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Moving with the Times – The Year in Review
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeWhere did the year disappear to? It’s the end of the financial year already and time for me as a manager to reflect on the company/team performance, to review the SAP market and to put new goals and plans in place for moving forward.In order to understand where we are going as an individual or a company, I believe it is important to first look at where we have been. As a re...
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What’s Up with the Cloud?
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeWhether you’re a hardcore tech warrior or a simple smart phone user, it seems these days you just can’t escape the Cloud. It’s everywhere you look. Pegged in May 2013 by McKinsey Global Institute as one of the emerging ‘disruptive technologies’, Cloud storage has become an integral part of, well, everything from your iPhone’s backup to many SAP offerings. So integral is Clo...
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Agency versus Consultancy – Finding the Right Match
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeSo, when it comes time to recruit for your project, what really is the difference between a Specialist Recruitment Agency and a Consultancy House? Both avenues have huge benefits (and both are close to our heart) but let’s break it down and take a look at the cold hard facts. Here are some of the key decision-making factors around this tricky topic below.WHAT’S YOUR M.O?Let...
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CEO’s, Cold Concrete and a Confronting Experience
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeLast night, in that icy wind, I slept on the hard concrete floor of Etihad Stadium with over 100 other CEOs in Victoria. It wasn’t so much the cold that bothered me, but more so just how hard and uncomfortable a few pieces of cardboard on concrete really was.I arrived and set up my sleeping area, which I thought had been ok, until CEO’s who had attended previously pointed o...
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Nick’s Corner – June
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeLast month I mentioned that we have been busy reviewing our administration processes. Always keen to make things as streamline as possible, our Office Manager Shannon Matthews has been working with our online timesheet system, TOL to improve how we manage the communication of our OH&S procedures to our contractors. Implemented mid May, our contractors can now read and a...
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SAP Certification – The Golden Ticket or Just a Piece of Paper?
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeThe value of an SAP certification has been debated since the dawn of…well…SAP. Will certification fast track your ascent up the SAP ladder? Will it land you your dream job? Is it your ticket out of unemployment? These are questions we must ponder in context; the answers are not black and white. So let’s explore this age-old conundrum…Dealing with many thousands of SAP profe...
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Change Management and Training – Achievable Even on the Tightest Budget
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeOver the years I have recruited SAP staff (contract and permanent) for many different companies across many SAP Implementations. As a recruiter I have had the opportunity to observe from a distance and unobtrusively, how differently SAP projects are managed. As a trusted adviser to a few, a sounding board to others and practically invisible to many more I have learnt a lot ...
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Back to School – Speller @ Victoria University
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeFor the past 3 years, our National Sales Manager Judy Cole has been invited to present to Tony de Thomasis’ class at Victoria University. Throughout the semester students are given access to guest speakers who are key players with the SAP community.With a focus on ‘breaking into the SAP market’, Judy’s presentation is typically saved for the last class of the course in orde...
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SAUG Brisbane Conference Takeaways
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeLast week Nick Speller and our NSW/Qld Account Manager, Jack Bland attended the members-only SAUG Brisbane Conference . We always enjoy attending the SAUG conferences as it’s a chance to catch up with SAP professionals around the nation and of course keep abreast of the changing technologies and focus within the SAP community. Hot topics throughout the conference were HANA,...
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Competition Winner – Congratulations Neil!
over 6 years ago by Kate MummeCongratulations to Neil Ferns, the happy winner of our Samsung Note III Bundle! Our Director, Nick Speller went out to Porter Davis to personally deliver the prize. We hope you enjoy your new gadgets Neil! We were really pleased that over 600 of you chose to follow us on LinkedIn and Google+ for all things SAP – if you haven’t had the chance to yet, we always welcome a new ...
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