My new BPM experience, second post.
This is my second post about my BPM project experience! A lot of things have happened this week! sirnejo in Beginner, Visual Composer, University Alliances Message Board, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Higher Education, Composition Environment (CE), Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Web Dynpro [Nov. 15, 2009 03:56 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

My new BPM experience, a process automation
This is my new blog about my experience as a student developing a process automation of a supply process using BPM for my grade work. sirnejo in Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, University Alliances Message Board, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Careers, Higher Education, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Oct. 30, 2009 10:01 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

What gives you hope? Hopenhagen.org!
Copenhagen is turning itself into "Hopenhagen" in support of the December 7 to 18 UN Climate Change Conference. Bob LoBue in Business Objects, Sustainability, SAP Developer Network, Ranting, Public Sector, Organizational Change Management, Life Sciences, Higher Education, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Community Projects, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Oct. 23, 2009 03:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

University Alliances Community promoted to top-tier in the SAP Community Network
The University Alliances Community (UAC) is celebrating our promotion to the top-line navigation in the SAP Community Network (SCN). Bob LoBue in ABAP, ERP, Higher Education, Knowledge Management (KM), Organizational Change Management, Partnership, Professional Services, Public Sector, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, SAP Developer Network, SAP Network TV, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Sustainability, University Alliances Message Board, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, EcoHub, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Co-Innovation Lab, Community Projects, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, Webinars [Oct. 05, 2009 01:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

TERP10 Certification at University
TERP10 and the benefits to universities and students of gaining an SAP Certification whilst at college Martin Gollogly in Beyond SAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), Professional Services, Manufacturing, Integration and Certification, Higher Education, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Community Projects, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Sep. 20, 2009 06:49 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The UA positive feedback loop
The UA Program is a means to create a positive feedback loop that enables universities, industry and students to make ever greater enhancements to their teaching, learning and research experience. Martin Gollogly in Beginner, SAP Research, SAP Developer Network, Public Sector, Integration and Certification, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, University Alliances Message Board, Manufacturing, Knowledge Management (KM), Higher Education, ERP, Community Projects, Community Day, Co-Innovation Lab, Sustainability [Sep. 18, 2009 12:32 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Certification: Does it Matter?
Andy Klee begins his series of SAP Training blogs with a detailed analysis of SAP's Certification programs. Andy Klee in Professional Services, Higher Education [Aug. 26, 2009 04:24 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Register Now! Free ASUG Virtual Education Summit on 9 & 10 September
Use the link to attend the free inaugural ASUG Virtual Education Summit on 9 & 10 September. Bob LoBue in Beginner, University Alliances Message Board, Shared Service Center, SAP Research, SAP Developer Network, Ranting, Organizational Change Management, Knowledge Management (KM), Higher Education, ERP, Business Solutions, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Webinars [Aug. 21, 2009 09:45 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Education Industry- Need for SAP SLCM – Part 2
In today's increasingly competitive higher education environment, universities and other private institutions in India and world arena are facing problems in finding answers to questions given below: How to attract more and more students? How to keep the best students with them? How to improve the quality of education with limited resources? And how to keep operating costs down? These are very delicate issues and goals, but are attainable if institutions learn to examine their business processes and leverage technology to manage the entire student lifecycle. Vinod Kumar in Higher Education [Aug. 13, 2009 04:59 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Student Lifecycle Management – Business Suite 7
This blog describes the developments that were delivered for the new release of Student Lifecycle Management, SAP's industry solution for Higher Education. The product became generally available in May 2009 as Enhancement Package of Business Suite 7. Tina Bach in Higher Education [Jun. 22, 2009 02:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

