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Announcing the Launch of Our New Book, "Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution"!

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:48 AM PDT

Our new book, Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution, shows how to achieve tangible business results through the modern practice of performance management. The book provides a comprehensive tour of the performance management methods and software applications that help companies master the complexity and chaos of the modern business world. No other book on performance management contains the overview of the process, technology, and people issues in the field (Parts I and II) along with hands-on recommendations for specific business areas such as Sales, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Product Development, and more (Part III). Improving performance management is a necessity in order to propagate strategy, manage risk, design and optimize processes, compare potential scenarios, achieve compliance, and manage numerous partner relationships. This book is an essential guide to driving transformation to a high-performance, data-driven company.

Google Analytics in SAP WebDynpro using SAP Flash Islands

Posted: 04 May 2009 09:08 PM PDT

If you are doing Web development using SAP WebDynpro in Netweaver - you might find the fact that you cannot use Javascript in the UI a little bit annoying so what do you do if you would like to use e.g. Google Analytics to monitor the usage of your WebDynpro application?

Upcoming Webinar - Exclusive Preview of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

Posted: 04 May 2009 03:39 PM PDT

SCN members get an exclusive preview and demo of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer (the combination of SAP BusinessObjects Polestar and SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator).

Workflows that Affect Tables vs Workflows that Don't

Posted: 04 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT

Proposition: (A) if a workflow pushes paper, it should be a workflow. (B) if a workflow pushes data, it shouldn't be a workflow.

Web 2.0 Expo 2009 - Part 4: Sense of governance

Posted: 04 May 2009 12:36 PM PDT

In my second-to-last installment on the Web 2.0 Expo 2009, I explore Government 2.0 -- arguably the newest hottest Web 2.0 trend capable of touching all the online applications you use and design.

The biggest SAP HCM system went live at CNPC/PetroChina

Posted: 04 May 2009 09:09 AM PDT

The worldwide biggest SAP HCM system went live in Dec 2008, at CNPC and PetroChina, with millions of employees' payroll running on it.

Upcoming: Higher Education and Research User Group (HERUG) Conference 2009

Posted: 04 May 2009 08:56 AM PDT

This blog informes about the upcoming global User Group meeting of SAP's Higher Education and Research customers.

SAP Best Practice for Chemicals

Posted: 04 May 2009 08:48 AM PDT

Latest Best Practice for Chemicals edtion to fulfill an out of the box implementation for all ERP related business processes in view of TCO