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Partner selectionHow to change your SAP implementation partner mid-project
Changing an SAP implementation partner mid-programme is survivable if you secure the documents, designs, code and access first. The signs it is time, what to lock down, and how to run the handover.
· 10 min read
Partner selectionHow to choose an SAP implementation partner
Choosing an SAP implementation partner takes about 12 weeks. Build the long list from SAP Partner Finder, shortlist at least three, and decide on references, the people proposed and a plan they can explain.
· 9 min read
Partner selectionSAP implementation RFP: what to ask and how to score
An SAP RFP should make partners prove three things: references from similar projects, the quality of the people they will staff, and an architecture and plan they can explain. Here is what to ask for and how to score the answers.
· 10 min read
Partner selectionSAP statement of work: what it must contain
An SAP statement of work protects your budget only if it pins down scope, effort, deliverables, people and change. The section clients often leave thin is the one that decides the bill: assumptions and exclusions.
· 10 min read
StrategyERP contract negotiation: MENA CFO saves $850K
A MENA manufacturing CFO's 120-page ERP proposal looked solid, but its structure hid the risk. Three weeks of SOW review and contract changes avoided $850,000 before kickoff.
· 8 min read
Written by Noel D'Costa
25 years in ERP delivery across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, now a chief technology officer. I write from the programmes I have run, for the people making these decisions.
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