Every article on this topic.
12 articles, newest first
StrategyBest SAP implementation strategies to avoid costly mistakes
SAP implementations rarely fail because of the technology. They fail because the strategy does not fit the business, or the team cannot hold the discipline behind it.
· 13 min read
StrategySAP implementation templates: a phase-by-phase guide
The SAP Activate templates that matter in each phase, from scoping and fit-gap to cutover and hypercare, with layouts you can copy. Teams that skip the Prepare templates pay for it in Realize.
· 16 min read
Consulting frameworksSeven consulting frameworks for SAP and AI delivery
Most SAP and AI programmes stall for structural reasons: scope never agreed, decision rights never clear, priorities never ranked. Seven simple frameworks make those problems visible early.
· 12 min read
Consulting frameworksWhat consultants actually do: a realistic view
What exactly is a consultant doing that your team cannot? The honest answer: fixing things that should not have broken, asking questions that should already have been asked, and adding capacity when the internal team runs out.
· 9 min read
Planning & SelectionECC to S/4HANA migration: paths, steps, and timelines
SAP ECC mainstream maintenance ends on 31 December 2027. How to choose between greenfield, brownfield and selective data transition, and what the work really involves.
· 10 min read
StrategyRequirements gathering template: 7 hacks I use on projects
A requirements gathering template only works if it forces the hard conversations early. Here is the outline I use, the five sections I never skip and seven hacks that keep stakeholders honest.
· 11 min read
StrategyHow to create an SAP implementation project charter
A project charter is the document you point to when someone contests a scope decision in month three. What an SAP charter must cover, a section-by-section outline and the mistakes that cost the most.
· 9 min read
StrategySAP project scope template: what to define and exclude
Most SAP scope disputes come from things nobody wrote down. A nine-section scope template, what to exclude in writing, and the controls that stop scope creep.
· 8 min read
StrategySAP stakeholder management: stop conflicts before they start
Conflicts on SAP programmes build from unmanaged expectations. Map the roles, write down who decides what, and run a cadence by phase before anyone has a complaint.
· 12 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
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
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.
Tell me what you're working on.
A 30-minute call. You describe the programme, the decision or the problem. I'll tell you whether I can help, and if I can't, who might.