Executive Summary John Appleby typically provides inaccurate information on SAP. In this article, we review his inaccuracies in his S/4HANA article. Video Introduction: The Problem with John Appleby’s Explanation of S/4HANA Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Bluefin Solutions is a consulting company that provides incredibly inaccurate information about SAP. Bluefin Solutions…
Executive Summary JNC Consulting published an article on indirect access. We analyze the JNC Consulting article for accuracy. Introduction As I have researched the area of SAP indirect access, I have made a focus on understanding the advice being offered by companies on this topic. I recently found an article by a consultancy called JNC, so…
Executive Summary Indirect access is frequently covered without distinguishing type 1 and type 2 indirect access. No coverage of SAP’s indirect access is complete without this distinction as it differentiates legitimate indirect access from SAP’s indirect access. Introduction Often in discussions around indirect access, I have the person I am discussing the topic with bringing…
Executive Summary SAP missed their deadlines, no S/4HANA releases. We provide the evidence for this missed deadline. Video Introduction: The Evidence That The S/4HANA Suite Missed Its Release Deadlines Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) During the review process for the S/4HANA implementation research, the topic was brought up that if SAP did…
Executive Summary There is a poor fit between S/4HANA and the cloud, hidden because SAP commingles S/4HANA Cloud with S/4HANA on premises. For this article, we needed to cover ASP (Application Service Provider) versus “single =tenant” versus “private cloud.” Introduction While researching the history of S/4HANA implementations, something that came to the surface was how…
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Executive Summary Toyota Indus Motor is one of SAP’s S/4HANA case studies. This case study carefully excluded the views of the client and any consultants who worked on the project. Our access to one consultant pointed out the difficulties of getting S/4HANA experienced resources, including SAP support for S/4HANA. Introduction Toyota Indus Motor Company is…
Executive Summary The High Number of Consulting Companies Implementing S/4HANA. The Problem with Taking Much from These Case Studies. Consulting Marketing of S/4HANA. Introduction to the Types of Companies Implementing S/4HANA. One should note that a not insignificant number of the public S/4HANA case studies are from SAP implementation companies. In fact, 31% of the…
Executive Summary The Binderholz Nordic Case Study BN’s Implementation Partner Tieto’s Observations on the Implementation and S/4HANA How Much Did Teito and BN Actually Implement? A Three Month Implementation Timeline? Obvious Inconsistencies with the Timeline Introduction Binderholz Nordic (BN) is a company with around 1350 employees based and $450 million in sales, and operating out of…
Executive Summary The Hillary’s Blinds S/4HANA Case Study Upgrading S/4HANA? CRM on HANA? Hillary’s Implemented NetWeaver? Introduction Hillary’s Blinds is a substantial company based in the UK, with revenues of roughly $200 million. They manufacture and distribute window blinds. The press accounts were that they implemented a S/4HANA upgrade in record time, and the implementation…