2009 SAP Marketing Innovators Competition: Grand Valley State University
Our team's winning story from beginning to end David Herrema in Beyond SAP, Higher Education, University Alliances Message Board [Jun. 15, 2009 04:32 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Indian Universities Vs World of Academia
There are over 350 Universities, 8400 colleges and 7.5 million students, and more then 30,000 teachers in Higher Education in India. But still, more and more students are heading towards other countries like Australia, UK and US for higher education in absence of world class universities in India. To compete successfully in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century, Indian universities need a robust ERP Solution such as SAP SLCM in place that can support their existence against foreign Universities. Vinod Kumar in Higher Education [May. 19, 2009 07:01 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 Entered Unrestricted Shipment
SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 has successfully completed the ramp-up phase and entered unrestricted shipment now. Thomas Ruhl provides us with some first customer feedback and recaps the highlights of this release. Thomas Ruhl in Banking, Analytics, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, Aerospace and Defense, Oil and Gas, Product Lifecycle Management, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, SAP Developer Network, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Automotive, Beginner, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Management, Utilities Industry, Travel and Logistics Services, CRM, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Procurement and SRM, Life Sciences, Composition Environment (CE), ERP, Business Suite 7, Healthcare, Higher Education, Business Objects, Wholesale Distribution [May. 19, 2009 06:30 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Spring is here and so is SAPPHIRE '09
SAP and ASUG continue to co-locate the two events, SAPPHIRE & ASUG in one location. The event will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from May 12th to 14th (May 11th is a ASUG only conference day and is a pre-conference day for SAPPHIRE. SAP will also be hosting a virtual online event that provides a glimpse into Sapphire called "INSIGHTS from SAPPHIRE". The virtual event, available to SAP customers, analysts, bloggers, & press, will be online on Monday, May 11th and run through May 15th. Hansen Lieu in CRM, Retail, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Banking, Aerospace and Defense, SAP SAPPHIRE [May. 07, 2009 01:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Upcoming: Higher Education and Research User Group (HERUG) Conference 2009
This blog informes about the upcoming global User Group meeting of SAP's Higher Education and Research customers. Tina Bach in Higher Education [May. 04, 2009 07:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Education Virtual Learning Symposium 2009 - My thoughts
Yesterday I was lucky to attend SAP "Education Virtual Learning Symposium 2009". Here are my thoughts about the event. Alvaro Tejada Galindo in Beginner, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Sustainability, Higher Education, SAP Developer Network, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web [Apr. 23, 2009 07:34 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

If it were a hundred times faster...
What business difference would it make it some transactions would run 100 times faster? Oliver Mainka in ABAP, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Procurement and SRM, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, Enterprise Performance Management, CRM, Aerospace and Defense, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Apr. 17, 2009 01:46 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Using SAP Grants Management and Project System for effective Research Management
Many research intensive universities seem to be struggling to understand the full benefits of implementing a Grants Management solution within SAP. If you or your university is considering an investment in SAP GM, read on... In this blog I share the reasons we have implemented the SAP Grants Management module in addition to using the SAP Project System and HR modules for complete integration. I hope that this will help you in your decision making process. Paul Abrahamson in Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Higher Education, Public Sector [Apr. 06, 2009 09:43 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Time is Money: be a first mover on the ‘sustainable’ stimulus package
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids MI, hosted the "Sustainable Enterprise Exchange Series" David Herrema in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Community Projects, Sustainability, Higher Education, University Alliances Message Board [Apr. 01, 2009 06:34 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP SLCM - What’s there in it for Indian Universities
Decision makers have to understand about the benefits of cost effective information and that there is a need towards investing in technology initiatives. University Boards need to understand how to set benchmarks to see the positive effects by implementing SAP SLCM. To have an edge over others in this competitive worlds, it better to run a full class then half class. Vinod Kumar in Higher Education [Mar. 09, 2009 09:03 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Universities collaborate on sustainable initiatives
Sustainability Webinar “Environmental Sustainability as a Strategic Policy Issue: What Governing Boards Need to Know” David Herrema in Community Projects, Sustainability, Higher Education, University Alliances Message Board, Webinars [Feb. 25, 2009 05:21 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Ramp Up EHP 4 Student Lifecycle Management
This blogs describes the features of Student Lifecycle Management EHP 4 which is currently in Ramp Up. Also it announces the dates for Ramp-Up Knowledge Transfer Workshops at which details of the solution will be provided. Tina Bach in Higher Education [Jan. 29, 2009 04:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Would You Take Training From This Man?
Some personal thoughts about certification, training, evaluation, and life saving experiences. The continued debate around "Should You be Certified"? Marilyn Pratt in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Higher Education [Jan. 23, 2009 12:53 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

New: Virtual SAP TechEd 2008 Sneak Previews
Virtual SAP TechEd is a compilation of eClasses created from sessions recorded live at SAP TechEd 2006, 2007 and 2008. A total of over 500 eClasses, presented by SAP product managers and experts, each one of them showing the speaker in the classroom and accompanied by downloadable presentation. Just take a look at the 5 minute sneak previews or any of the 15 free complete sessions to make up your own mind! Idit Herzog in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Community Day, Higher Education, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Dec. 24, 2008 01:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Optimism in the SAP communities for 2009? Yes - Healthcare and higher education can help!
The SAP comminities have very good reasons for optimism now. Bad news are boring. Healthcare and higher education and research could help a lot. Bernhard Escherich in Business Process Expert, SAP Process Integration (PI), Interoperability, Identity Management, Higher Education, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Service-Oriented Architecture [Dec. 12, 2008 12:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

