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Constriction to Force Ourselves to Create

September 23, 2012
Anton Karnaukhov
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As I was reading Mike Cohn\'s \"Agile Estimating and Planning\" for the last couple of days, I\'ve taken some notes that I thought were worth sharing and discussing. The later sections of the book really focus on the technical aspects of agile planning, such as using points for estimation, planning poker,…

Things you SHOULDN’T do in an agile SAP implementation

It\'s one thing to have the desire to implement SAP software in an agile way, envisioning the benefits of significantly lower cost and much happier end-users. It is a whole other thing to actually make it happen, resisting the constant desire to fall back to the old waterfall ways of…

US needs to produce more native SAP professionals

To most people the term \"SAP\" is nothing more than a cryptic abbreviation. It is far from a household name. Few are aware of the fact that SAP is the largest business software company in the world. Even fewer know that roughly 65% of the world\'s business transactions run through an SAP…

June 20, 2012
Eric Vota
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In a meeting last week, we got into a debate about the value of tools in an organization. Specifically, we were discussing the merits of our chosen IT demand management software and Agile Project Management tool and whether or not they can be credited with the increase in productivity that our group has achieved…

Running SAP projects – the path from waterfall to agile

We at BestXperts did not adopt agile project management overnight. In fact, it took us years to come up with an approach that was both repeatable and scalable. At first we dispensed with the idea of massive upfront blueprinting and instead began to have many mini-cycles of blueprinting, realization and…

ERP for the modern age

Don\'t get me wrong, we at BestXperts are diehard SAP fans. After all, we earn our living by implementing SAP software. But there are times when we just can\'t stop ranting about SAP idiosyncrasies that drive us crazy. Most of these rants boil down to one common trend - SAP…

Investing in relationships with your clients pays triple

Here is a real situation. Two SAP consultants are equally knowledgeable, equally diligent and equally passionate about their work. Both do a great job at gathering business requirements, configuring the system and getting things done in a reasonable amount of time. One finishes a successful go-live and gets praise from…

May 13, 2012
Eric Vota
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A number of the BestXperts crew is heading out to Sapphire/ASUG this today to take in the scene and chat about a variety of subjects. Virtualization, Mobility, and Innovation (both as a technology team and as a business) are all on our agenda. Stop by our sessions if you want…

Year: 2012

Constriction to Force Ourselves to Create

Things you SHOULDN’T do in an agile SAP implementation

US needs to produce more native SAP professionals

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Running SAP projects – the path from waterfall to agile

ERP for the modern age

Investing in relationships with your clients pays triple

BestXperts heading to Sapphire/ASUG

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