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Podcast: EPM, GRC, and the Future of SAP in a SaaS World - with Nenshad Bardoliwalla |
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 "On the 'Driven to Perform' Book, How it Translates into EPM and GRC skills needs, and how SAP will fare in an SaaS Economy"
Podcast Interview Date: September 25, 2009
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SAP is at a serious crossroads. The ERP market is in a state of significant disruption. The down economy has not only slowed sales; it's created a fertile ground for Software as a Service business models. As I say in the podcast, how SAP responds to these market challenges is going to have a lot to say about its future. Those of us who work in the SAP community have a lot at stake as well. On the consulting side, the commoditization of basic ERP skills is challenging consultants to find a "higher skills ground."
There is no one better to talk about these issues than Nenshad Bardoliwalla. A former executive from the SAP ranks, Nenshad is now heavily involved in SaaS technologies. He is also the co-author of the recently published book Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution. In this in-depth, 50 minute podcast, which I consider to be amongst the best I have ever released, I talk with Nenshad about the book's approach to linking strategy to execution and how this can be leveraged in SAP environments.
The first half of the podcast is focused on breaking down how linking strategy to execution is driving skills demand in the SAP BusinessObjects EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) and GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) suites. The second half of the podcast moves into the impact of Software as a Service on the ERP market and how Nenshad thinks SAP should respond. We also get into how SAP professionals should approach SaaS from a skills perspective.
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Podcast: The ERP Lounge #3: Ranking the SAP Business Suite Skills |
"3rd Edition - Ranking the SAP Business Suite Skills - Asessing the Skills Demand for CRM, SRM, SCM, and PLM, and SAP Skills that are Hot (and Not)"
Podcast Interview Date: September 9, 2009
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Welcome to the third edition of The ERP Lounge: Misadventures and Opportunities in SAP Consulting,
the new podcast series from JonERP.com! The ERP Lounge is the new "long
form" podcast series that features uncensored, in-depth discussions
on the hard truths and real opportunities in the SAP skills
marketplace. All ERP Lounge podcasts kick off with reader questions from listeners like yourself!
Join Jon Reed and Brian Trout for this 65 minute third edition as they tackle reader comments and questions and then delve into an in-depth ranking of the skills demand in SAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), PLM (Product Lifecyle Management (PLM), and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Get the insights into why some aspects of these products are hotter than others and the industry trends that are driving adoption. Also get the latest take on "SAP Skills that are Hot/and "Not."
Note: to comment on this podcast series, or send in a question for us to answer in the next one, be sure to join our ERP Lounge Group on Linkedin and let us know what you want us to cover. If you want to subscribe to the series, get the RSS feed for The JonERP Master Blog and Podcast Feed.
You can also pose questions live to Jon on his real-time @jonerp Twitter feed. For the timeframe of this episode and more on the topics covered (as
well as some links to topics cited in the podcast), read on.
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Podcast: Abesh Bhattacharjee of SAP Labs on SAP Development Skills and SAP MII |
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"SAP Mentor Abesh Bhattacharjee of SAP Labs on His New Book from SAP Press on SAP MII, Keys to Success as an SAP Developer, and BPX Skills Trends"
Podcast Interview Date: August 02, 2009
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What are the keys to becoming a successful SAP developer? Why is SAP MII
becoming such an important piece of functionality? And what do technical SAP folks need to learn from functional specialists and vice versa? In this podcast, Jon Reed of
JonERP.com gets the answers to these questions with SAP Mentor Abesh
Bhattacharjee of SAP Labs. In the debut of a podcast Jon and Abesh have been plotting since last December, Abesh shares the good news of the release of his new book on Implementing and Configuring SAP MII from SAP Press (co-authored by fellow SAP Mentor Dipankar Saha) and gives his insight on the importance of SAP MII and shop floor visibility to SAP users.
