Executive Summary Those who are incapable of debating the Brightwork Research & Analysis arguments often use the hominem of an “ax to grind” against Brightwork and Shaun Snapp. The proponents of the hypothesis of the ax to grind fail to provide evidence of the ax. Introduction to the Ax to Grind Hypothesis This article addresses…
Executive Summary SAP Press functions to overpublish books in the SAP space, even for products with little following. This is illustrated very well in the books for Fiori. Introduction SAP Press has published 16 books at the time of this article’s publication on the topic of S/4HANA. However, there is an interesting backstory to these…
Executive Summary The upgradeability of SAP products is declining, and this fact is being hidden from SAP customers by both SAP and SAP consulting companies. We will answer why this is happening. Introduction In this article, we will provide a non-SAP biased perspective on these changes. This information is distinct from anything provided by the…
Executive Summary Under Armour communicated the problems it has had with S/4HANA. However, the explanation by Under Armour in their earnings call was a “whitewash.” Bill McDermott, SAP’s CEO, somehow sits on the board of directors of Under Armour. How SAP consultants surface to defend waste at Under Armour. Introduction: The Problems with the Under…
Executive Summary Taiichi Ohno’s book on the Toyota Production System is considered the definitive classic of JIT/Lean. The question remains, how well does this supposedly classic book hold up? Introduction When you talk to JIT/Lean proponents, they often tell you that to understand the Toyota Production System (TPS), you should go back and read Toyota…
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 Our HANA TCO study is a complete accounting of TCO without being funded by SAP. We provide a TCO estimate based upon actual real HANA case studies. *The introduction is in the free portion of the research and will not be repeated here. Video Introduction: A Study into SAP HANA’s TCO (Complete) (2017)…
Executive Summary SAP and Oracle extract high support costs from their customers. SAP and Oracle also receive extremely high margins for this support. Video Introduction: The Amazing Support Percentage of Revenues for SAP & Oracle Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP and Oracle are very aggressive in promoting how well they are…
Executive Summary The techniques used by SAP for abusing its power, including the use of attorneys, NDAs, and control over media and PR, are surprisingly similar to those used by the recent abuses proven to have been used by Weinstein, Cosby, Ailes, and O’Reilly. As with SAP, people’s unwillingness to speak up perpetuates the cycle…
Executive Summary Something little-discussed regarding the TPS is how Toyota communicated requirements. We cover what makes the TPS different from the conventional explanation. Introduction This article was created to answer a question in the article How to Understand DDMRP as Yet Another Repackaging of JIT and Lean. Question: On Material Need Communication I have no…