementation-- or for that m [...]