If you're at this week's SAPinsider SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supplier Management or CRM conferences, we invite you to share just a little of what you learn!
Simply post your technical tip on Insider Learning Network.(Don't forget to specify the conference you're attending and the session/speaker.) Then claim your contest-winning “Don’t be an outsider!” t-shirt at the Insider Learning Network booth:
1. Log in here at insiderlearningnetwork.com with your email & password.
2. From the left menu, select BLOGS. In the Blog Search menu, click on CREATE NEW BLOG POST. (After one last security measure, you’ll see “Add Your Blog Post", plus blogging tips in the right hand navigation).
3. Write your tip and submit!
4. Include the name of the conference you’re attending – whether it's SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supplier Management, or CRM – and the speaker or session name.
5. When your post appears on Insider Learning Network's home page, be sure to visit the Insider Learning Network booth for your shirt!
The fine print: All posts will be moderated by our editorial staff and inappropriate content will be removed from the site. Posts must include technical tips; solely promotional content will be disqualified at the discretion of our editorial staff. Show off your new expertise!
If you're at this week's SAPinsider's SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supplier Management or CRM conferences, you're taking in a lot of information.
We invite you to show off just a little of what you've learned!
Post your technical tip, lesson learned, or new idea on Insider Learning Network. (Don't forget to specify the conference you're attending and the session/speaker.) Then claim your contest-winning “Don’t be an outsider!” t-shirt at the Insider Learning Network booth:
1. Log in here at insiderlearningnetwork.com with your email & password.
2. From the left menu, select BLOGS. In the Blog Search menu, click on CREATE NEW BLOG POST. (After one last security measure, you’ll see “Add Your Blog Post", plus blogging tips are in the right hand navigation).
3. Write your tip and submit!
4. Include the name of the conference you’re attending – whether it's SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supplier Management, or CRM – and the speaker or session you attended.
5. When your post appears on Insider Learning Network's home page, then head on over to the Insider Learning Network booth for your shirt!
The fine print: All posts will be moderated by our editorial staff and inappropriate content will be removed from the site. Posts must include technical tips; solely promotional content will be disqualified at the discretion of our editorial staff. Show off your new expertise!
If you're in Vegas this week for SAPinsider's Financials, GRC and HR conferences, you're soaking a lot of information.
We invite you to show off just a little of what you've learned!
Post your technical tip, lesson learned, or new idea on Insider Learning Network, and specify the conference you're attending and the session/speaker. Then claim your contest-winning “Don’t be an outsider!” t-shirt at the Insider Learning Network booth!
Never posted before? 5 quick tips:
1. Log in here at insiderlearningnetwork.com with your email & password.
2. From the left menu, select BLOGS. In the Blog Search menu, click on CREATE NEW BLOG POST. (After one last security measure, you’ll see “Add Your Blog Post", plus blogging tips are in the right hand navigation).
3. Write your tip and submit!
4. Include the name of the conference you’re attending – whether it's Financials 2012, HR 2012 or GRC 2012 – and the speaker or session you attended.
5. When your post appears on Insider Learning Network's home page, then head on over to the Insider Learning Network booth for your shirt!
The fine print: All posts will be moderated by our editorial staff and inappropriate content will be removed from the site. Posts must include technical tips; solely promotional content will be disqualified at the discretion of our editorial staff. Show off your new expertise!
If you're in Vegas for SAPinsider's BI, mobile, cloud or admin events, we know you’ll be soaking in a lot of information this week.
Show off what you've learned!
Post your technical tip, lesson learned or new idea on Insider Learning Network -- and specify the conference you're attending and the session/speaker -- then claim your contest-winning “Don’t be an outsider!” t-shirt at the Insider Learning Network booth!
Never posted before? 5 quick tips:
1. Log in here at insiderlearningnetwork.com with your email & password.
2. From the left menu, select BLOGS. In the Blog Search menu, click on CREATE NEW BLOG POST. (After one last security measure, you’ll see “Add Your Blog Post", plus blogging tips are in the right hand navigation).
3. Write your tip and submit!
4. Include the name of the conference you’re attending – whether it's BI 2012 or our Admin, Mobile or Cloud events – and the speaker or session you attended.
5. When your post appears on the Insider Learning Network home page, then head on over to the Insider Learning Network booth for your shirt!
The fine print: All posts will be moderated by our editorial staff and inappropriate content will be removed from the site. Posts must include technical tips; solely promotional content will be disqualified at the discretion of our editorial staff. Show off your new expertise!
After careful deliberation, the Insider Learning Network team and I selected Gary Byrne's "Don't be an Outsider" slogan as the winner. Look for this t-shirt at the SAPinsider Conferences this Spring!
I would also like to thank everyone that submitted an idea - and special kudos to those who submitted their full designs! Take a look at this concepts from Thomas and a sporty HANA themed design from Serkan Tumer...
