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Effective SAP Security through Engagement

By on September 12, 2013

This article is featured in the Inside SAP 2014 Yearbook - due out Sep/Oct 2013.
It was co-authored with Robert Budic, Director of Turnkey Consulting.

You are not authorised to use transaction ME21N. Pause.  (Thought bubble appears). Why don’t I have access?  I used to be able to create purchase orders.  I need to be able to do this.  Why is my manager stopping me from doing my job? (Sound of pencil snapping). “Rob, can I borrow your SAP password... (Read more)

The Enterprise Social Networking Boom

By on April 22, 2013

This article is featured in Inside SAP magazine’s Autumn 2013 edition

The Death of Email. That’s the provocative title of a recent article which caught my attention, the main premise of which was, of course, that the continued uptake of social communication tools in our personal lives is seeing a fairly rapid end to email, and this will be mirrored in corporations.  Now, before getting too... (Read more)

SAP Workforce Performance Builder software is gaining momentum

By on February 2, 2013
We flagged SAP Education’s newest solution for end-user enablement, Workforce Performance Builder, as the one to watch back in September, and we are now starting to see more details about just how much impact this tool is going to have. As SAP’s flagship education tool, it’s positioned as the tool to have for integrating eLearning and mLearning with... (Read more)

Maintaining your SAP Investment

By on January 14, 2013

This article is featured in Inside SAP magazine's Summer 2012 edition

“If you think training is a waste of money, calculate the cost of not training” – Anon. You’ve just started with a new employer and have had the safety induction, been introduced to the key people and have been shown your work station.  You’re excited, nervous and wondering what to expect next.  The company runs... (Read more)

From the Archives – SAP Songs

By on December 11, 2012
Apparently, over 60% of songs are about love and relationships. Love is certainly something worth singing about, especially if you are in love. But what if you love SAP…what do you listen to then? There are no SAP love songs, are there? Well, actually, Yes there are. As the year draws to a close, and... (Read more)

Effective adult learning – How to embed stories

By on November 1, 2012
One of the things I remember most vividly about my childhood is spending time with my grandparents, and I can still remember their anecdotes and sayings, some 30 years later. Part of the reason for this is that they always wrapped their nuggets of wisdom in stories, which were fascinating to a youngster; not just... (Read more)

What is a MOOC?

By on September 30, 2012
Select from one of the following options: a) A kind of deer, related to a Moose, but found only in China. b) A mobile book, alternate term for an eBook. c) Massive Open Online Course Correct, the answer is c) Massive Open Online Course – a tool for democratising higher education. In the past few... (Read more)

Digital evolution drives the future of SAP learning

By on September 24, 2012

This article is featured in the Inside SAP 2013 Yearbook - Page 42

Let me share with you a story about the first time I taught a room of budding SAP users who were aged almost exclusively under 25. I had a great set of training materials – brief but engaging slides, and realistic but not overly-complicated hands-on activities. Shortly after I walked into that room full of excited, boisterous, generation-Y trainees and commenced the learning, I sensed... (Read more)