Sams Teach Yourself SAP™ in 24 Hours, Second Edition

Strategic Business Lessons Learned

Lessons learned of a strategic business type reflect project management and systems integration challenges, along with the number one stumbling block: executive buy-in. These lessons learned are reviewed next.

Sound Project Management

A lack of sound project management invites failure. Although this might be considered a broad “do not do,” it’s actually common in a number of manifestations. To achieve sound project management, first be sure to understand and document your desired-state solution vision, or where you want to go. Second, follow a proven SAP deployment methodology to take you step by step toward realizing that vision. Third, ensure that the objectives of the implementation are clear, measurable, ...