http://www.jonerp.com/components/com_mojo Career Tips Blog for SAP Professionals Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:09:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Before I did into this blog topic, I want to make sure that those who subscribe to this blog are aware of my other sources of content. I have a backlog of posts I intend to feature here, but if you want to track all my content, including my new ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,96/ Already on the ground in Orlando - and deep into an SAP Enteprise Architecture pre-conference deep dive, I received word from Ray Wang, one of the key analysts in the enterprise space, about a groundswell organization to poll SAP user sentiment. And that's where you come in. Please help us ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,95/ Newsflash: Be heard: Complete the "Certification 5" SAP Certification Survey. Have you ever wanted to see if a band of individuals united around a common cause could have an impact, move a mountain, get an institution much larger than you to change its tune? I know I have – I’ve ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,94/ This month, JonERP.com released a new book, The Ultimate SAP Pricing Guide. The author of this book, SAP pricing consultant Matthias Liebich, is a twenty year SAP pricing consultant. Over the years, Matthias has become a good friend and valued colleague. But up until two weeks ago, he and I ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,93/ It's been an exciting time for SAP career content at JonERP.com. This week, I announced my SAP Career Outlook 2010 series I wrote for the Career Center at SAP Community Network. These two white papers are probably the most important thing I have written about SAP careers this in a ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,92/ On Wednesday, December 9, I had the opportunity to attend the much-debated "Sapience 2009: Alternatives for Leveraging Your Investment in SAP" conference in Boston. I say "much-debated" because there was a good deal of talk both prior to the conference and afterwards in terms of whether the Sapience show was ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,91/ Another video highlight from 2009 I am now posting on this blog is my "How (Not) to Behave on Twitter" video. I taped this when I was in a bit of a pissed off mood about some common misbehaviors on Twitter I find particularly annoying. But after the fact, I ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,86/ As the year winds down, I'm playing catchup on a couple of my favorite JonERP videos I posted on the SAP Community Network that I haven't had a chance to post on my web site yet. The first two feature Sue Martin of SAP on the changes afoot with SAP ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,84/ I'm posting a handful of my favorite videos from 2009 to close out the year. One highlight, without a doubt, was this shoot with Ann Rosenberg. To get to the bottom of the impact of BPM on SAP's tools, skills, and consulting approaches, I managed to get the "Goddess of ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,90/ During the holiday season, I've been digging out a few of my most watched videos of the year and posting them on JonERP.com. This video, on "Making the Business Case for SAP Mentors," is my best attempt to date to capture the impact of the SAP Mentor Initiative - at ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,85/ In 2009, I filmed a few more videos than usual. Mostly I was tricked into it by SAP Community Network members who asked me to contribute profiles and other community videos. I'm nothing special with video production, but I did find that my YouTube SAP video channel got more hits ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,87/ There is something of a quietly simmering debate on whether Twitter is an adequate replacement for RSS or not. I'm not sure the debate can be settled, because so much of it depends on how the individual uses these tools, but I'll give my take on this and how it ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,83/ As I write this, I'm gearing up for SAP TechEd 2009 Phoenix. I'll be in Phoenix the whole week, meeting with SAP Mentors, putting on SAP skills workshops, hanging out in the SAP Community Clubhouse, and going to every session I can work in. I expect SAP skills to be ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,82/ Recently I was corresponding with the illustrious Michael Doane as he put his finishing touches on his upcoming SAP Green Book, which looks to be another Michael Doane classic. In an email, Michael asked me about what SAP users should be doing to cultivate in-house teams. I've been writing ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,81/ To say the SAP job market is competitive right now would be an understatement, so it’s time to revisit the subject I posted on late last year: mistakes SAP job seekers make and how to avoid them. The first mistake? “Chasing dollars, not skills.” The latest mistake? Trying to make ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,80/ If you were to go by the keynotes and scheduled events, you would think there are no longer any issues with SAP skills development. Read beyond the headlines. Just like some of the most important news stories show up in the back pages, the same is true at SAP shows. ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,79/ One of the bigger surprises at Sapphire 2009 was the emphasis on sustainability. I expected some discussion on this topic – I did not expect it to be a centerpiece of Leo’s keynote or a major emphasis of SAP’s new “Clear Enterprise” campaign. This led me to Tweet at the ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,78/ Yesterday, someone asked me what we could expect out of Sapphire this year, in terms of SAP’s major announcements. Guessing at these scoops is good fun because SAP makes a point of keeping keynote announcements under wraps, and no, not even SAP Mentors get a look at the envelopes that ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,77/ I’ve been getting a lot of questions about marketing yourself as an SAP consultant lately. That’s not a surprise given that jobs are hard to come by, for reasons I get into in my recent podcast with SAP Mentor Vijay Vijayasankar on the impact of offshoring on SAP consulting. I’m ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,76/ Twitter has become a real asset to me in my work tracking SAP market and skills trends. More importantly, it has deepened my relationships with many very smart and interesting people in the SAP community. As a result, I decided to do a couple of YouTube videos on my Twitter ... http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,75/