Who Knows About SAP And ERP?

i heard about it while doin oracle at niit

niit is infact planning on introducing the course, though i don't advise u goin there

it works like oracle, i think, its a recording system, i remember its what the cbn plans to run on

its profitable

ERP (enterprise resource planning) is an industry term for the broad set of activities supported by multi-module application software that helps a manufacturer or other business manage the important parts of its business, including product planning, parts purchasing, maintaining inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. ERP can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system. The deployment of an ERP system can involve considerable business process analysis, employee retraining, and new work procedures.

SAP is a form of ERP software that integrates HR, Accounting Finance, CRm workflow processes, etc all tied together in one software package. Most of the big companies use SAP but their are other ERP software, some open source and other commercial.

My advice to you is this - don't learn the software, learn the technology that powers the software. Good luck.

thanks guys. i would like to do a training on it and i am very good at java.

i know very much abt sap, it cost 1.2m(training +certificationn) in south africa.it has 12 modules u can tak any1 of d modules,any more question i will answer send your mail 2 magageiks@yahoo.com

I have spoken to the former MD of SAP Nigeria, Mr Folabi Esan. He is in a position to direct you properly. He has given me permission to give you his number: 08035833988. All the best.

Self study may take a longer time but if you have the passion and the willingness to learn it could be your best option as you won't be learning under a rigid time frame.

Some professional software writers today do not even have any computer related certificates yet they are writing great codes out there.

It all begins with the passion.

SAP is a very good and reward software.
It will be an added advantage to u whenever u are hunting for a job.
Schlumberger uses it for the employee services data.

which sap module/modules would you advise one to study considering job placements in Nigeria first then abroad

men it is like that netweaver is the future of SAP from a technical perspective. One SAP Career expert John Reeds actually advised people to go into functional areas like MM, FICO etc. He howeversaid for people with technical background, Netweaver is the way to go

JJAY1 - please can you put me through, i was planning onn going for training inthe uk for sap fico-banking sector, which training schools will you recommend u can reply here or mail me at ronk80@hotmail.com  your help will be much appreciated

blacknbold

Its way cheaper for you to do the training in Thailand, India or South Africa. Also you shouldnt limit your training to Banking as this is just a tiny sub-module of FI, you are way better off with an end to end FICO academy which brighten your chances a great deal.

Go to sap.com/education, and check the full details of the consultant education curricullum. There are "mushroom" training centres in London at the moment. Trust me you want to avoid those, the guys that teach there hardly knows their left from right and you need a certified training especially when your interest is FICO

JJAY1

Dear J Jay

I am a SAP FICO Certified consultant but not into SAP.
I am still into Mainstream Finance
Can u help me with a SAP FICO Break

YOu are better off joining a company that runs SAP or with a SAP consulting compnay e.g Accenture, IBM, KPMG, Atos Origin, CapGemini etc. they will be able to groom you

MD of SAP Nigeria, nice thoughts, suppose I can reach you on 08035205333,

This is for the Guy Interested in SAP,
Worth mentioning SAP has quite a number of modules, and the expertise required to administer them are different though they might intersect at some point,
Channelling your energy towards the module that best suits your current experience is the way forward,
So much ado about SAP BW….the frenzy is on…but hey…does it suit you!!!
Take a step back….ponder on which career path you want to pursue…, And don’t let the ‘big money syndrome ’ blind a sensible and well thought out plan…,

Hello,

Alexis i would please like you to throw more light on

"My advice to you is this - don't learn the software, learn the technology that powers the software. Good luck"

I am interested in SAP am considering BW, MM or Netware, please anyone in the Nigerian, UK or Canadian market have any ideas for me.

If i am spending so muc studying SAP, i believe that at least u should pursue a module that would be rewarding.

Also, fellas what do you think of self study, how can i get access to materials

To all of you interested in getting into SAP, it is a good area to get into, for technology people have a look at BASIS for Developers have a look at ABAP and for Business people have a look at any of the core functional areas.
BASIS is a lot easier if you have background in Network administration and know database management
ABAP is a lot easier if you come from a programming background especially JAVA is very beneficial
FUNCTIONAL is a lot easier if you have some business process knowledge in a particular area

New Dimenesion things like BW CRM are also areas worth looking at
BW has 2 area functional designers that build information and write queries and BW developers that also write extractors and integrate BW with other modules, Financial reporting is most in demand hance you have lots of FI consultants that have ventured into BW
CRM is more for Sales people and covers a wide range of skills, but is most beneficial if you have both functional and technical knowledge.

Project based work is what makes you a proper consultant and thats what gives you your edge, breaking in requires carefull planning, demand and supply, and luck, but then you can make you own luck.

Which ever route you choose to pursue remember that delivering enterprise wide application solutions whether its SAP or Oracle, requires for you to be able to understand requirements in the context of the business and map these to the system, determine the gaps and propose solutions on how to fill these gaps, that is the true challenge which no training course will teach you.

And for those of you wondering, yes I am an SAP Consultant, Both Functional and Technical with multi modular exprience and have been consulting for over 12 years.

We are constantly trying to develop the Nigerian ecosystem and will continue to do so. The problem with the Nigerian scenario is salary expectations and it will take a liitle time for it to be very lucrative but having said that there are on going projects in Nigeria which are paying very good rates.

In our country technology does not drive competition so is not considered as a core part of the business or a competitive variable variable the angle mostly played is one of efficiency and trend. Business cases are getting stronger as execs become more aware of the benefits.

One last thing if you really want to pursue a career in SAP don't let the barriers to entry stop you, it's a lot easier to break in than you think. Also with regards to training depending on where you are get in touch and I'll point you in the right direction. Look upon training as just that 'training' because many people will promise a lot and deliver very little.

I can be reached at gofestac@yahoo.com