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Birgit Starmanns

Birgit Starmanns SAP Employee  
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Birgit Starmanns is a Senior Director with SAP Marketing for EPM and LoB Finance solutions. Birgit has over 20 years of experience across solution marketing, solution management and strategic customer communities, with experience in both finance and customer relationship management, which has allowed her to focus on the integration of cross-functional business processes. Prior to joining SAP, she was a principal in management consulting organizations, redesigning business processes and implementing SAP solutions for numerous Fortune 500 and SME companies, with a focus on financial and management accounting. She regularly presents at SAP and industry events, and has authored both articles and white papers.

Taking Disclosure Management on the Road
You've heard about disclosure management and the "last mile of finance" but now you want to hear more. Your wish is our command - join us for a webcast, and a 4-city road show! Aug. 15, 2011
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Disclosure Management, The Movie
Seeing is believing! Watch this video to learn more about the problem solved by the new Disclosure Management solution, and see screenshots of the application in action. Jun. 19, 2011
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Disclosure Management, Defined
You've closed your books. Now you need to communicate your corporate results to your stakeholders and investors. Read how the new disclosure management solution from SAP will help you do just that. May. 15, 2011
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Back to Basics: Secondary Cost Elements 101
If primary cost elements are used to move costs into the CO module, how are costs moved around within CO? Enter the secondary cost elements.  Dec. 20, 2010
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Back to Basics: Primary Cost Elements 101
Is it an account? Is it a cost element? Is it both? Here's a refresher on how primary cost elements in CO are related to P&L accounts in FI. Dec. 2, 2010
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Back to Basics: FI and CO 101
We routinely refer to FI and CO - here's a refresher on how these two modules are separate yet complimentary.  Nov. 11, 2010
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Update - What Makes a Best-Run Finance Organization?
This just in - an update to the KPIs and customer stories that show what a best-run finance organization should consider. Oct. 19, 2010
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Do you Share?
Hear about the value of creating a Shared Services Center in your organization, and an overview of the new SAP Shared Services Framework. Aug. 21, 2010
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Voice of the Customer: Webcast Replay of the Secrets of Shared Services
Catch the replay of an animated round-table discussion between SAP, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Deloitte, focusing on shared services. Jul. 27, 2010
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Customer Networking Event focused on Accelerated Close and IFRS in Palo Alto
Get the details and register - Accelerated Close and IFRS customer networking event in Palo Alto in June! Jun. 1, 2010
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Random Thought #426: What's a Widget?
How can we refer to "an example product" these days? May. 11, 2010
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What is a Financial "Supply Chain"?
What is FSCM? And how does it help to manage cash flow? Apr. 1, 2010
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Voice of the Customer: Videos Highlighting Autodesk's Migration to the New G/L
See two videos, in which Autodesk describes the benefits of the SAP General Ledger (formerly known as the "New G/L") as well as details about the migration project. Mar. 12, 2010
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Random Thought #692: Love-All - Lessons from the SAP Open
The SAP Open tennis tournament was often action-packed, sometimes frustrating, occasionally slow - and always exciting. Just like a consulting project. Feb. 19, 2010
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Who is your top customer? A 360 degree view that includes A/R
Your top customer is the one that orders the most, right? Or is it the customer that pays the most? Feb. 13, 2010
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Cash to Cash - Making Lemonade in Today's Economy
Life beyond that first lemondade stand - find out how to calculate your cash-to-cash cycle, and which KPIs can help you optimize that number. Feb. 8, 2010
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Now Live! New Financial Excellence Landing Page
Announcing the new Financial Excellence landing page on BPX! Jan. 21, 2010
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Accelerated Close - What's the Big Deal?
Short problem definition of the close process - leading to a solution of the Closing Cockpit. Jan. 14, 2010
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Benchmarking as your GPS in the New Year
Summary of SAP's current benchmarking for finance - just in time for the New Year. Dec. 16, 2009
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Gartner Gives High Ratings to Financial Solutions from SAP
Gartner places SAP as a leader in the CPM Magic Quadrant, and as a strong positive in the Core Financials MarketScope. Nov. 30, 2009
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Best-Run Finance - What are the Key Factors?
Best-Run Finance organizations are fast becoming a strategic advisor to the entire organization - by being agile, connected, and metric-driven. Nov. 17, 2009
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SAP CRM 2007: It's so easy...#2
SAP CRM 2007 - new UI features: Column personalization in tables and lists Dec. 4, 2007
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