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SAP Planning & Strategy

Companies using SAP today have a variety of options to choose from in terms catalog management, contract management, procurement, and sourcing.  You may have established a footprint using SRM or MM Purchasing and looking to expand into other areas.  Or perhaps you’ve already invested in 3rd party solutions and are looking for ways to replace and extend their existing software investment with SAP.  Regardless of what stage you are in terms of “procurement transformation”, Shelby can help you achieve your SAP goals.

SAP Software Assessments

If you are looking to implement a new SAP module there are several areas to consider in terms of planning, building and running your enterprise.  Given the choices currently available, which solution will best meet your needs?  Beyond product demos, how can you be sure the software can meet your industry requirements?  Since Shelby focuses exclusively on spend and supplier relationship management, we are familiar with all the SAP product lines and the leading solutions that compare to suite of SAP solutions.  Combined with our relationship with the analyst community, our hands-on experience gives you the best view of true functionality.  Utilizing Shelby’s expertise and proven approach, our SAP consultants will help you validate your requirements to select the optimal solution(s) for your corporate enterprise. 

SAP Project Scoping / Planning

Evaluating new SAP functionality may require external help to assist you in making informed decisions on your preparedness for an upgrade, technology direction such as replacing a 3rd party solution or project scoping on implementing a new SAP module.  Shelby consultants certified in SAP Applications and Project Management Professional methodologies can help you reduce the risks of your SAP projects by validating your overall project approach. Adding these same resources to your team can eventually provide a basis for keeping projects on track without hiring or dedicating a full-time resource for quality assurance and project management purposes.

SAP Workshops

Even if you have already implemented a solution like SAP MM or SRM, adhering to best practices with SAP solutions can be critical to the long-term success or failure of your project.  For a minimal investment in a 2 – 3 week workshop session, Shelby Subject Matter Experts can help you identify broken processes, inaccurate data integration and other configuration missteps that could not be meeting your internal or stakeholder requirements.  Through these workshops, Shelby provides you another means for identifying current issues, implementing “best practice” approaches to support business processes and achieve business goals.

SAP Optimization

Shelby also offers its solution experts on short-term engagements in key areas that may have been identified during one of our Workshops or not resolved as part of a larger implementation of a corporate-wide SAP deployment.  Technical or functional, our SAP optimization projects are grounded at addressing and resolving unaddressed issues perhaps lingering from a corporate-wide SAP deployment or inherited from a corporate merger/acquisition.  Shelby consultants provide advisory, knowledge transfer and other consultative services to help optimize solution features and processes that enhance usability and promote ongoing user acceptance.  

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