MarketTrends@ERP (3) Leadership in time of a crisis
Targeted IT investments can have up to 10 times the impact of traditional cost cutting. Feedback from recent discussions around how to react in economical tough times. Sven Denecken in Aerospace and Defense, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Organizational Change Management, Procurement and SRM, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Shared Service Center, ERP, Enterprise Performance Management, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Sustainability, Defense, Enhancement Packages, Utilities Industry [Dec. 04, 2008 03:39 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Insights on the Downturn
At a SAP-sponsored CEO-forum last week SAP colleagues had the opportunity to discuss actual business and to get insights from the participants. This event was cross-industry. Paul Centen in Aerospace and Defense, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Utilities Industry, Healthcare, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 19, 2008 02:31 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

How to become an industry expert in order to stay successful in the SAP business in the future?
Industry knowledge is in high demand. Some recommendations could help you to build up know-how in industries which were unfamiliar to you up to now. Bernhard Escherich in Utilities Industry, Automotive, Banking, Beginner, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Travel and Logistics Services, Aerospace and Defense [Nov. 01, 2008 11:18 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Digital natives are knocking at the front door! How to cope with the digital immigrants and the non-adopters?
Digital natives are entering the workforce. Combining their interests with the non-adopters could solve a lot of difficult issues in projects. Bernhard Escherich in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Higher Education [Oct. 18, 2008 02:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd sessions: skill pool on cross industry expertise supporting emerging markets
The pace of IT industrialization be increase, once the FS crisis is mentally overcome. The world of tomorrow will not be a logical extension of yesterday’s world. Increase the IT industrialization for emerging markets imply an increase in demand on expertise and get enough knowledge and expertise in time. This is the great opportunity to collaborate and to challenge capabilities in changed environments. It’s probably easier to learn the “industry flavors on top” compared to the “business architecture and business suite capabilities on top”. Paul Centen in Aerospace and Defense, Travel and Logistics Services, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, Public Sector, Professional Services, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Chemicals, Business Objects, Beyond SAP, Banking, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 10, 2008 09:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

MarketTrends@ERP (2) Market trends and optimization of processes
Blog number (2) Market trends and optimization of processes would like to concentrate on the impact of business processes at companies and two main trends derived from there – end-to-end processes and shared services. Sven Denecken in Aerospace and Defense, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Retail, Shared Service Center, Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Healthcare, ERP, Enhancement Packages, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Wholesale Distribution [Aug. 28, 2008 06:50 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Bringing Facebook and SAP’s Student Lifecycle Management system together
SAP Higher Education and Research developed a prototype that enables students to access their university’s schedule from their Facebook profile. In this blog we talk about the important role of Social Networks in student’s everyday lives, introduce an example application, and show you how we brought these two systems together. You’ll be surprised how easy it is! Alexander Bachmann in Emerging Technologies, Higher Education [Aug. 27, 2008 11:22 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

MarketTrends@ERP (1) Market trends and expectations from users
ERP is a widely spread category in our marketplace. Thus the definition could be very broad. This blog would like to outline our view and positioning of this category, and beyond, but more it should help to discuss and get feedback on market trends around ERP and incubate a vital dialogue with the community. Sven Denecken in Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Mobile, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Public Sector, Retail, Shared Service Center, Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 01, 2008 05:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Collaborative Outcomes in the Public Sector - Examples and Architecture
Collaborative Outcome Examples and Scenarios in the Publc Sector Russell LeFevre in Defense, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Emerging Technologies, Business Rules Management, Business Process Expert, Public Sector, Interoperability, Higher Education, Healthcare, Shared Service Center [Jun. 09, 2008 01:45 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The link between skills and pay : new trends that are influencing people's career decisions
Have you wondered where the future is in regards to skills you have and you need in the future. I have.... I came accross a very interesting article and it made me wonder. Marco ten Vaanholt in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Higher Education, Integration and Certification, Ranting, SAP TechEd [May. 19, 2008 04:44 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