So how to you get your own black "Don't be an Outsider" shirt? Simply post your technical tip or lesson learned at an upcoming SAPinsider conference, this spring. Then claim your t-shirt at the Insider Learning Network kiosk at the show!
Calling all Insider Learning Network Members! Show us your creative side and submit an Insider Learning Network- or SAP-themed T-shirt idea, slogan, or design and you could see it featured at the SAPinsider Conferences this Spring (along with your signature on the shirt)!
We will be giving out these limited edition T-shirts with the winning design/slogan at the conferences. Of course, as the winner, you will get the T-shirt sent directly to you as well.
It's fun, fast and easy! To participate, comment below with your idea no later than February 3. Then the Insider Learning Network Team will pick the most creative concept for the limited edition T-shirt.
Please note that all comments are subject to premoderation and that no entry using copywritten or trademarked material will be selected.
Good luck and may the best slogans win!
EDIT: Just a reminder we are not looking for a HANA-related slogan. We are looking for a slogan to help promote Insider Learning Network. Thanks!
Happy New Year to all of our members! Although I don’t put any stock in the predictions for 2012 as the year the world will end, I do enjoy ringing in the New Year with all sorts of top 10 lists and prognostications for the months ahead.
For some predictions you can actually put to work for you now, here at Insider Learning Network we asked some of our SAP experts what they thought were the best, and worst, SAP-related technologies and trends of 2011, and what customers should look forward to in 2012. Click on the links below to hear from Dr. Bjarne Berg, Doug Whittle, Kevin Benedict, Paul Ovigele, Jeremy Masters, and Ali Sarif on SAP in 2012.
Have your own predictions for what will be hot (or not) in 2012? Add your own comments below!
Paul Ovigele on the state of SAP Financials. SAP Financials consultant Paul Ovigele takes a look back at SAP Financials in 2011 and shares a glimpse into 2012, particularly IFRS and US GAAP convergence.
Jeremy Masters’ SAP HR year in review. Jeremy Masters, Managing Partner at Worklogix and author of four SAP PRESS books on HR, examines some of big HR trends in 2011 and offers predictions about mobility and cloud for SAP ERP HCM.
Ali Sarif on SAP SCM in 2012. Hear from Ali Sarraf, managing partner at Enowa Consulting, on the biggest challenges and technology shifts in the SAP SCM space this year.
Dr. Bjarne Berg’s predictions for HANA, BI 4.0 and NetWeaver 7.3. Listen to Dr. Berg’s predictions for BI in 2012, including what the New Year means for HANA, SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 and SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 adoption, and which technologies to watch for in 2012.
Doug Whittle predicts 2012 will mark a return to strategy. Doug Whittle of Whittle Consulting predicts 2012 will be the year when SAP users stop citing economic challenges as a reason for not moving forward, and start engaging in more visionary thinking and strategic planning.
ALSO… Some of Insider Learning Network’s regular bloggers couldn’t resist sharing their observations about the SAP market in 2011 and some predictions for 2012:
How a volatile 2012 will bring IT and HR closer together. With an unpredictable global economy, analysts are pointing to a new trend: Greater alignment of IT and HR to retain and motivate key talent in 2012 despite uncertain business and employment conditions.
Grading my own 2011 ERP predictions. insiderPROFILES features editor Dave Hannon takes a critical look at the predictions he made last year for 2011. See how he fared!
Every year, with great intentions, someone gives me a gift I hate. This year, since I just had a baby, I anticipate either the Pajama Jeans or a Low-fat Cookbook (nothing says lose a little weight like loose pants and diet recipes).
Here at Insider Learning Network, we have a gift for you that we know you are sure to love: 20+ hand-picked resources to keep you SAP savvy in 2012 (see list below). And, unlike that cheap bottle of wine you will most likely get, this is a gift that keeps on giving. One free membership to Insider Learning Network gives you expert-written articles and book chapters, exclusive PowerPoint presentations, podcast interviews with industry experts, and a whole lot more. Members of Insider Learning Network have thousands of tips, techniques, and lessons on how to get the most from their SAP investments, all at their fingertips.
Also, to make it even easier for you, you don’t have to weed through tons of fluff and marketing speak to get to the guts of this gift. Once you are logged in you just click on the banner at the top of the Home Page to be directed to more than 20 SAP resources you can use right away.
Give this gift to your colleagues by passing along this blog with the link. They will like it so much more than that fruitcake you were planning on regifting to them. Here is just some of what you, and they, will get:
Brand-new SAPexperts articles and SAP PRESS book chapters
Live Q&As to ask your specific questions
Podcasts with dynamic speakers
Presentations from the latest SAPinsider events
Expertise from our star bloggers
Click here to learn more details and to get started. And Happy Holidays from all of us at Insider Learning Network!
What do the pitfalls of self-service analytics, HR reporting tool selection, optimizing supply chain performance, and mobility strategies all have in common?
