Going live with SAP enterprise applications is only the end of the beginning. In order to thrive after go-live, you need the right organization to drive continuous business improvement. Doane Associates provides advisory and consulting based upon our proprietary Bridge methodology as well as a two-day workshop that helps you define your Center of Excellence and plan its implementation.
An SAP Center of Excellence will help your firm to:
SAP Center of Excellence Workshop Click to download pdf
At the foundation of this workshop are best practices for SAP deployment culled from field experience and deep primary research begun in 2001. No two centers of excellence are identical and the path to thriving after go-live will vary for each firm. Therefore the agenda and contents of this workshop can be tailored to fit your individual needs and context.
Day One:
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Introduction and Workshop Logistics
Presentation: An introduction to the principles, functions, and uses of an SAP Center of Excellence with a focus on gaining Business & IT alignment and measurable business benefit
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Current Organization Gap Analysis: a structured analysis of your firm’s current organization compared to a Center of Excellence destination yielding a prioritized list of gaps to be addressed.
Goal Setting: a determination of key goals to be addressed in the mapping of a new organization. Specific goals relative to business & IT alignment, end user competency, the state of SAP applications, infrastructure, and sustainability will be established.
Day Two:
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Draft Center of Excellence Organization: a high level positioning of the Center of Excellence within your firm’s over-all organization followed by a domain by domain outline of new organization.
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Map Transition: plan the transition from your existing organization to the new Center of Excellence with a focus on organizational readiness and on individual job descriptions and individual transition requirements.
The SAP Center of Excellence workshop is best preceded by an SAP Maturity Assessment which provides a rich and actionable diagnostic regarding your SAP maturity.
