This book analyses the potential of SAP Best Practices, the preconfigured solutions to simplify standard software implementation. It is the first quantitative investigation of results gathered from worldwide practical user experience. See how project success improves in terms of time, cost, and quality. Find out about the "lessons learnt" and the key factors of success. Furthermore, get practical information, which application saved on resources to which extent, when implemented with SAP Best Practices. You get a valuable aid to decision making on the use of preconfigured solutions. This book…mehr
This book analyses the potential of SAP Best Practices, the preconfigured solutions to simplify standard software implementation. It is the first quantitative investigation of results gathered from worldwide practical user experience. See how project success improves in terms of time, cost, and quality. Find out about the "lessons learnt" and the key factors of success. Furthermore, get practical information, which application saved on resources to which extent, when implemented with SAP Best Practices. You get a valuable aid to decision making on the use of preconfigured solutions. This book helps you to draft, and successfully execute, a realistic project plan by avoiding over- or underestimating the potential value added through SAP Best Practices.
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Autorenporträt
M. Selchert Prof. Dr. Martin Selchert is a professor at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences and a management consultant. He specializes in management, marketing, and e-business. From 1994-2000 he worked with McKinsey & Company, Inc., a leading international management consultancy. He has many years of project experience in assessing the profitability of IT investments, IT strategy and portfolio optimization, and change management. In 2003, he published a study on the "CFROI of Customer Relationship Management".
Inhaltsangabe
Preface and Acknowledgements 7
1 Management Summary ... 9
2 Concept of the Benchmarking Study ... 17 2.1 SAP Best Practices: Preconfigured Solutions for Implementation Projects ... 17 2.2 Study Objectives ... 19 2.3 Basic Concepts and Method of the Study ... 20 2.4 Participants of the Benchmarking Study ... 30
3 Enhanced Project Success Through SAP Best Practices ... 41 3.1 Shorter Project and Introductory Phases ... 41 3.2 Reduction in the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) ... 53 3.3 Quality of the Project Results ... 67 3.4 Reduction of the Project Risk ... 80 3.5 Enhanced Project Value as a Result of Using SAP Best Practices ... 88
4 Success Factors of Using SAP Best Practices ... 101 4.1 Concept of Possible Success Factors ... 101 4.2 Possible Success Factors With Regard to the Corporate Situation ... 102 4.3 Project Situation ... 113 4.4 Form and Intensity of SAP Best Practices Deployment ... 118
5 Evaluation of and Guidelines for Using SAP Best Practices ... 125 5.1 Evaluation of SAP Best Practices and Lessons Learnt ... 125 5.2 Guidelines for Using SAP Best Practices ... 131 5.3 Features of the Study ... 135
2 Concept of the Benchmarking Study ... 17 2.1 SAP Best Practices: Preconfigured Solutions for Implementation Projects ... 17 2.2 Study Objectives ... 19 2.3 Basic Concepts and Method of the Study ... 20 2.4 Participants of the Benchmarking Study ... 30
3 Enhanced Project Success Through SAP Best Practices ... 41 3.1 Shorter Project and Introductory Phases ... 41 3.2 Reduction in the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) ... 53 3.3 Quality of the Project Results ... 67 3.4 Reduction of the Project Risk ... 80 3.5 Enhanced Project Value as a Result of Using SAP Best Practices ... 88
4 Success Factors of Using SAP Best Practices ... 101 4.1 Concept of Possible Success Factors ... 101 4.2 Possible Success Factors With Regard to the Corporate Situation ... 102 4.3 Project Situation ... 113 4.4 Form and Intensity of SAP Best Practices Deployment ... 118
5 Evaluation of and Guidelines for Using SAP Best Practices ... 125 5.1 Evaluation of SAP Best Practices and Lessons Learnt ... 125 5.2 Guidelines for Using SAP Best Practices ... 131 5.3 Features of the Study ... 135
Glossary and Abbreviations 139
About the Author 143
Bibliography 145
Index 147
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