Analyst Insights

Analyst Insights are written by SAPinsider’s research team. Based on information gleaned from surveys of the SAPinsider Community, conversations with experts, SAP employees, vendors, and SAPinsiders, Analyst Insights provide a thoughtful analysis of critical topics, technologies, and challenges that SAP customers face today.

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  1. Navigating SAP SuccessFactors Staffing For Your HR Transformation

    Reading time: 4 mins

    SAP SuccessFactors staffing for HXM projects may be a challenge as the market rebounds to pre-pandemic levels. How can companies ensure they are getting the best implementation services?

  2. AIoT Inventory Management

    AIoT for Inventory Management and Planning

    Reading time: 3 mins

    There is no doubt that the AI-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) has the capability to transform the way supply chains run significantly. This is why we will cover this aspect, among others, in our November research report, Inventory Planning and Optimization State of The Market. While we predominantly think of the usage of AIoT in…

  3. Supply Chain Planning Skills

    Critical Skills for The Future of Supply Chain Planning

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In response to the survey for our upcoming research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud, SAPinsiders highlighted advanced analytics capabilities as the top technology when the current state and immediate next steps timeframe are considered together, as shown in figure 1. As you can see from figure 1, SAPinsiders have indicated that they have…

  4. Cloud supply chain planning

    Cloud Can Address Supply Chain Planning Challenges

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Supply chain planning capabilities have evolved from being a portfolio of tools and technologies used to run and plan supply chain operations to a set of capabilities that can be leveraged to build business agility in resiliency in today’s complex business environment. Cloud provides additional capabilities to supply chain planning technologies to align better with…

  5. Supply Chain Planning Analytics

    Analytics as Extension of Supply Chain Planning Technologies

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In responses to the survey for our upcoming research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud, SAPinsiders highlighted advanced analytics capabilities as the top technology when the current state and immediate next steps timeframe are considered together. SAPinsiders have indicated that they have started building capabilities in foundational aspects like advanced analytics and those who…

  6. Skills blocks human capital management HR

    Making Skills a Key Component of Your HR Strategy

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Skills are an essential part of HR strategy, but what if they become the central component of HR strategy? Find out how companies are building skills-focused strategies and why that is impactful.

  7. customization

    Customizations Challenge SAP S/4HANA Finance Adoption

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Data from our recent research on SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance shows SAPinsider organizations increasingly recognize the potential benefits of SAP S/4HANA Finance, and we expect to see continued adoption in the coming years. SAP S/4HANA Finance offers many advantages over traditional SAP ERP financial accounting and reporting methods, including improved accuracy, transparency, and...…

  8. scm planning

    Strategies to Build Supply Chain Planning Foundations

    Reading time: 2 mins

    SAPinsider will be publishing a research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud this month. As the survey for this research come to a close, many interesting insights emerge. One of the key ones is how SAPinsiders view supply chain planning as an important tool to build business resiliency and agility. Since the top business drivers…

  9. CIO Change Executive Forum SAP

    How Tech Leaders Are Using DevOps for Change

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Companies are increasingly using DevOps to drive change in organizations. Find out how top tech leaders are deploying the methodology.

  10. Customer Intelligence

    Developing a Supply Chain Visibility Roadmap

    Reading time: 2 mins

    SAPinsider will be publishing a research report, Supply Chain Planning in The Cloud this month. As the survey for this research come to a close, many interesting insights emerge. One of the key ones is how SAPinsiders view supply chain planning as an important tool to build business resiliency and agility. Since the top business drivers focus...…