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Starter Training for SAP® Software is an invaluable tool because it includes up-to-the-minute techniques for easy handling of SAP software screens and transactions. You’re practicing with simulated screens as they would look like when utilizing the latest version of SAP software, SAP ECC 6.0. Whether you’re a beginning user wishing to brush up on more efficient methods and shortcuts to make your job easier, or a candidate needing exposure to SAP screens and transactions for your next job, Starter Training for SAP® Software is the perfect training vehicle for you. continue reading…

We all know that SAP systems can save a businesses a lot of time and money. However, if systems are not implemented properly it can cause a lot of problems, including reputation damage, financial losses and inter-departmental mix ups. In some cases, badly set up systems can be more of a hinderance than a help.
If you’re looking at using ERP systems such as SAP in your business, it can be a bit of a daunting task. Knowing what kind of system will suit you best, which modules will be most cost effective and efficient, the projected budget and the implementation timescale are all vital to integrating the system smoothly.
Failure to take proper care of any of these variables can result in a lot of hassle and potential lost revenue.  For this reason you really should consult a professional SAP company that will have the experience of setting these systems up, if only to seek advice.

So there are lots of questions when considering SAP systems. If you’re looking for some tips and points to consider when looking at these integrated systems, try GuruOnline.

Kaj van de Loo, SVP at SAP and responsible for Technolog Strategy, repeats his marvelous speach he gave at TechEd InnovationWeekend (now SAP InnoJam) 2010 keynotes. Rui Nogueira, our Code Exchange specialist and Technology Consultant at SAP, had the great chance to talk to Kaj and teased out SAP’s technology strategy.

Click the link to view the interviews:  http://www.qkly.li/j8ZBBu

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Who needs to know about ASAP ?

Both project managers and team members. ASAP methodology gives the project managers the requisite technology and management roadmap to implement an SAP project following global standards and well acknowledged strategies. This approach also greatly reduces the risk and improves project timelines by giving the project manager tools to monitor and maintain metrics necessary for a successful implementation. Team members should be conversant with the general implementation roadmap as well as the specific accelerators that should be used to speed up the implementation.

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How is ASAP different from the standard Project Management Principles ( from PMI ) ?

If the project manager is well versed with the principles of PMP, then he/she should feel right at home. ASAP was developed by SAP ( in collaboration with its implementation partners ). The idea is to leverage this extensive experience and knowledge base to share the best practices specific to SAP implementations and apply them to the principles of PMI. So roughly speaking continue reading…

SAP Job Market

SAP job market is currently in a state of flux just like any other IT job. Where there used to be 10 jobs there are 4 or may be 5. Post recession, the reasons are obvious – Lack of budgets, postponing new implementations, general market slump etc.

However, all is not lost yet. There are still jobs. And more are going to come up as the economy slowly takes roots again and boomtown comes along.

Where are the jobs

It is wiser to go to greener lands than search for jobs in a desert. Knowing the market well can make all the difference. So, where are the jobs now? In no particular order, the following modules of SAP are still in demand based on our training and the jobs our students get. We are also basing the list based on industry news.

1. SAP Security and Basis
2. SAP FICO
3. SAP CRM Techno functional
4. SAP IS Retail (Yes Retail is booming again believe it or not. First to suffer is probably the first to raise )
5. SAP Adobe Interactive Forms
6. SAP GRC
7. Vistex, Vendavo and other bolt-ons

This list is not complete but is just to remind you to go in the direction where the jobs are. For more, click on SAP Training

But I don’t know these!!

That’s always a problem. Upgrade your skills. There is fewer alternatives if you don’t. Try to look for modules that are closer to your domain. For example, an SD consultant can go for upgrading to SAP CRM. To an SD consultant with a good knowledge of Pricing, Customer master, order management and OTC cycle , CRM feels like an extension. Similarly, an MM consultant with good knowledge of the P2P cycle, upgrading to eProcurement or SRM would make much more sense. Invest in training. It will pay you back.

Also, follow the wikis , articles and discussions in SDN and other forums. It is not necessarily the case that might gain any knowledge on the actual module itself, but you will understand trends that need to be latched on to.

What is SAP

SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing. Designed and developed by 5 IBM engineers during the 1970s as a standards based software alternative to custom built ERP software, SAP has come a long way. SAP has been in the forefront of ERP software ever since.

SAP develops ERP products to be used by companies to manage their enterprise. This includes managing their day to day operations, logistics, finances, month end, quarter end and yearly activities, reporting, HR etc. Although there are a couple of other ERP vendors who do the same, the key differentiator for SAP is the way in which SAP integrates all these operations and makes for a seamless system that is both easy to use and at the same time sophisticated enough to include all kinds of complex activities that are needed for any kind of enterprise. Examples of some of these activities could, be running Material resource planning, recruiting and managing an employee’s lifecycle, disbursing payrolls, recording all financial transactions and drawing balance sheets and P/L statements of the company etc.   Now imagine a single system that takes care of all these diverse activities and still keep them well integrated. continue reading…

Bratislava, Slovakia — June 8, 2010 — ORIWIN, SAP NetWeaver integrator and Resco, supplier of advanced developer components and tools for mobile devices released an updated version of FAIN (Fixed Assets Inventory) — a ready-made solution for fixed assets management and inventory. The solution is integrated into the SAP ERP environment. continue reading…