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Managing Difficult Personalities on Your Project Team

ManagementWhen it comes to building and managing a successful project team, selecting the brightest minds is not enough, according to William Ziska of Deloitte Consulting. It is more important, he says, to know how the various personalities on the project team can influence the behavior of other team members. “Getting the smartest people won’t necessarily...…
6 Keys for Managing An Offshore Development Team

Offshoring SAP development work has become a common practice for many companies looking to reduce overall project costs. However, cost reduction is only one reason to consider hiring offshore developers, according to Deloitte Consulting Senior Manager Karl Rupilius. If managed properly, incorporating an offshore development team can also help improve the quality of your project...…
Monitor Sales Force Activities Using a Team/Branch/Organization Calendar and Account Notes

See how to streamline your SAP sales force automation by enabling managers to view the calendars of their team members while also providing managers with a notes log in SAP CRM business partner details/overview screen. With these options, managers can evaluate the sales activities of their teams. Understand the business requirements behind both options, learn...…
Lessons Learned: How to Keep Your BW Team Tuned Up In a Down Economy

ManagementFind out some tried and tested methods to ensure your BW team builds knowledge and relationships with other departments, even when projects are delayed. These tips will keep your team ready to go when projects begin again. Key Concept When companies are experiencing tough economic times, it can be difficult to maintain your team’s motivation....…
Four Keys for Building and Maintaining a Strong SAP Project Team

ManagementProject managers at SAP ERP companies spend an awful lot of time planning the seamless integration of a variety of tools and technologies. However, they often devote far less time when forming their project teams. Anurag Barua, a senior manager at a major consulting company, says project staffing failures can doom a project long before...…
DevOps Is Coming To Your SAP Team: Three Steps To Take Before It Arrives!

If your organization is like most, you have a dedicated IT team just for responding to break-fix and small enhancement requests made by your SAP users. The author of this article explains how applying DevOps to your SAP change control process can improve time to market and add formality and structure to incoming requests. This…
ATB Financial Banks on Team Members

ATB Financial, a financial services organization in Alberta, Canada, prides itself on being an excellent place to work. Its legacy HR system, however, did not provide the agility, efficiency, or self-service functionality necessary for maintaining this goal. With limited transparency for administrators and minimal ownership for employees, the old system needed an update. Discover how…
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Productivity on the go: How Sigga’s EAM Empower helped BRF raise its game

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BRF, a global food giant, adopted Sigga’s EAM Empower mobile solution to enhance its operational efficiency by streamlining maintenance processes, improving SAP integration, and reducing costs associated with paper-based workflows, ultimately aiming for an 8-10% reduction in bureaucratic red tape and increased asset uptime.
How to Set Up a Project Team for an SAP ERP HCM Global Implementation

Learn the decisions and strategies that need to be made when defining a project team structure for a global SAP ERP HCM implementation. As projects go live in either a big-bang or country rollout strategy, the key things to take into consideration are project governance, team structure, and the guiding principles for defining and maintaining...…
How Tyson Foods Streamlined Its SAP Financials Training

ManagementCompanies that invest in SAP ERP systems expect to realize every advantage offered by such a robust suite of technology. However, buying, customizing, and implementing the technology itself is not enough. Companies must find ways of teaching users how to get the most out of the system. That is a lesson Tyson Foods learned well...…