Executive Summary SAP has created press releases and related media coverage of customer SAP usage numbers. How customers, prospects, media outlets, and Wall Street tend to interpret SAP usage numbers. How faulty SAP usage numbers contradict reality Video Introduction: How SAP Controls Perceptions with Customer Numbers Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Many…
Executive Summary SAP made a large number of exaggerated forward-looking statements around Personas. But after Fiori arrived, Personas essentially disappeared as time passed. Now the question remains, whatever happened to Personas? Introduction In a previous article, What is Actually in the Fiori Box? I went through Fiori in detail and explained some features of Fiori,…
Executive Summary SAP has created a highly chaotic offering related to its cloud. In this article, we cover the impact of SAP’s highly confusing cloud cocktail. Introduction I was recently reading the options for SAP’s hybrid cloud. It struck me as incredibly complicated. A hybrid cloud is a term that is thrown around at the…
Executive Summary Background on Planning Versions and Simulation Some Common Reasons for Using Different Versions Version Copy In APO Copying Back Changes to the Active Version from the Inactive Version Process Issues of the S&OP Thread Security Issues and Simulation Version Report Generation and Extraction from the S&OP Version Beyond the Standard APO Problem Decomposition…
Executive Summary The most common APO modules implemented in APO are covered in this introduction to APO. APO has important interactions with SAP ERP. Introduction to SAP APO In this article, you will receive a high-level overview of the entire SAP APO suite. What is APO Made Up Of? SAP APO is made up of…
Sales and Operations Planning in Software What the Book Covers Getting Clear on S&OP S&OP is commonly discussed, yet an infrequently mastered area of planning. S&OP continues to be one of the most misused and overused terms in business. S&OP is a type of long-term planning that attempts to match supply and demand and provides…
Executive Summary SAP has made enormous claims for Fiori being a game changer for SAP applications. The evidence is not only that Fiori is not impressive technically, but that it is little used and not progressing as stated. Video Introduction: Why it is Time to Jump off the Fiori Bandwagon Text Introduction (Skip if You…
Executive Summary The advice driven by SAP consulting firms is nearly entirely based on financial profit incentives. Because of this, SAP customers get terrible advice. We cover how to protect yourself. Video Introduction: Good Luck Getting Unbiased SAP Advice from Big Consulting Firms Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Consulting companies normally will…
Executive Summary The Run Simple marketing program by SAP has been quite popular. In this article, we review the accuracy of the Run Simple campaign. Introduction SAP has used the term simple in its marketing and sales for several years. Simple Finance, Simple Logistics, and the name “Running Simple,” or “Run Simple,” which is used…
Executive Summary SAP proposes it is a cloud vendor, but in reality, it acquires itself into the cloud. Because of how poorly SAP manages both acquisitions and acquisitions infrastructure, the acquisitions are less than they appear to be. Introduction There is a lot of discussion about SAP’s movement to the cloud. In the article What SAP…