Chances of success with SAP are only 50-50
Summary
This figure is worryingly high, said Prior, because it points to a major stumbling block in IT’s ability to put into effect the systems that power a CEO’s business vision.As has been the case for many years of SAP implementations, standardisation is a key factor in a project’s success, and according to Prior’s study, this has the biggest positive impact.Prior identified poor design governance as the most significant weakness in SAP project management, which has the potential to drag down an otherwise successful implementation.“Companies have a fundamental choice to make – either you rely on a high level of dependency with your system integrator or you create an SAP centre of excellence.”The study recommended that businesses select an SI based on cultural fit, which can also provide evidence that it has worked with similar companies before.