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How to Fix a Failing SAP S/4HANA Implementation

by Eric Kimberling | Jun 28, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations

Sometimes I get the feeling that people get tired of hearing me talk about some of the recent string of high-profile SAP failures. But then I post another article about the SAP failure at Revlon, Lidl, Haribo, or any of the others, and the article inevitably goes...

SAP’s 2025 Deadline: Remember Y2K?

by Brian Potts | Jun 22, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations

SAP recently announced its “2025 Deadline,” suggesting support will end for all legacy products such as ECC and R/3 come December 2025. This has sent a shockwave through the industry and companies are scrambling to take action, and not all in a good way. Y2K Déjà vu...

ERP Failure: Is it Time to Take it on the Run?

by Eric Kimberling | Jun 19, 2019 | ERP Failures, ERP Implementations, HCM Implementations, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Implementations, NetSuite Implementations, Oracle Cloud ERP Implementations, SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations, SuccessFactors Implementations, Workday Implementations

I have recently been listening to some of the classic hits from REO Speedwagon. As they once said in their heyday, “you’re under the gun, so you take it on the run.” I heard this particular song (“Take it on the Run”) while I was writing my recent blog about Revlon’s...

Lessons from Revlon’s SAP Implementation Disaster

by Eric Kimberling | Jun 3, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations

A few weeks ago, Revlon announced that its SAP implementation was a disaster. This came on the heels of delayed financial reporting because of said SAP implementation failure. The company’s stock fell 6.9% within 24 hours of reporting the news, which led to an...

How to Negotiate an SAP S/4HANA Contract

by Eric Kimberling | Feb 24, 2019 | SAP failures, SAP S/4HANA Implementations

It’s not every day that most of us negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts with significant cost implications for the future. When we do, it’s important to get it right. Before embarking on an SAP transformation or bringing SAP S/4HANA consultants on to your team, it...