Over the next two weeks each of these topics is featured in a live Q&A on Insider Learning Network. We have recruited four of the most knowledgeable industry experts to host 1-hour forums where you can ask them your specific and most challenging questions. Registration to each Q&A is free and comes with supplemental learning materials so you can advance your skills and better prepare for your upcoming project, whether it be in analytics, HR reporting, improving SCM performance, or mobility. Here are details and registration links:
1. Make sense of all your SAP ERP HCM reporting options.This live moderated forum is hosted by Danielle Larocca, a leading HR consultant for SpinifexIT, on Tuesday, June 21, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT. Discuss your questions on the different SAP ERP HCM reporting tools.
Bonus download!Register and you will also receive an exclusive download of Danielle’s newly updated HR Expert article “5 HR Reporting Options: How Do You Choose?” normally available only to HR Expert subscribers.
2. Avoid the common pitfalls of self-service analytics.This Q&A is moderated by Penny Silvia, BI expert and IBM consultant, on Thursday, June 23, from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT. Get tips on setting the right course for self-service analytics in your organization.
Bonus download!Register and you can also listen to Penny’s full session on self-service analytics – “Tools, Methods, and Critical Success Factors for Using Self-Service Analytics to Empower End Users and Supercharge Productivity” – delivered at the most recent SAPinsider Reporting and Analytics conference.
Bonus download!Register and you will also receive an exclusive download of Keith’s presentation – including checklists and samples of standard analytic reports – “Optimize supply chain performance with standard SAP decision support tools.”
4. Going Mobile? Building a mobility strategy for your SAP landscape. This live moderated forum features Winni Hesel, Enowa consultant and SAP expert. And will be held on Thursday, June 30, from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT. Discuss the SAP mobility roadmap and how you can make the most of SAP mobile applications.
Bonus download!Register and you will also receive an exclusive download of Winni’s presentation “There’s An App for That?” which includes checklists of key questions and considerations when building your mobility strategy, along with an overview of mobile applications now available to SAP customers.
Note that if you are interested in a topic, but are unable to attend, you can still get the bonus materials and be sent the transcript of the Q&A simply by registering.
Want to attend a live Q&A on a topic you don't see listed here? Please send me a message here on Insider Learning Network with the topics you are most interested in!
2. Give Insider Learning Network members exclusive materials to download
3. Host live Q&A with some of the industry's leading experts
There is little in this world more satisfying to me than crossing things off my to-do list. This is why Spring is my favorite season… Spring cleaning doesn’t just apply to cleaning out the garage and the closets (but don't tell my husband that); it also applies to chopping projects off the to-do list. Here are a few things that are on my to-do list this Spring for Insider Learning Network. Please comment below on what tops your list and how you are prioritizing what gets done before summer hits.
One of my big goals this spring was to provide Insider Learning Network members special resources that you couldn't find (for free) elsewhere, like book chapters from popular SAP PRESS titles, session presentations and keynote addresses from SAPinsider events, and articles from SAP Expert publications that are generally only available to paying subscribers. We launched this page about a month ago, but I'm not ready to cross this off my list just yet... We are now in the process of revamping it so that it is more streamlined. By next week you should see brand new navigation, as well as faster-loading videos. And in just two to three weeks we will add nearly a dozen new downloads and deliverables for members, so be sure to check back often.
Also on the list for Spring 2011 was a new editorial calendar for Insider Learning Network. We have already hosted nearly a dozen live Q&A with SAP industry experts, including GRC evangelist Norman Marks, BI guru Dr. Bjarne Berg, and Solution Manager expert Michael Pytel (click on a name to see the transcript from the events). This Spring we are planning several more live Q&A on some of the hottest topics for SAP professionals. Here are just two in the works:
Make sense of your BPC options: Exclusive Q&A on SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation with Scott Cairncross. Join Scott Cairncross - a consultant, SAPinsider conference speaker, and presenter at SAPinsider's BPC Bootcamp seminar - on Wednesday, May 11 from 12:30-1:30pm EST and discuss your BPC options. As part of your registration you also receive a download of Scott's presentation, "Best Practices and Strategies for a Successful Implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation," previously only available to BI 2011 conference attendees.
Demystify migration to the new SAP General Ledger: An exclusive Q&A with Mitresh Kundalia. Chat live with Mitresh Kundalia, consultant with Quality Systems and Software and SAP Financials expert on Friday, May 20, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST and discuss how you can make your migration to the new G/L a smooth one. Register today and you will also receive an exclusive download of his article “Make SAP General Ledger Migration Cockpit More Flexible by Adding Your Own Activities,” previously only available to Financials Expert subscribers.
You can also look forward to upcoming Q&A on Xcelsius, GRC 10.0, mobility, and HR data management and security. Stay tuned for details. If you have an idea for a topic, just send me a note here on Insider Learning Network.
What is your big SAP Spring cleanup project? Share with me by posting a comment below.
