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The Goal

2009-06-17T08:04:45-05:00

I thoroughly recommend that you read ‘The Goal’ by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. This is a real eye-opener to how businesses work and their interdependences with the people that work in them, relationships with people outside them, customers, suppliers and the business and social environments in which the business operates. I was introduced to this book a long time ago at a client site in Chicago, where the book was issued to all new recruits (consultants as well as employees) as a matter of course. Excellent forward thinking by the company. I already knew some of these theories from my undergraduate...

Learn

2009-06-12T03:19:55-05:00

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi. To be an effective consultant you must have an enquiring mind. Aim to learn something new every day. And more importantly, you must learn how to learn. As a consultant you are in an exciting profession where there is always something new to discover. But you need to have the self-confidence to do it. It is important for you not to get stuck in a rut, but to cultivate a questioning attitude, the intention to open your mind to every situation,...

Know the basics of the IT development process

2009-06-11T01:37:38-05:00

“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing” – Erno Philips. You’d be surprised how many people in the IT business don’t know all the basic steps that need to be carried out in order to successfully complete an IT project. You of course are not one of them, but I think it pays to have a reminder here. Click on the following link for a visual overview http://777-team.org/tmp/project.jpg I was fortunate enough to have an excellent basic training when I first started out as a programmer many, many moons ago at...

Flexibility

2009-06-10T07:07:53-05:00

“Prepare yourself for the world, as the athletes used to do for their exercise; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.” - Lord Chesterfield. No, we’re not just discussing the benefits of a flexible body in this section, although the same principles certainly apply. (I’ve got such an aching back from sitting at my computer for so long writing this for you – I could do with a stretch). So you’re an FI Expert, or an Oracle Expert, or a BW Expert. That’s not enough. In today’s business...

Plan

2009-06-09T04:03:38-05:00

"The beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato. I cannot stress how important planning is as an essential stepping stone to business or personal success. You have probably heard the old saying – if you fail to plan, you plan to fail! This simple pearl of wisdom has stood the test of time, especially in today’s fast-moving world, where frequent change is the norm. To be effective, you need to plan for at least two timeframes:- Long-term or Strategic level Where do you want to be in ten years or twenty years time? And I don’t...

Entrepreneur

2009-06-08T10:44:18-05:00

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” - Steve Jobs. As an SAP Consultant in the truest sense, you have already decided that you want to escape the rat race and be your own boss. At least that’s what I did. And let me tell you – it’s much more satisfying than being told what to do and how and where to do it all the time. Deep down inside, each of us has an entrepreneurial spirit. Strictly speaking, entrepreneurship refers to starting up and operating your own business, a professional endeavor that requires independence,...

Ten Essentials For Successful SAP Consulting - Free E-Book To Download

2009-06-05T05:46:28-05:00

Hello, thanks for visiting us at SAPRules.com. We're here to provide you with lots of useful strategies and techniques to make your SAP consulting career a big success. And it's not just about the software! Please read our free e-book 'Ten Essentials For Successful SAP Consulting' here. Subscribe here to get updates about the forthcoming book. We'll be giving away 10 free copies to randomly-chosen subscribers as soon as the book is launched this summer (2009). Regards, SAPRules.com team. SAP and the SAP logo are registered trademarks of SAP AG. We are not SAP AG nor are we affiliated with...