Implementing SAP can provide a significant return on investment for the organization, make it more efficient, and more effectively move the organization towards its goals. However, implementing the system carries significant risks, many of which are specific only to the world of SAP. The purpose of this book is to help the reader avoid the pitfalls that have plagues other implementations and caused significant failures in the past. Employing the project management strategies contained in this book will help mitigate those risks.

This book is about how to avert disasters involving major SAP projects, so that your organization can fully reap the benefits that you can justly expect. Specifically this book is about how to implement the SAP Enterprise Central Component with the lowest possible risk to both the organization that is converting their operations and the consulting partner organizations that help them convert.