Posts by Terry

  “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life”. – Steve Jobs Career success is such an overused term because too many people magnify one factor...

There is an estimated 2 trillion-dollar market for unstructured data. Unstructured data is in the form of emails, social media, blogs, documents, images, and videos. With Ariba for Procurement, I have explained that buyers and suppliers have real time cloud-based E- Procurement solutions with advanced analytics and automatic Cloud updates.  The Ariba network is nearing 3 million companies now.    As a next step, how do we explore...

As I try to explain Digital Transformation to friends I am sometimes met with blank stares and drooping eye lids.  In this brave new world, Digital Transformation is pounded at people mercilessly by way of the internet, news, and thousands of fresh faced start-ups.  As such, it’s imperative that clients understand the future Digital world.  Just think how Amazon is crushing retail and how Tesla is turning the car industry on its head....

The SAP Activate methodology is utilized for implementing or migrating SAP in cloud, on premise, or hybrid solutions. SAP Activate methodology aligns with best practices recommended by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The SAP Activate methodology follows four main phases to provide support throughout the project life cycle of SAP solutions. Underlying these phases is a series of value delivery and quality checks, reflected in...

Increased computing power, internet-based procurement (i.e. Amazon), and advanced analytics are driving a revolution in speed, magnitude, and efficacy in the procurement process. Procurement processes are moving to cloud-based solutions to enable continuous interactions between buyers and suppliers reducing the need for inefficient phone calls or emails. A few key benefits that SAP Ariba brings to your Procurement practice:   Create...