Saturday, March 3, 2007

SAP ... yeah right ...

Did you notice the sudden obsession of companies with SAP ...
Its almost a fashion ... Does't matter if its right for the company or not ... doesn't matter if it can afford it or not ... SAP is the mantra ...
SAP forces communication in a standardized manner. It imposes a structure. But organizational hierachies and process might not necessarily match-up. This is where the clash occurs ... a clash of change ... resistance to inertia ...
Try to impose a rigid structure on a flexible organization and you take away its nibleness and ability to adapt. You impose high cost on a seemingly simple process. You make things highly complex. Is it needed ...? Maybe as the organization expands ... surely a better system could be customized to the organization's needs ...
I think SAP is good ... but not for every single organization ... Organizations can spend the same money in a better manner by understanding the way processes work.
As for me ... I have to get back to my SAP-PP implementation ...

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