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Podcast: Opportunities in SAP Event Management and Becoming a Thought Leader - with Kevin Wilson |
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"Kevin Wilson of ERPGenie.com Explains Why SAP Event Management is the Best Kept Secret in SAP - and the Keys to Becoming a Visible Expert in the SAP Community"
Podcast Interview Date: August 21, 2009
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A handful of people in the SAP industry are distinguished by their truly outstanding contributions to the SAP community. Kevin Wilson, co-founder of ERPGenie.com and partner with Qdata USA, Inc, is one of those people. ERPGenie.com has supported the skills growth of thousands of SAP professionals. So what is the philosophy behind ERPGenie's success? And how has Kevin Wilson used those same principles to build his own SAP consulting career? What are his keys to finding a marketable niche in the SAP market and becoming a thought leader?
Kevin remains a hands-on consultant with QData Consulting, and in recent years, he has become an expert in SAP Event Management (EM) implementations. Kevin has come to believe that SAP EM is one of the best kept secrets in SAP. But due to its powerful functionality and relevance to the "manage by exception" process philosophy, EM is not going to remain a secret for much longer. During this in-depth, 43 minute podcast, Kevin tells Jon about the opportunities in SAP EM consulting and how a range of technical and functional SAP professionals can potentially move into SAP EM work.
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The Launch of the SAP Career Center on SCN: Bringing SAP Careers and Community Together |
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Vendor Podcast - The Launch of the SAP Career Center on SCN: An SCN Community Podcast with Claudine Lagerholm of SAP
Hosted by Jon Reed of JonERP.com
Podcast Interview Date: August 15, 2009
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One of the most anticipated developments on SCN in recent years is the launch of the SAP Career Center on SCN. At the same time, there are questions about how the Career Center will fit into the SCN community and how it will benefit members and job posters. To find out more about the launch and how the SAP Career Center will fit into the SAP ecosystem, Jon Reed interviews Claudine Lagerholm, a Senior Product Manager with SAP and a key part of the SAP Career Center team.
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Podcast: The ERP Lounge #2: Cutting Through the SAP Consulting Layers |
"2nd Edition - Why There Are So Many Layers in the SAP Consulting World, What a Consultant Should do About it, and, SAP Skills that are Hot (and Not)"
Podcast Interview Date: August 6, 2009
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Welcome to the second edition of The ERP Lounge: Misadventures and Opportunities in SAP Consulting,
the new podcast series from JonERP.com! The ERP Lounge is the new "long
form" podcast series that features uncensored, in-depth discussions
on the hard truths and real opportunities in the SAP skills
marketplace. From this point forward, all ERP Lounge podcasts kick off with reader questions from listeners like yourself!
Join Jon Reed and Brian Trout for this 60 minute second edition as they take a no-holds-barred look at the consulting layers that make it difficult for independent SAP consultants to go directly to end customers and get the rates they are seeking. Find out why these layering problems exist, what kinds of reforms should be happening, and what to do about it in the meantime. Hear Brian and Jon talk about the importance of rate transparency in consulting deals. Also get the latest take on "SAP Skills that are Hot/and "Not."
Note: to comment on this podcast series, or send in a question for us to answer in the next one, be sure to join our ERP Lounge Group on Linkedin and let us know what you want us to cover. If you want to subscribe to the series, get the RSS feed for The JonERP Master Blog and Podcast Feed. For the timeframe of this episode and more on the topics covered (as well as some links to topics cited in the podcast), read on.
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Podcast: Jon Reed Interviews Thomas Wailgum of CIO.com on the Pros and Cons of SAP |
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"Thomas Wailgum on the Pros and Cons of SAP, the Impact of SaaS, and the Search for the Owner of the ERP License Plate"
Podcast Interview Date: August 1, 2009
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Thomas Wailgum, Senior Editor of CIO.com and the man behind the "Enterprise Software Unplugged" blog, is a self-described "wiseass." Those who follow his blog know that he isn't afraid to mix it up a little bit and poke a little fun at ERP heavyeights. What you might not know is that Thomas has been at CIO.com for 13 years - an amazingly long time given the ups and downs of dotcoms and online media. I wanted to get Thomas on a podcast and ask him how the ERP market has changed over his years at CIO.com, what he has learned from his interviews with CIOs, and get his take on the pros and cons of SAP in today's market. Thomas is also a fun ERP presence on Twitter, so you may want to follow him there.
