SAP: An Executive's Comprehensive Guide
Crucial Help for Getting the Most from Today's Information Systems Technology Deciding what type of information systems your company will need to stay competitive into the twenty-first century is a highly complex and risky exercise. SAP: An Executive's Comprehensive Guide provides the information you need to assess your options realistically and make the most informed decisions possible. Written by a team of business, financial, and information systems professionals who have extensive...
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Crucial Help for Getting the Most from Today's Information Systems Technology Deciding what type of information systems your company will need to stay competitive into the twenty-first century is a highly complex and risky exercise. SAP: An Executive's Comprehensive Guide provides the information you need to assess your options realistically and make the most informed decisions possible. Written by a team of business, financial, and information systems professionals who have extensive experience with SAP system implementations at Fortune 500 companies, this book: * Explores the strategic role of client/server enterprise computing now and in the next century * Helps you to evaluate your company's long-term IS requirements * Offers an impartial look at SAP R/3 strengths and weaknesses * Outlines the costs and benefits involved in implementing SAP R/3 * Helps you decide whether SAP R/3 is right for your organization * Shows you how to make SAP R/3 an integral part of process redesign * Covers all key technical SAP aspects of concern to IS professionals
Pt. IThe Executive View1Ch. 1Who Is SAP, and What Is R/3?3Ch. 2What Is the Business Case for Implementing SAP Software?15Ch. 3How Will an SAP R/3 Implementation Affect Finance Organizations?29Ch. 4How Will an SAP R/3 Implementation Affect Manufacturing, Distribution, and Sales Organizations?41Ch. 5Are We Ready to Implement SAP R/3?53Ch. 6What Do I Need to Know About SAP R/3 Functionality?69Ch. 7What Will the R/3 Implementation Entail? An Executive Overview79Ch. 8Competitors to SAP89Pt. IIThe Implementor's View: Tools and Issues95Ch. 9Partnering for Success: Proceed with Care97Ch. 10Methodologies107Ch. 11Tools119Ch. 12Process Redesign127Ch. 13Risk Management139Ch. 14Project and Program Management147Ch. 15Change Management163Pt. IIIThe Implementor's View: The Implementation Process175Ch. 16Understanding Enough about R/3 Functionality to Drive the Implementation Process177Ch. 17Initiation and Planning211Ch. 18Getting SAP in Place219Ch. 19Deployment Options227Ch. 20Integration Management237Ch. 21SAP Tools245Ch. 22Third-Party Tools249Glossary259Index269
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