Comments on: On SAP and Zombies http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/ Andy Hayler, founder of Kalido and The Information Difference, gives his views on the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and data quality. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: DAN http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-62168 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:48:34 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-62168 The best part is that users continue to refer SAP to their peers in other customers. This esp happens at Board or MD level. Maybe the logic is "If this works this bad...others might be worse" Or "Maybe If I help SAP get another victim maybe they will continue to give me my daily fix" The best part is that users continue to refer SAP to their peers in other customers. This esp happens at Board or MD level.

Maybe the logic is “If this works this bad…others might be worse” Or “Maybe If I help SAP get another victim maybe they will continue to give me my daily fix”

]]> by: Anonymous http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-4 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:41:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-4 I really liked this one: Previously reasonable people would start to view the world entirely through the eyes of SAP, as though by using the software they had joined some secret society or cult. Working in IT for over 8 years, I know what you are talking about! I really liked this one:

Previously reasonable people would start to view the world entirely through the eyes of SAP, as though by using the software they had joined some secret society or cult.

Working in IT for over 8 years, I know what you are talking about!

]]> by: Andy Hayler http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-3 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:25:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-3 The silver tongues of management consultants and salesmen. There was a great Dilbert on this where they have some huge IT project that is about to go in. Dilbert reviews the project plan and says to the management consultant: "hey this is all a big bang implementation - it could have a huge economic impact if it goes wrong". The management consultant looks worried fro a moment and fishes around in his briefcase, then emerges saying: "phew - you had me worried there. However I've checked my contract and I get paid the same whatever happens". This sums it up pretty well for me. The silver tongues of management consultants and salesmen. There was a great Dilbert on this where they have some huge IT project that is about to go in. Dilbert reviews the project plan and says to the management consultant: “hey this is all a big bang implementation - it could have a huge economic impact if it goes wrong”. The management consultant looks worried fro a moment and fishes around in his briefcase, then emerges saying: “phew - you had me worried there. However I’ve checked my contract and I get paid the same whatever happens”. This sums it up pretty well for me.

]]> by: Anonymous http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-2 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:34:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2005/09/on-sap-and-zombies/#comment-2 I like the humoristic style of your story, but in real life these are tragedies. We are now one version 2 (part of a global roll-out). Yesterday I was still struggling to get an invoice paid that came in January. On work management (on which the SAP project has been justified), we now have to realise the benefits by rolling out a real planning tool… I like the humoristic style of your story, but in real life these are tragedies. We are now one version 2 (part of a global roll-out). Yesterday I was still struggling to get an invoice paid that came in January. On work management (on which the SAP project has been justified), we now have to realise the benefits by rolling out a real planning tool…

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