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Virtual SAP TechEd 2009 is here!
If you missed out on the education and technical updates from SAP TechEd 2009 event, check out Virtual SAP TechEd 2009. Over 30 sessions from SAP TechEd 2009 are now available and more will be released soon. Checkout the 2009 sessions! Siva Darivemula in ABAP, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, EcoHub, Professional Services, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 19, 2009 11:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: The Emergerce of the SAP BPM Skill Set
At SAP TechEd Phoenix, I was able to sit down with Greg Chase, and his colleague Patrik Fiegl. During this 19 minute podcast, we were able to examine the relevance of SAP BPM to today's project environments, and take a closer look at some of the skills that are needed as BPM intersects with IT. Jon Reed in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Careers, Professional Services, SAP TechEd [Nov. 12, 2009 09:19 AM | 0 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Predicting the Future of Predictive Analytics as an Enterprise Suite Product
Some five years ago Gartner classified Data Mining as immature technology in Business Intelligence (BI). 5 years later I am revisiting that judgment and provide my two cents about the strategic value of Predictive Analytics solution for the large enterprise software vendors. Shuki Idan in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Professional Services, Analytics, CRM [Nov. 11, 2009 05:19 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: Amit Bendov of Panaya on SAP User Attitudes Towards SAP Support
Recently, Panaya conducted a survey which asked SAP customers exactly these kinds of questions - about issues with SAP support and SAP support packs. I thought this survey had some interesting results. To get a better feeling for the survey results and also for how Panaya's content sharing approach works for them, I recently issued a twenty minute podcast on this topic with Panaya's Chief Marketing Officer Amit Bendov. I'm now sharing that podcast with the SCN community. Jon Reed in Careers, Co-Innovation Lab, Professional Services, SAP Developer Network, SAP Enterprise Support [Nov. 06, 2009 10:32 AM | 2 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Road Ahead for SAP Consultants - 2010
Last year around this time, I posted my thoughts on how I see 2009 playing out for SAP consultants. In this blog, I want to share my thoughts on the road ahead for 2010. Vijay Vijayasankar in Professional Services, Careers [Oct. 31, 2009 10:31 AM | 22 Comments | Permalink]

The Real Reason Executive Participation Creates SAP Project Success
Successful SAP projects occur with executive involvement because of the nature of their role of setting direction, creating long term goals, and developing strategy. This is the hidden reason that is often overlooked--, it is their strategy "imprint" on the project that changes the dynamics. Their forward looking insight provides more possibility for satisfied customers and successful implementations than the more common reasons of authority or visibiity. Bill Wood in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, CRM, ERP, Manufacturing, Professional Services [Oct. 30, 2009 08:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPM/BRM on an empty stomach
My views on BPM/BRM. And hey BPX, did you use java.lang.string as the java type in your Enumeration type when you were creating business rules? Vijay Vijayasankar in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, CRM, ERP, Professional Services, SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 22, 2009 08:31 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile Computing, High Speed Internet and Good Transportation is the Answer for the Heartland
This article describes working remotely from home offices and the value of mobile computing, high speed internet and good transportation that makes it all possible. Kevin Benedict in Mobile, Professional Services, RFID, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Oct. 22, 2009 03:59 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – SAP customers seek new ways to improve return on their SAP investment
Innovation in how organizations support their SAP investment is in many ways just as important as how they innovate with SAP at the center of their technology investments. The role of a community-based approach should be considered as also the importance of the BPXer. Organizations are beginning to look at new models emerging within the SAP ecosystem that rely on a community-based approach and look to lower the TCO (financial and environmental) for their technology investments. Puneet K. Suppal in Business Process Expert, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Professional Services, ERP, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Process Management, Sustainability [Oct. 19, 2009 08:07 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Project Management Courses Come to Learning on Demand by SAP
Learning on Demand by SAP extends course offerings with Project Management and Business Analysis courses via ESI International. Gavin Heaton in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, ERP, Organizational Change Management, Professional Services, SAP Developer Network [Oct. 13, 2009 02:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile Applications and Location Based Systems for Supply Chain and Inventory Management
This article describes a number of different scenarios for using LBS (locationb based services) on mobile handheld computers for supply chain and inventory management in retail CPG environments. Kevin Benedict in Consumer Products, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, RFID, Retail, Professional Services, Product Lifecycle Management, Procurement and SRM, Mobile, Life Sciences, ERP, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 08, 2009 01:33 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Magic Button in PR05 (Travel Expense Manager)
This blog features a video of an "almost" magic button, that can reduce the time needed by travellers to report their expenses with PR05 (Travel Expense Manager) Martin Lang in Application Server, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, ERP, Professional Services, Public Sector, Travel and Logistics Services [Oct. 05, 2009 09:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Some Reasons SAP Projects are Over Budget and Over Time
You're doing everything right. You've got executive support and sponsorship, a solid budget, you've been through a grueling vendor selection process, your scope is reasonable, you're using Solution Manager or following the ASAP methodology, but somehow your project is always in chaos. You're still doing lots of design work as you are ready to start integration testing. Something is wrong and you know it. Where is the problem and why are you headed for a blown budget and timeline? Bill Wood in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, CRM, ERP, Organizational Change Management, Professional Services, Ranting, SAP Research [Sep. 30, 2009 08:17 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

