Implementation of SAP ERP

1. How can I be certain that all requirements of the business are covered by SAP ERP?
2. How can I find out what can be included in SAP ERP?
3. How can I smoothly integrate special systems into SAP ERP?
4. What is the ideal way to achieve a new, workable system?

The PIKON Solution:

We shall pragmatically and comprehensively analyse your business processes and then compare these with the possibilities of SAP ERP. We will then discuss with you all the conceivable alternatives in terms of cost as well as the associated advantages and disadvantages. We shall speak to your technical departments to ascertain their specific requirements and explain what goes into SAP ERP and how alternatives can be developed, both in the participating systems and also in the shaping of the business processes. Using these business processes, we shall then define interfaces and platforms. We shall arrange for most of the processes to be automated. With our experience from a number of introduction projects, we can select the appropriate way forward from the initial design, through the customising stage to a presence both before and during the live start.

1. How do I know what can be covered by SAP ERP and what cannot?
2. How can I nonetheless get my integrated business processes across?
3. What will happen if the situation subsequently changes?
4. How can I create understanding between the technical departments and IT?
5. How detailed must the description of my business processes be to ensure that everything runs smoothly?
6. Who will guarantee that I have chosen the right systems and the best mixture of standard and special systems?

The PIKON Solution:

We shall pragmatically and comprehensively analyse your business processes and the requirements of all parties concerned. We shall then compare these with the possibilities offered by SAP ERP and discuss all conceivable alternatives in terms of cost and advantages and disadvantages. With our early involvement and constant participation, we shall be able to integrate the different needs into the processes of change. We see the business processes as our main priority and through Business Integration we shall integrate the necessary part processes and non-SAP systems into SAP.  Where necessary, we shall develop supplementary software components for SAP ERP, which will give you the necessary competitive edge and the advantages of standardisation.

1. How can I integrate the complex organisational structure of our company streamlined to a standardised SAP structure?
2. How do I retain the possibility of making organisational and legal changes to my company?
3. What is the best way for me through the maze of possibilities?
4. How can I, or must I, adapt my organisational structure to the requirements and possibilities of SAP ERP?

The PIKON Solution:

We have a great deal of experience in dismantling complex organisational structures in SAP ERP. Our team has sound commercial knowledge and proven methods of establishing the current situation. By combining our knowledge from BWL and SAP, we can, together with you, quickly work out what can be easily simplified, identify special solutions and point the way towards standardisation. We shall show you the possible solutions that are relevant for you and help you both in the adaptation of your organisation and in the design and conversion of SAP.

1. What is the recommended process sequence for such a project?
2. How can I avoid designing new processes that cannot be integrated at a later stage into SAP ERP?
3. How can I be sure that SAP ERP will not have too great a restricting effect on processes?
4. How can an SAP consultant know the special features of my business and recommend processes that can be built up on these?

The PIKON Solution:

Together with your IT department and your colleagues, we can establish the actual processes present. Building on this, we can establish possible theoretical processes and the necessary adaptations. We shall balance these with the possibilities of SAP and take into account the advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives in the area of tension between the standardisation of processes and the application of SAP ERP. We take great pride in the qualifications of our team and the combination of financial knowledge and SAP technical expertise. Working across different modules requires maximum quality at a reasonable expense.

1. How can I build up a selection process for this?
2. How can I get the requirements of the business side and the central office under one umbrella?
3. How can I ensure a long-term effective selection system?
4. How can I integrate an introduction project into the strategy?
5. How can the selection and introduction of SAP ERP be integrated with other IT projects?
6. How much can SAP ERP be individualised even though it is standard software?

The PIKON Solution:

We can present you with the different possibilities of selection processes and discuss with you the advantages and disadvantages. We can provide recommendations for all your framework conditions, your situation and your wishes. By positioning the introduction project on all levels, we can ensure both acceptance by all concerned and a commitment to strategy and working reality. We know the possibilities and the limits of SAP ERP. As honest consultants, we would only recommend SAP if it makes sense. We shall work together to decide on the feasibility of implementing SAP ERP in your company.

1. How can I ensure the requirements of the headquarters with regard to standard processes and a standardised system?
2. How can I integrate the requirements at the new site without getting a completely new system?
3. How can I satisfy all the requirements at the new site?
4. How can such a project be introduced at minimum cost?

The PIKON Solution:

We shall establish the requirements of all participants and the framework conditions. Building on the prevailing standards of the existing system and the local requirements in terms of competitiveness, we shall jointly devise a local concept. By developing Global Business Blueprints and Local Business Blueprints, the need for standardisation and the desire for local business practices can be balanced.

1. How can I formulate and communicate the requirements of the company's owners and its management?
2. How can I get the users together and convince them of the benefits of SAP ERP?
3. How can I still make the introduction project a success?

The PIKON Solution:

We realise the significance of acceptance by users for the success of an SAP project and the part played by emotions. We take these concerns and anxieties very seriously and involve all participants in the project from the very start. By anchoring the project at Senior Management level, we ensure the significance and support for the success of the project. At the same time, we recognise both the needs and the anxieties of the users and also that the possibilities of SAP can provide a means of creating alternatives. Through the use, for example, of WebDynpro, we can create working environments that meet the needs of users and also exploit the possibilities of SAP to the full. If users can be involved in the shaping process, critical forces can produce positive attitudes in the responsibility for the project.