The Consultants Left, So My Project is Done. Right? The Most Important Phase of Supply-Chain or Logistics-Related Projects is Often Skipped Entirely By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 It’s surprising to me how many organizations believe supply-chain or logistics-related projects are done just because the technical pieces are complete. But they could not be more wrong.Read more
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Starting Your First IBP Project? Why Experienced IBP Project Management is More Crucial Now Than Ever By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 At SCMO2, we’ve had clients take on IBP as a DIY project, engaging us to provide trained consultants in a staff augmentation role. Most frequently we see this with clients that have experience inRead more
Help! Your Project is Done and Execs Want to See ROI Redefining Benefits and Value in Retrospect By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 First – don’t panic. Generating a positive ROI is the whole purpose for your project in the first place, right? A proper assessment of benefits realization requires that you employ five key disciplinesRead more
Yes! You CAN Still Get More Value Out of Your APO Solution. Transitioning to a New Platform is Inevitable, but You Don’t Have to Throw Away APO Just Yet. By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 At SCMO2, we find quite a number of clients are not yet ready to throw away APO in favor of aRead more
15 Percent Failure Rate Exposed IBP Implementation Challenges By Robert Birdsall, Senior Manager SCMO2 It was my pleasure to take part in a recent IBP Bootcamp presented by SCMO2 and SAP Insider. This seminar covered SAP IBP and SAP Jam functionality through extensive use of demonstrations, exercises and presentations. One aspect of preparation is directlyRead more
SAP Has Found the Secret Sauce for IBP Collaboration By Robert Birdsall, Senior Manager SCMO2 SAP provides numerous reasons for using SAP Jam with its Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tool. But are there any reasons why you shouldn’t? We review the five most common objections in today’s post, and debunk each of them. #1 –Read more