SAP

The Effective CIO’s Approach to Migrating SAP ECC to S/4HANA

March 6, 2018
Len Riley
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Migrating to S/4HANA is a huge endeavor that requires the participation of both internal stakeholders and external advisors to enable…

Categories: Application Management Services, Cloud, ERP Program Management, SAP, System Integrators

The Role of the CIO: A Playbook for Managing an SAP Relationship

December 11, 2017
Len Riley
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Before Boston’s Big Dig, one of the largest public works projects in the U.S., was the Boston Harbor clean-up. My…

Categories: ERP Program Management, SAP

SAP and Indirect Use: Is SAP Taking Advantage of its Customers?

November 16, 2017
Dave Blake
Reading Time: 5 minutes

SAP announced an outcome-based pricing model for Indirect Access since the time this post was published. To learn about this…

Categories: SAP

SAP Prescribes a Good Night’s Sleep: Q3 2017 Earnings Analysis

October 25, 2017
Chip Hanna
Reading Time: 3 minutes

Based on SAP’s Q3 2017 earnings announcement on October 19th, its CEO Bill McDermott purports to be resting easy. But…

Categories: Cloud, Contract Negotiations, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, SAP

A CIO’s Checklist to Ensure You Are Leveraging SAP’s Year-End

October 24, 2017
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 3 minutes

As SAP’s year-end approaches, companies are leveraging the opportunity to negotiate strategic commitments like HANA or resolve their audit exposure.…

Categories: Contract Negotiations, SAP

The Underlying Implications of SAP’s New Indirect Access Order Licensing Policy

October 17, 2017
UpperEdge
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Earlier this year, SAP’s announcement that external Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) Indirect Use scenarios will be addressed via order…

Categories: SAP

Defeating the SAP Project Optimism Death Star

September 13, 2017
John Belden
Reading Time: 3 minutes

We have all seen the stories of SAP projects that spin hopelessly out of control. The tales of these failed…

Categories: ERP Program Management, HCL, IBM, SAP

Does Your ERP Provider Run Your Business?

August 30, 2017
Jeff Lazarto
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Sounds like a simple question, but the answer may be more complex than you think. SAP had a tagline that…

Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP

Top 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it

August 22, 2017
John Belden
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Over the past 30 years, a great deal of research has been conducted on IT-enabled business transformations. As a result…

Categories: ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, Oracle, SAP

Software Audits Continue to Rise: Understand the Software Vendor’s Audit Playbook

August 15, 2017
Len Riley
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Software vendors have developed an array of strategies and tactics to extract revenue from customers beyond an initial transaction. These…

Categories: Cloud, Deloitte, ERP Program Management, IT Sourcing, Oracle, SAP

SAP

The Effective CIO’s Approach to Migrating SAP ECC to S/4HANA

The Role of the CIO: A Playbook for Managing an SAP Relationship

SAP and Indirect Use: Is SAP Taking Advantage of its Customers?

SAP Prescribes a Good Night’s Sleep: Q3 2017 Earnings Analysis

A CIO’s Checklist to Ensure You Are Leveraging SAP’s Year-End

The Underlying Implications of SAP’s New Indirect Access Order Licensing Policy

Defeating the SAP Project Optimism Death Star

Does Your ERP Provider Run Your Business?

Top 10 Excuses to Not Implement Best Practices and 5 Things to do About it

Software Audits Continue to Rise: Understand the Software Vendor’s Audit Playbook

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