Blogs posted July 2008

DATA MIGRATION PROCESS Relates with Legacy and cleansing:  Data migration is the process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems. Data migration is usually performed programmatically to achieve an automated... Read More »

Problem Statement:   It is often observed with migration projects to XI that we often end-up developing similar map again and again with very little variations.   Sometimes, redundant implementation of certain interfaces is needed to... Read More »

Couple of weeks back I did a detailed discussion with few senior people of a media company where they discussed their need to analyze the impacts of any change in the external environment. This prompted me to focus on this topic for this blog. The... Read More »

This week is CRM focus week at SAP, dubbed “Rediscover SAP CRM” with a lot of internal and external activities around CRM. If you like to learn more about “Rediscover SAP CRM” please check out today’s press release... Read More »

It’s been 14 years since I left Africa, way back in February  of 1994 when Forrest Gump won the Oscar for Best Picture . As a newly minted  business undergraduate from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,  Canada, I... Read More »

I spoke with  Storm Archer III of SAP on Thursday, April 17, 2008 after his webcast on Unicode and SAP ERP 6.0.  We discussed the current interest in conversions, how many companies have yet to start or complete projects, topics brought... Read More »

The deadline to be considered for winning two tickets to Tech Ed Las Vegas is this coming Monday, Aug 4. Now Open:  The SAP NetWeaver Top Composite Competition. Read the competition rules and procedure to enter. I will post results the... Read More »

In this post here:  The SAP Expert Shortage, SAP’s University Alliance, and NW7.0 as an Application-Free IDE Nigel James and I were discussing NW as an IDE in the context of SAP’s efforts to grow more SAP experts by entering... Read More »

Many organizational improvement projects begin organically. There is a change in leadership, or a change in the marketplace, and the organization wants, maybe needs, to improve performance. Projects are devised with the intention of increasing this... Read More »

Creating the Climate and Culture of Change     Earlier today, Paul Taylor, an active BPX member and SAP mentor accused me err….teased me about speaking in the language of a Six Sigma Black Belt (a dire warning to those who... Read More »