The Enterprise SOA Boot Camp pilot event in Mumbai, India – some reflections
After having participated in SAP's ESOA Boot Camp pilot event in Mumbai on April 23 2008, I have reflected on how this 'immersion' into the depths of Enterprise SOA delivered different levels of value to SAP customers, fellow practitioners, and to myself. Ranjan Baghel in Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, Higher Education, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 08, 2008 11:06 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Sustainability and Economic Growth
At the 2008 SAPPHIRE in Orlando we will use a satellite setup to show effectiveness of internet communications and virtual networking. This discussion is a starting point: complements are expected to extent the scope of this topic into other regions and expertise domains. This topic addresses collaboration among different industries, defining business targets on new fundaments and has a strong focus on responsibility and guidance. Paul Centen in Sustainability, Public Sector, Professional Services, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Automotive, Business Process Expert, Aerospace and Defense, Beyond SAP, Banking, Utilities Industry [Apr. 29, 2008 09:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Connecting Business Objects and SAP
This blog summarizes how Business Objects products can connect to a SAP Business Warehouse (BW) or other SAP systems such as ERP using an integration kit, universes, Data Integrator or Rapid Mart. Marco Gruenthaler in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Higher Education [Apr. 28, 2008 07:32 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Business Objects for Higher Education
As an intern in the SAP Higher Education and Research team I got involved with Business Objects and its product portfolio. My assignment was to describe how Business Objects products can be used in the Higher Education sector. This blog summarizes my findings. Marco Gruenthaler in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Higher Education [Apr. 16, 2008 09:50 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Grantee Organization's pre-award business processes
Overview and request for feedback on Grantee organization's pre-award business processes. Keith Harmon in Higher Education, Public Sector [Mar. 03, 2008 04:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Does Automated Outbound Dialing Fit in Your CRM / Call Center Strategy?
Learn how automated outbound dialing modes such as preview dialing, power/progressive dialing, and predictive dialing can be leveraged in your call center as part of your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy. John Burton in Automotive, Shared Service Center, Retail, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, Higher Education, Healthcare, CRM, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Beyond SAP, Beginner, Utilities Industry [Jan. 15, 2008 12:24 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Mathematics: Concentric Circles: Ambiguity
This isnt anything about SAP. Just a mathematics puzzle. Puru Govind in Beyond SAP, Higher Education [Dec. 18, 2007 10:16 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Advancement
SAP Advancement Software Richard Harrison in Higher Education, Public Sector [Dec. 13, 2007 11:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

When Learning Gets Personal
Aligning your skills and career. Joe Westhuizen in Higher Education, Knowledge Management (KM) [Dec. 09, 2007 07:43 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Web Services (“Web 2.0”) in Student Lifecycle Management
Six months ago, Daniel Bäumges, an Informatics student who completed his Diploma Thesis in the SAP Student Lifecycle Management development team, described in his blog how new Enterprise (Web) Services can be used to support new ways of user interaction (e. g. "Web 2.0") in Student Lifecycle Management. Daniel has now completed his thesis. This blog summarizes his findings and development. Tina Bach in Higher Education, Business Process Expert [Nov. 19, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What is Computer Telephony Integration (and Why Do I Need It?)
Learn about Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) and Multi-Channel Integration for the SAP CRM Interaction Center. Add telephony, e-mail, and chat to your call center, contact center, interaction center, or customer care center. John Burton in Beginner, Utilities Industry, Retail, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, Higher Education, Healthcare, Defense, Consumer Products, Chemicals, Business Solutions, CRM [Oct. 29, 2007 04:39 PM | 20 Comments | Permalink]

Use Case Workshop ESC, DSAG and Solution Managment Automotive
First Use Case Workshop in Walldorf for defining Enterprise Services (ES) for Automotive Industries conducted by Solution Management Automotive, DSAG and Enterprise Services Community (ESC). Jochen Vatter in Beyond SAP, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Public Sector, Retail, RFID, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP TechEd, SAP xApps, Utilities Industry, Visual Composer, Life Sciences, Industrial Machinery and Components, Higher Education, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Community Day, Composition Environment (CE), Consumer Products, Defense, Duet, Service-Oriented Architecture, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 18, 2007 03:37 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Top Issues for IT in Higher Education
Top IT Issues in Higher Education Malcolm Woodfield in Higher Education [Oct. 04, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

My First SAP Job - Part 5
Part 5 of the trials and tribulations of a newcomer to SAP. This final article describes a small success story of workplace based learning with SAP. Richard Hill in Beginner, Defense, Higher Education, Business Process Expert [Sep. 26, 2007 02:01 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

My First SAP Job - Part 4
Part 4 of the trials and tribulations of a newcomer to SAP. A different approach to making the most of an SAP project. Richard Hill in Beginner, Defense, Higher Education, Business Process Expert [Aug. 15, 2007 06:45 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]