IFRS Financial Reporting with SAP
Reporting and Analytics conference in Las Vegas from October 28-30 should be on the radar for those interested in IFRS on SAP. Siva Darivemula in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, EcoHub, Enterprise Performance Management, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), Professional Services [Sep. 02, 2009 03:59 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Sending Mails Using Function Modules Made Easy
I have been through SDN for quite a long time.I figured out that sending mails programatically using function module always has been creating some issues.This blog gives us an idea about how to code those function modules to achieve the desired result.Using SO_USER_READ_API1 , SO_DOCUMENT_REPOSITORY_MANAGER. Key words: mail, email, SO_USER_READ_API1 , SO_DOCUMENT_REPOSITORY_MANAGER, Workflow , others. Srivastava.G in ABAP, SAP Business Workflow, Professional Services, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 31, 2009 12:27 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Twitter as a potential notification tool for SAP
Here is an interesting approach to use Twitter as a notification tool by integrating it with your Portfolio Management processes using SAP RPM and Collaboration Projects. Vivek Pandey in ABAP, Application Server, Beyond SAP, Eclipse, Interoperability, Java Programming, Product Lifecycle Management, Professional Services, SAP xApps [Aug. 27, 2009 10:02 AM | 6 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]

Should SAP buy a facilitation firm and discount product to customers who use it
Facilitation does often work - and Lord knows there are a lot of SAP customers who could use some adult supervision David Halitsky in Business Process Expert, Organizational Change Management, Professional Services [Aug. 20, 2009 03:31 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

HOSTING solutions for small scope SAP landscapes for the CHEMICAL industry
Christian Wissmann from oXya presents options for efficiently deploying and hosting small scope SAP landscapes in Chemicals to best address spin-off and divestiture situations. Christian Wissmann in Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Retail, Utilities Industry, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 09, 2009 07:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Data.gov increases demand for BI onDemand
The eagerly awaited data.gov site launched last week, ushering in a new area of openness and transparency throughout the US federal government. Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra announced the site as a platform to democratize government data by stimulating the creation of innovative applications and visualizations. It's now up to the public to find tools to interrogate and make sense from this data. Is BusinessObjects Explorer onDemand up to this task? Richard Fahey in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Professional Services, Analytics, Public Sector [May. 25, 2009 06:11 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

An Insight into Make-to-order Composition Service
This weblog focuses on a real-time customer example which was implemented and delivered within short time using SOA based "Make-To-Order" Composition service at SAP. This will also give an idea about a re-usable design pattern followed at SAP for such composites. Priti Mulchandani in Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Professional Services, EcoHub, Consumer Products, Composition Environment (CE) [May. 20, 2009 03:54 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Project? Show me the wiki
Question: What's flexible, efficient, auditable, transparent and should come with every SAP implementation or improvement project? Answer: well the title gives it away really. Wiki. Richard Fahey in Organizational Change Management, Professional Services [May. 14, 2009 02:32 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – Innovation options from the SAP ecosystem will be on display at SAPPHIRE ‘09
Attending SAPPHIRE this year is a matter of enterprises seeking to find out more about how best they can leverage their SAP investment. Attendees should seek out those opportunities that help them stay in step with the evolution of SAP’s offerings. They should seek out the game-changing options that will help them focus on business process in a way that not only helps them with savings during this economic downturn, but also assists them in emerging ahead of their competition beyond it. Puneet K. Suppal in Analytics, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Professional Services, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Performance Management, Enhancement Packages, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Service-Oriented Architecture [May. 05, 2009 10:31 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Conference Call Replay: How BPM Consultants Should Get Their Customers Off to the Right Start
Recording for replay of open phone conference for the BPM Consultants SIG with Patrik Fiegl and Caspar Laar discussing how SAP Service Partners in BPM consulting should get their customers off to the right start. Also announcing May's webinar, "Update on market outlook for BPM consulting with Greg Chase and Ann Rosenberg." At this call, we will be launching a new BPM Consulting Initiative on PartnerEdge. Sign up for the webinar: http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000462952009E Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, Professional Services, Organizational Change Management, EcoHub, Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Webinars [Apr. 29, 2009 02:40 PM | 0 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

