I am having another question where I would like to use your experience/guidelines.
I am now in preparation of a "queen of projects" where we will migrate our current ERP application to a new Application
Current landscape:
a) FICO is hosted in SAP 6.0
b) other processes like MM, Contracts, Invoicing, Order mgmt, other specific functionalities are hosted inhouse-built application
Reason to leave inhouse-built application: the app started ~25 ago and it is written in language, which is not supported by many developers nowadays, which usually delays enhancements/new projects
Do you think it is appropriate to delegate new application selection process to specialized consultancy company, which could see the list of our company processes and assess which other app makes best fit
As of now we mention as potential targets S4Hana, Oracle, Dynamics but might be as well any other - if good enough
Or would you rather recommend to run selection process of a new application on "my" own without involving "agent" company Saving Changes...
With a system already running for so long, team have it as second nature to deal with the limitations and possibilities. Going to any new tool will be a very big impact.
In dealing with a situation like this I had my team putting a lot of emphasis in the As-Is - To-Be comparison so that leaders knew what they were getting into and so that Change Management Team were better equiped to deal with the conflicts (really normal to arise in such a drastic change).
I think the selected tool istelf wont be the biggest differential in the situation seeing that any and all of them will incur in the same kind of impact. Saving Changes...
Luis Rincones HigueraData Migration Analyst| PersonalJacksonville, Fl, United States
The comparison between the actual situation and the future, would help in pinpointing the gaps that need to be fulfilled by configuration and coding in the new platform. The features available to do this in the new platform, future updates are a factor to consider when selecting the platform. Saving Changes...
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