By S.Suren
As of now it is apparent that there is high demand in the market for SAP Consultants with the relevant domain experience that those that have been just concerned with standard SAP. Having that in mind, it’s also become evident about the increasing demand for SAP Consultants in certain industries, namely the Apparel, Health Sector, Oil and Gas Industry and Financial Institutions.
Latest research by companies such as Foote Partners have shown that there is certain specific SAP Module Knowledge that is in demand at present and that is likely to be there for a few more years to come.
Modules such as SAP MDM, SAP EDI an SAP Business Intelligence are the modules that seem to be in the spotlight as of now. I read elsewhere that SAP EDI is also beginning to grab the attention of those industry that deal with a lot of commercial papers, yes I know every company does have this requirement, but I am referring to those industries where global regulations related to commercial paper requirements need to be satisfied as per the countries operating in.
The saving that companies can make with an EDI system is truly amazing, commercial documents that ones costs hundreds of dollars with an EDI system could cost just about $2 to $3 and its much faster than the traditional method, remember the savings is on all of the additional activities that go into generating and administering of the commercial papers.
Its been forecasted that SAP could face a talent crunch in 3 years time in certain markets since there are not enough university graduates coming out and also the fact that there is a shortage of soft skills available too, which in the ERP Consulting Industry is a key factor in spelling out success.
Its also good to note that, given the above situation, SAP have already gained a good ground in joining hands with universities to develop relevant curriculums to help turn out graduates with the right skills. This programme is known as SAP UAP (University Alliance Programme), which was started off in the mid 1990s in Germany and now has over 500 universities worldwide as members.
There is whole lot more happening with the SAP Business Intelligence solutions after the Business Objects take-over by SAP, these I will discuss in my future posts.
With so much happening in the ERP industry its of vital importance that all consultants make sure that they make the right decisions and keep their ears up against the right doors to make sure that they hear the knocks coming through!!!
Hope you found this post informative and interesting. I will be glad to answer your queries on ssurenlk@msn.com, and perhaps some counseling too!!!
Wish you the very best and have a great day!!
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