The new realities of SAP consulting market - and survival tips
Jon Reed and I did a podcast on how the SAP consulting market has changed. We touched up on Global delivery models, BPX, Why BI is important for a BPX, and how to survive in the changing consulting market. Vijay Vijayasankar in Business Process Expert, Professional Services [Apr. 03, 2009 07:37 AM | 13 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Is ASAP the best we can do now?
is it time we had a serious relook at ASAP? or is it not the time to expiriment? Vijay Vijayasankar in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, ERP, Professional Services [Mar. 29, 2009 05:03 PM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

6 mins with Ann Rosenberg about Business Opportunities for SAP Partners in BPM Consulting
6 Minute's with Ann Rosenberg, SAP's Global Head of Business Process Management Consulting Practice, part of Business Transformation Consulting talks about business opportunities for SAP Partners in BPM consulting. Interviewed by Greg Chase, Director of Platform Marketing at SAP. Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, SAP Solution Manager, Professional Services, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Performance Management, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Service-Oriented Architecture [Mar. 08, 2009 10:50 PM | 1 Comments | Audio Download Media | Permalink]

Business Process Management Projects Surviving Budget Cuts
Business process management programs are proving to be resilient while other IT projects are subject to cuts. A window has opened for SAP Partners in BPM consulting as a result of new SAP offerings. Be warned, however that BPM consulting is a different kind of business from traditional SOA application development. Special webinar about how SAP partners can develop their own successful BPM practicesnext Wednesday, March 11 at 11AM Eastern / 8AM Pacific featuring Ann Rosenberg. Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Professional Services, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Webinars [Mar. 04, 2009 01:19 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Cloud Computing Comes to SAP, Mobile Handheld PDAs and EDI, B2B Users
This article describes SAP's new focus on Cloud computing for EDI and B2B e-commerce and Googles cloud computing strategies for mobile handheld PDAs and smartphones. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, RFID, Professional Services, Mobile, Master Data Management (MDM), Emerging Technologies, Shared Service Center [Feb. 20, 2009 01:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Industry Value Scenarios - what do you think?
My first impressions on Industry Value Scenarios, which are introduced as part of Business Suite 7, and a bunch of questions that I have on it. Vijay Vijayasankar in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Professional Services [Feb. 13, 2009 10:09 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

A tale of 2 desks
What does your desk say about who you are, and how you work? If the most powerful man in the world can work without a PC, then why do some of us need two? Richard Fahey in Professional Services [Feb. 09, 2009 02:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Multi-tenancy capability in distributed environments
The article briefly describes some first aspects of multi-tenant capabilities with the specifics in distributed landscapes. Might be start of an intersting discussion, what other aspects and what design alternatives are to be worth thinking about. Giso Schroeder in Business Process Management, Professional Services, Shared Service Center [Feb. 09, 2009 06:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How many skills does BW consultant need?
In today's world the depth of your skills is still important Vitaliy Rudnytskiy in Business Intelligence (BI), Knowledge Management (KM), Professional Services, Careers [Feb. 06, 2009 04:32 PM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

IT Service Desk with SAP CRM 7.0
This blog gives you an overview of the new IT service desk process in SAP CRM 7.0. Bettina Giese in CRM, Professional Services, Shared Service Center [Jan. 23, 2009 08:04 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Tokenization as a means of securing credit card numbers
Securing payment card numbers is essential in order to maintain compliance with the PCI DSS standards. Native payment card number encryption functionality in most of SAP's products. However, tokenization can provide an additional level of security of payment card numbers, help diminish PCI DSS scope on SAP's applications and even remove payment card numbers from your SAP application databases completely. Eric Bushman in ABAP, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Utilities Industry, Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Public Sector, Professional Services, Banking, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Master Data Management (MDM), EcoHub [Jan. 02, 2009 11:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

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