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…
Executive Summary There is a history of the term legacy systems in IT. SAP provides false information regarding their ability to replace legacy. Introduction As part of my series on SAP as legacy, which began with How SAP is Now Strip Mining Customers, I wanted to write an article to describe how SAP and other…
Executive Summary GDP as a Faulty Measurement of Economic Benefit Fake Knowledge on the Economy Fake Knowledge on the Economy One of the great falsehoods of modern economics is that the profession has a strong way of measuring the economic benefits that the economy produces. The way they do it is by combining all economic…
Executive Summary SAP investments tend to have negative ROI in companies where they over-invest in SAP. We cover the issue of mixed allegiances of IT departments. Introduction The conclusion of our research in this area is that IT departments are insensitive to this exact thing. That IT departments, particularly those that buy a great deal…
Executive Summary Digital transformation is a misapplied term that has been popularized by SAP, but which makes no sense. There is a significant problem using the word to describe IT implementations. This chameleon can transform itself. And it can do so without the benefit of any digital technologies. Introduction Digital transformation is a common term…
Executive Summary ASUG’s study into S/4HANA adoption was highly skewed towards SAP’s marketing and sales messaging. In the study, ASUG attempts to normalize the bumpiness with S/4HANA. The study minimizes the issues with pre-existing ECC customizations. Introduction to ASUG’s S/4HANA Study We are currently working on and plan to release the first study into the…
Executive Summary ASUG provides consistently false information about indirect access. We cover why it is so problematic for so much false information to come from an entity pretending to be a user group. Introduction For some time, I have questioned ASUG’s independence from SAP. And this questioning was reinforced through checking with several others who…
Executive Summary Why Governments Want and Need Terrorism The Purpose of the FBI NSA A Global Misrepresentation of Terror Who Benefits from “Global Terrorism.” The Retreads Organized by Moscow or by “Al Qaeda?” Does “Al Qaeda” Actually Exist? Why Governments Want and Need Terrorism Governments and institutional power benefit from terrorism because it allows them…
Executive Summary Find out the issues with HANA and S/4HANA pricing before negotiating with SAP. How to Understand the Pricing of S/4HANA and HANA Introduction This article will review the implications for HANA pricing and S/4HANA pricing. If you are negotiating with SAP, neither SAP nor the SAP consulting firms will want you to read…