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SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1
SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1

SAP Reimplementation For Little More Cost than a Technical Upgrade Part 1

By Bill Wood|August 30th, 2010|

I previously noted that I would follow up with a post on doing an SAP implementation for only marginally more than a technical upgrade (see Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation). In the process, you should keep a few assumptions and several considerations in mind. If an SAP reimplementation is done well, you can significantly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership. You should also keep in mind that getting closer to standard functionality in non-business critical areas (or what I like to r [...]

Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation
Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation

Technical SAP Upgrade or SAP Reimplementation

By Bill Wood|August 23rd, 2010|

SAP’s application landscape has the depth and breadth of functionality to handle 90% (and usually more) of nearly any business requirement. Regardless of this huge depth and breadth of functionality, many businesses still custom code and redesign the software too much (see e.g. SAP Implementation Focus, Software Engineering or Business Process Engineering?). If you are an SAP shop considering an upgrade, you may need to take a hard look at whether you should do a technical upgrade or a reimplem [...]

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 [...]

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2
Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2

Toward an SAP Center of Excellence or SAP Competency Center – PART 2

By Bill Wood|July 27th, 2010|

Part 2 of 3 SAP Competency Center – Doing Things Right VS SAP Center of Excellence – Doing the Right Things The SAP Center of Excellence approach assumes a dynamic organization that is experiencing a fair amount of change, at a pace that causes the organization to stretch. This is usually the case with growth-oriented companies that are seeking new competitive methods and ways of operating in a challenging global climate. The SAP Competency Center approach assumes a fairly stable business model [...]

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 [...]

Series on SAP Competency Center or SAP Center of Excellence
Series on SAP Competency Center or SAP Center of Excellence

Series on SAP Competency Center or SAP Center of Excellence

By Bill Wood|July 21st, 2010|

THREE-PART SERIES ON DEVELOPING AN SAP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. You probably already knew that a "Competency center" is focused on SAP application support such as help desk functions, system stabilization, troubleshooting, etc. But did you know that a true "Center of Excellence" is focused on the business and business drivers? The key goal of a "Center of Excellence" is to integrate not just the application, but the application support staff into the business. Business Transformation from [...]