by David Hannon, Features Editor
insiderPROFILES - 2012 (Volume 3), January (Issue 1)

When Hasbro’s “big-bang” implementation approach in the 1990s created differing business processes across the company’s 27 different markets, management quickly realized a more centralized, shared-services business model would be necessary to continue to expand into new regions of the world. Thus, the business-driven, IT-supported Way to Work initiative was created, which included a major SAP upgrade.

by Yogesh Lohiya, Senior SAP MM Consultant, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 13 (2011), Update 4

Data migration activities are critical in any SAP implementation or roll-out project. Every year, billions of dollars are spent by organizations on data migration activities while implementing enterprise applications. Because of the cost and time involved, sometimes it is necessary to have one team for multiple projects performing data migration activities. It becomes critical to have a proper data migration plan in place. Walk through a simple but efficient matrix that can help a project manager plan for the execution of multiple data migration projects.

by David Hannon
insiderPROFILES - 2010 (Volume 1), October (Issue 4)

What are the two biggest challenges to selling an ERP project to your executive team? The risk of lost productivity and total project cost. While that may be true in the typical big bang ERP project, this profile details the unique “viral” strategy, which IT products distributor Tech Data Corporation used to mitigate both concerns as it migrated its operations in Europe and the Americas onto SAP software gradually, one business challenge at a time.

by Lauren Bonneau
insiderPROFILES - 2010 (Volume 1), October (Issue 4)

Would it surprise you to learn that Lexmark International, a printer manufacturer, is squarely focused on reducing the amount of paper its employees and customers use? Well, prepare to be surprised. Learn how Lexmark has gone from good to better by eliminating its paper-based processes and replacing its nearly 15-year-old legacy ERP system with SAP ERP 6.0.

by Chris Maxcer
SAP NetWeaver Magazine - Volume 5, Issue 1

How does a global company with 178 subsidiaries, partnerships, and joint ventures manage its financial operations as a cohesive whole? Learn why specialty chemical and materials company W. R. Grace & Co. migrated to the new SAP General Ledger. See how Grace is moving to a single source of financial data, which allows for common reporting that suits business needs in profit center accounting, financial planning, and legal reporting.

by Dr. Michael Wulf, SAP AG
SAPinsider - 2008 (Volume 9), April (Issue 2)

Explore SAP ERP HCM’s language capabilities, country versions, and functionalities for employees worldwide, and learn how the solution can streamline management of your global workforce.

by Chris Maxcer
SAP NetWeaver Magazine - Volume 5, Issue 1

CHEP employees serve more than 300,000 customer locations worldwide. To better cater to these customers, CHEP implemented an innovative portal that allows customers to query the company’s back-end business data. Learn how this portal allows customers to manage their orders and generate reports — and helps customer service agents better serve their clients.

by Dr. Juergen Ott, Allianz
insiderPROFILES - 2010 (Volume 1), April ( Issue 2)

The Allianz Group stands out among financial services companies for its transformation from fractured financial entities to one harmonized financial environment. Hear from the initiative’s leader, Dr. Juergen Ott, who gives a firsthand account of this transformation — from its earliest phases through its design, execution, and continuous improvement activities.

by Jose Fajardo, President, SAPTESTING.NET
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 11 (2009), Update 7

Learn how to avoid mistakes that plague many SAP implementations associated with flawed testing approaches. Take away valuable information that you can use as a baseline for either enhancing the status quo at your respective projects or for avoiding potential mistakes before testing is initiated.

by Susanne Janssen, SAP AG
SAPinsider - 2009 (Volume 10), January (Issue 1)

With increasingly powerful hardware now available at increasingly affordable prices, many customers are considering consolidating their IT systems onto a single global instance. But when going global, don't forget about performance.