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SAP programme recoveryHow 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.
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SAP system integratorsHow 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
SAP system integratorsSAP 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
SAP system integratorsSAP partner vs independent consultant: when you need which
An SAP partner delivers the programme. An independent consultant checks it from your side of the table. Here is what each one does, when you need which, and how to run both without blurring accountability.
· 10 min read
Contract negotiationSAP 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
SAP system integratorsHow to choose an S/4HANA migration partner
SAP's partner badges narrow the field. They do not pick your partner. Here is how I would test references and high-level design, and keep the scope in your own hands.
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Planning & SelectionSAP implementation partners in the USA by tier
A partner mismatch has delayed more SAP projects than bad configuration. The tier matters less than the fit: industry depth, team continuity and the people who actually turn up.
· 16 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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