The ECC countdown, in plain numbers
Three dates, one premium, and a statistic that should worry late movers: the facts every ECC-running business should have on one page.
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Why ERP projects blow their budgets — the numbers, then the fix
McKinsey and Oxford studied 5,400 large IT projects: 45% over budget on average. The causes are known, measured — and avoidable.
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Staying on ECC until 2030: what the extended-maintenance route really costs
Extended maintenance is a legitimate strategy — SAP offers it for a reason. But its price is more than the 2% premium, and it should be a decision, not a default.
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ECC to S/4HANA in nine months — without missing a single close
A mid-size manufacturing group needed off ECC before its hardware refresh. The programme landed on time because the hard decisions were made in the first four weeks.
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Four countries, one template: a Gulf rollout that kept every statutory deadline
An enterprise group expanding across the Gulf needed one corporate template and four different statutory realities. Localisation was designed in, never bolted on.
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Custom dashboards: what to build when Power BI runs out of road
Packaged BI tools cover most reporting needs brilliantly. The judgement call is recognising the moment your requirement has outgrown them — and what to do next.
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AI in finance operations: start boring, win big
The AI deployments that survive audit season are the unglamorous ones. A field guide to choosing your first use-case — and the controls that keep it in production.
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ECC to S/4HANA: plan the move before the deadline plans it for you
SAP ECC mainstream maintenance ends in 2027, with extended options to 2030. The enterprises that move well are the ones that start with an assessment, not a contract.
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Greenfield or brownfield? An honest decision framework
Vendors tend to recommend whichever route they sell best. The right answer comes from your custom code, your data quality and your appetite for change — not from a preference.
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Taking over SAP support without drama: the AMS handover checklist
Switching AMS vendors — or moving support in-house — fails at handover more often than at steady state. Here is the checklist we run before we accept a single ticket.