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CIO Experiences Episode 6: Continuing a Partnership with SAP under Third-Party Support

CIO Experiences Episode 6: Continuing a Partnership with SAP under Third-Party Support

In the sixth of 11 episodes, Hari Candadai, Global VP at Rimini Street, interviews former global CIO Tom Grooms to discuss third-party support as a key to unlock resources for digital transformation.

Grooms maintains that third-party support can help an organization grow its relationship with SAP and take greater advantage of SAP products such as S/4HANA cloud. He recommends beginning the discussion with the highest-level SAP executive available, and then requesting to be treated like a new customer.

He also stresses the importance of following a business roadmap first and then overlaying the SAP roadmap to identify potential alignment opportunities.

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How IT Leaders Can Rethink SAP ERP Strategy
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How IT Leaders Can Rethink SAP ERP Strategy

Digital transformation is a high priority for IT leaders these days, as is driving pandemic recovery, growing the top line, and reducing costs. SAP licensees have additional considerations including SAP innovation, S/4HANA, and avoiding SAP lock-in. In this on-demand webinar, Rimini Street’s Hari Candadai speaks with accomplished former CIO Tom Grooms (previously of CF Industries, Valspar, and Medtronic) and global SAP expert Jennifer Perry on key considerations for rethinking SAP ERP strategy now. Highlighted in the discussion are findings from a recent IDG SAP global survey including the importance of maximizing the current SAP investment and using or considering third-party support as part of an SAP ERP strategy.

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