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Achieve Business Benefit Through SAP Prototype Demonstrations
Achieve Business Benefit Through SAP Prototype Demonstrations

Achieve Business Benefit Through SAP Prototype Demonstrations

By Bill Wood|July 16th, 2012|

SAP Conference Room Proof of Concept Pilots Proof of Concepts with frequent early prototyping drive project costs down. Consider the old saying: “an ounce of prevention can avoid a pound of cure.” Proof of concept pilots during the project are a rarely mentioned SAP critical success factor. Early in my SAP career, the disruption these prototype sessions, conference room pilots, etc. would cause used to frustrate me. My thought was, "I have a job to do and don't have time for this." No one ever [...]

Untangle SAP Software Licensing
Untangle SAP Software Licensing

Untangle SAP Software Licensing

By Bill Wood|July 9th, 2012|

A while back, I read a self-serving post on LinkedIn from a company that promoted how “wonderful” Oracle is for having a public price list, and how terrible it is that SAP and others do not. The main complaint was that SAP lacks transparency. However, while SAP does not publicly publish a price list, the company does have a pricing structure that is regularly updated and quite thorough. Additionally, the post failed to mention Oracle sales tactics. The company virtually gives their software awa [...]

SAP Contract Requirements for a Center of Expertise
SAP Contract Requirements for a Center of Expertise

SAP Contract Requirements for a Center of Expertise

By Bill Wood|July 2nd, 2012|

Most, if not all, of new SAP contracts and agreements contain provisions that require customers to create a “Center of Expertise” (or CoE). This is a customer’s, and SAP’s, first line of maintenance support. The CoE terms and conditions define a great aspiration that your organization will support “efficient implementation, innovation, operation and quality of business processes and systems” based on the Phase 6 RUN SAP ASAP Methodology. Good luck with all that! Returning to realistic [...]

There is Life after the SAP Go Live
There is Life after the SAP Go Live

There is Life after the SAP Go Live

By Bill Wood|June 25th, 2012|

One of the areas that academic literature, consulting firms, and most system integrators rarely address is the organizational acceptance, full use, and assimilation of the SAP package. To the extent the system integrators or consulting firms do mention post production support, they generally only do so in the context of managed services or outsourcing. They do little to help companies develop a thriving production environment with your own resources. One of the biggest problems I see anywhere i [...]

Investigative Report: Enterprise Application Guest Worker Fraud in America
Investigative Report: Enterprise Application Guest Worker Fraud in America

Investigative Report: Enterprise Application Guest Worker Fraud in America

By Bill Wood|June 18th, 2012|

My last post on why Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud provided some background on guest worker fraud that has been investigated. The whistle-blowing activity of a Jack Palmer about Infosys created much of the spark to light this match. However, Infosys should not be considered an isolated incident. As Jack Palmer’s case demonstrates, consultants who are tired of the fraud have options. His conviction and dedication indicates that you must be willing to stand up [...]

Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud
Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud

Guest Worker IT Firms Crash Then Burn When Investigating Visa Fraud

By Bill Wood|June 11th, 2012|

Several years ago, a gentleman by the name of Jack Palmer blew the lid on the entire Guest Worker scam at InfoSys. Anyone who has worked hard to establish their career in SAP (or other IT areas) the old-fashioned way, through hard work and perseverance, owes this man a huge debt of gratitude. He exposed how the whole guest worker program can be abused as he presented evidence on how one of the biggest guest worker companies routinely committed fraud. His complaint even alleges how the company b [...]