| 30 seconds over the hill Posted: 29 May 2009 04:26 AM PDT What is so hard about doing a short video? I cannot believe how few community contributions we have. To rectify this, we will begin an awards program. Not for SCN points or prizes, but for something more esoteric.  |
| Using Enterprise Architecture for forecast and implementation of Merges and Acquisitions (M&A) Posted: 29 May 2009 04:20 AM PDT After explaining how to use enterprise architecture for IT long term planning and IT cost reduction this post is dedicated to enterprise architecture for merge and acquisitions (M&A). In this post I'll try to share with you my experience with how to use EA to forecast M&A efforts from IT point of view and after a decision has been taken, how to use EA to implement M&A (From IT point of view).  |
| Sapphire '09 in Review - Links to my Blogs and Podcasts Posted: 29 May 2009 03:34 AM PDT On this SCN page, I will post links to all my Sapphire-related content, including all the blogs and podcasts I produced during and after the conference.  |
| Part 6: Enterprise BPM Framework; BPM within SAP projects Posted: 29 May 2009 03:16 AM PDT Many SAP project managers are struggling with the question whether they should integrate BPM within their SAP projects. For them the ROI of BPM for their project is not obvious. The Enterprise BPM framework, as introduced in my previous blogs, provides an overview of the utilization of BPM within SAP projects. The decision whether BPM should be incorporated within the SAP projects should also be taken by the stakeholders who are responsible for the TCO of the SAP environment.  |
| New Article: Lookup User Function Library (UFL) Posted: 28 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT Sample User Function Library to do basic lookups.  |
| The Scope of the 2010 VAT Change -- Continued: Posted: 28 May 2009 02:10 PM PDT To continue on the discussion of VAT 2010 changes we want to provide more insight into the scope of these changes.  |
| IFRS -- A big impact for Retailers? -- Part 1 Posted: 28 May 2009 01:23 PM PDT The emergence of IFRS, a global accounting standard, and the proposed roadmap by SEC for its adoption in USA has lent a sense of urgency to understand the impacts within retail businesses. Retailers who use the traditional Retail Method of Accounting (RIM) for inventory valuation will be impacted. This impact will also be felt by those using the Enhances Retail Method of Accounting (ERMA). Read how the SAP Retail solution offers the way out. This is the first part (of a multipart blog) that defines the issue.  |
| SAP Inside Track on Grassroots Innovation and Community Documentation Posted: 28 May 2009 12:54 PM PDT Upcoming SAP Inside Track presentations on Docupedia (SAP community knowledge project) and Spark Grassroots Innovation at SAP.  |
| "Driven to Perform" - Unifying Performance, Risk, and Compliance via the GPS metaphor Posted: 28 May 2009 12:44 PM PDT Modern performance management does the same thing as a GPS system by helping companies define direction in a precise way, by providing the means to communicate and propagate a detailed understanding of the way forward, by looking ahead to what the likely outcomes are with predictive models, by looking into what is happening in the business network, and by expanding and deepening awareness of the direction of the employees, partners, and key stakeholders.  |
| SAP Inside Track: Adobe Interactive Forms and Netweaver Portal access and navigation using metadata Posted: 28 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT SAP Insisde Track 2009 in Palo Alto is only a day away and if you are lucky enough to be attending this event then please check out the sessions I am offering.  |
| Workflow 101 - Creating a object as an attribute Posted: 28 May 2009 08:09 AM PDT There are many times in building workflows when you realize you need not just one or two attributes of a related business document, but potentially, many more.  |
| Starship Enterprisey - Getting Columnar with Dan McWeeney Posted: 28 May 2009 08:02 AM PDT In lieu of Hasso Plattner’s keynote at SAP Sapphire 2009 on columnar storage, the Enterprise Geek’s own Dan Mcweeney gives us the breakdown of Columnar vs Traditional Storage. Watch also as Dan shares his thoughts in general on the keynote.  |
| ASUG Enterprise Architecture Days: Enterprise Architecture in SAP Centric Organizations Posted: 28 May 2009 07:58 AM PDT ASUG Enterprise Architecture Day - Overall Theme Enterprise Architecture in a SAP Centric Organizations 1. Doing more with what you have 2. Strategies for Enterprise Architect's in these times 3. Understanding and positioning SAP and Partner Ecosystem solutions  |
