Executive Summary Consulting firms or system integrators present themselves as high value add deep thinking firms. Experience working with these consulting firms calls into question whether this is true. Video Introduction: Are SAP System Integrators Simply Body Shops? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) System integrators, also known as IT consulting firms, spend…
Executive Summary S/4HANA code remediation is one of the most critical parts of S/4HANA implementations. In this article, we will explain why it is important to pull the remediation effort forward. Video Introduction: Why It Is Important to Pull Forward S/4HANA Code Remediation Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Implementating SAP S/4HANA means…
Executive Summary SAP provides advice for remediating code for S/4HANA. We review the quality of this advice (as well as the organization of SAP content) to help the client rather than help SAP. Video Introduction: How to Understand SAP’s Advice on S4HANA Code Remediation Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has published…
Executive Summary A primary reason for hiring the major SAP consulting firms is for political insurance. If the project does poorly, the decision makers can say they went with a major brand. Video Introduction: Does Hiring Large SAP Consulting Firms Work as Political Insurance? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Giant SAP consulting…
Executive Summary The SAP consulting companies charge top rates but also offer the worst possible advice. With the Brightwork coupon, SAP customers can now get 1/2 on the same horrible advice they have always gotten. Introduction At Brightwork, we provide analysis for companies evaluating SAP and Oracle. And in this role, we are exposed to…
Executive Summary Plenty of firms perform SAP advisement, but the advice ends up being rigged due to financial incentives. Large companies use advisement to provide advice that leads to other businesses. Video Introduction: Who Wants Honest SAP Advisement and Software Selection Business? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Many consulting companies provide advice…
Executive Summary Whitefish is a company that received a corrupt contract to repair the Puerto Rico electrical infrastructure. This case study tells us important things about how to cancel contracts. Video Introduction: How to Follow Puerto Rico’s Lead on Whitefish, and Cancel Your SAP Consulting Contract Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Something…
Executive Summary SAP is proposing that HANA should replace Oracle and IBM, and one argument is that HANA has a lower TCO than Oracle and IBM. SAP paid Forrester and other media entities to promote the idea of HANA’s lower TCO. We created an independent TCO. Introduction to HANA’s TCO This is the first study…
Executive Summary This is the only independent S/4HANA implementation study ever published. The research method we followed, which required interpreting S/4HANA public case studies and private case studies. Implications of the research and future research Video Introduction: How to Understand Our S/4HANA Implementation Study (Intro) Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) This is the…
Executive Summary SAP’s has made exaggerated claims regarding S/4HANA’s readiness. SAP continually pivots away from the topic of the completeness of each module. Video Introduction: How SAP Games S/4HANA Readiness Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has many changes that it needed to sugar coat when companies were to move from SAP…
