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MARTIN RIEDEL

MARTIN RIEDEL SAP Employee
Company: SAP AG
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Martin Riedel joined SAP in January 2006 as Partner in the Office of the CEO/internal consulting organization. In November 2006, he becomes head of the Global Upgrade Office (GUO) as a Senior Vice President. The organization is focusing on the SAP installed base helping to position and execute projects to implement the most current SAP products. With 15 years experience in IT, including 10 years as the global CIO of a multinational, multibillion healthcare company, as well as 3 years as Associate Principle with McKinsey, he combines insides as customer, consultant as well as SAP.

New Tool for Planning Your Upgrade: The Upgrade Dependency Analyzer
Part 10 of this series introduces a new tool that will help you in the planning phase of an upgrade project: The upgrade dependency analyzer. Aug. 5, 2008
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SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrades: Announcing the new FAQ collection and call for more content!
Part 9 of this blog introduces a new and comprehensive online frequently asked questions (FAQ) collection on the upgrade topic.  Jul. 24, 2008
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SAP Upgrades: When Should my Organization Convert to Unicode?
Part 8 of this blog answers one of the most frequently asked customer questions: When upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0, do we have to convert to Unicode?  Jul. 5, 2008
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SAP Upgrades (7): Customers’ Experiences and Pain Points – What about Yours?
Part 7 of this blog gives you an insight into customer feedback data about SAP upgrades: What are the main challenges and pain points when planning and performing an upgrade?  Jun. 21, 2008
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How to Tackle an Upgrade (6): Enhancement Packages for SAP ERP
Part 6 of this blog series focuses on some of the most frequently asked customer questions regarding enhancement packages, support packages, and upgrades.  May. 20, 2008
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How To Tackle an Upgrade (5): Upgrade Services for the Planning Phase
This blog post describes which services can assist you in the planning phase of your upgrade project to SAP ERP 6.0 May. 13, 2008
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How To Tackle an Upgrade (4): Implementing Strategic Enhancements
Part 4 of this blog describes how an upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0 provides the perfect basis for enabling your IT landscape for enterprise service oriented architecture (SOA) and what's in it for you.  Apr. 28, 2008
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How To Tackle an Upgrade: Implementing Functional Enhancements
The second phase of the upgrade approach is to implement functional enhancementes. This blog post gives an overview of this phase and explains how crucial project management is. Apr. 13, 2008
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How To Tackle an Upgrade (2): Technical Upgrade
In this blog, Martin Riedel, Senior Vice President and head of the SAP Global Upgrade Office, addresses frequently asked questions from customers about upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0. The questions have been gathered at user group events, on projects, and during the course of other occasions. Part 2 focuses on the technical upgrade.  Mar. 31, 2008
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How To Tackle Upgrades to SAP ERP 6.0
This blog addresses frequently asked questions about the upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0, asked by customers at user group events, projects, and other occasions.  Mar. 20, 2008
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