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TechnicalSAP performance testing: what IT leaders must know
SAP performance problems are almost always predictable and almost always found after go-live. Test for them from design onwards, against criteria agreed before the first run.
· 11 min read
Planning & SelectionWhy SAP projects go 50% over budget (with real data)
In the SAP programmes I have reviewed, overruns of 40-60% are common, and the causes show up in the same places every time. This breakdown gives CFOs the cost ranges, a budget formula, the capitalisation rules and the four patterns behind most overruns.
· 12 min read
StrategySAP implementation vs rollout: differences and when to pick
A rollout is not a smaller implementation. What separates the two, when each fits, and why rollouts fail on localisation and people rather than technology.
· 8 min read
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
StrategyResource allocation planning for SAP projects
Most SAP resource plans assume a stability that disappears once execution starts. Plan by role and by SAP Activate phase, confirm availability in writing, and revise the plan every week.
· 13 min read
Planning & SelectionWhat is SAP implementation? A step-by-step guide
SAP will not fix broken processes; it will expose them. This step-by-step guide covers the six Activate phases, the planning that has to come first, and what RISE, clean core and Joule change for a programme starting now.
· 11 min read
StrategySAP implementation timeline planning: 5 mistakes to avoid
Most SAP timelines fail before configuration begins. This guide gives phase durations, exit gates and planning ranges by deployment model, and the five mistakes I see behind most overruns.
· 11 min read
Planning & SelectionSAP business case template: get approval without delay
SAP business cases stall because of how they are written, not because of the technology. The structure, the costs that must be in it, and how to show ROI a CFO will believe.
· 8 min read
Crisis & RecoveryHow to start your SAP implementation project right
Most SAP implementation problems are visible in month one. What to settle before configuration starts, and the six failure patterns to watch for.
· 9 min read
TechnicalBest SAP documentation tools every team should use in 2026
The tool is rarely why SAP documentation fails: the structure around it is. This guide matches tools to each documentation job in 2026 and shows the combination I recommend for a typical S/4HANA programme.
· 9 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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