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Podcast: Jon Reed Interviews Eric Kimberling of Panorama on SAP Implementation Trends |
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"On SAP Project Success and Failure, The Fun (and Value) of Twitter for ERP Pros, and What Panorama's Research Says about the SAP Market"
Podcast Interview Date: July 27, 2009
Download Podcast (Must be Registered and Logged In!) What's the best way to overcome inaccurate perceptions? By gathering comprehensive data. And what's the best way to put a vendor in context? Study the broader market. Eric Kimberling, President of Panorama Consulting, does both of these things in the ERP space. To get a better handle on keys to SAP project success (and how to avoid failure), as well as the impact of SaaS and the key skills ERP users should be cultivating, I invited Eric to join me and to share Panorama's findings with JonERP listeners. I also put him on the JonERP hot seat and asked him to make his own recommendations for SAP's future direction. During this twenty-five minute podcast, we also talk about the value of Twitter for ERP users and why Eric's experience as a popular ERP "Tweeter" has showed him that Twitter is for more than sharing classic rock music playlists. Eric also shares the keys behind Panorama's business model that includes plenty of information sharing with the ERP community (such as their well-attended ERP webcast series). |
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Podcast: The ERP Lounge #1: Be an SAP Consultant, not a Contractor! |
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"Debut Edition - The Role of the Independent SAP Consultant, SAP Skills that are Hot (and Not), and How to be a Consultant, not an SAP Contractor"
Podcast Interview Date: July 16, 2009
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Welcome to the first edition of The ERP Lounge: Misadventures and Opportunities in SAP Consulting, the new podcast series from JonERP.com! The ERP Lounge is the new "long form" podcast series that features freewheeling, in-depth discussions on the hard truths and real opportunities in the SAP skills marketplace. Join Jon and Brian for this 55 minute inaugural edition as they take you inside their vision of The ERP Lounge. Learn why they decided to create this new podcast series, what the structure of the series will be, and listen in on the regular features like "SAP Skills that are Hot/and "Not." This first edition also includes a tribute to the SAP independent consultant, and a hashing out of the differences between a "do as you're told" SAP contractor and a "tell the truth" consultant. And yes, this special series gets its own rockin' musical intro!
Note: to comment on this podcast series, or send in a question for us to answer in the next one, be sure to join our ERP Lounge Group on Linkedin. If you want to subscribe to the series, get the RSS feed for The JonERP Master Blog and Podcast Feed. For the timeframe of this episode and more on what inspired this series, read on.
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Podcast: SAP Green Book Preview and Managing SAP Talent with Michael Doane |
"On SAP Skills Trends, Whether Offshoring Works, and Other Tips for 'Thriving After Go-Live'"
Podcast Interview Date: July 13, 2009
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Michael Doane, the subject of my first JonERP.com podcast, joins me again for number 50 (though it's the 49th loaded in the system). We celebrate with a new JonERP musical intro(!) as well as an in-depth conversation with the inimitable Michael Doane, author of the classic New SAP Blue Book and the upcoming SAP Green Book: Thrive After Go-Live.
During this thirty minute podcast, Michael sounds off with data and opinions about systems integrators, the pros and cons of offshoring, and the SAP skills currently in demand. He also explains why the skills of a quality SAP consultant are changing. Michael also makes his case for the importance of mentoring within "learning organizations," and he shares his own changing views on SAP's business intelligence platform and the BusinessObjects acquisition. |
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