SAP: HP Consultants Know What They're Doing, IBM And Accenture Don't
Earlier this week SAP (SAP) co-CEO Leo Apotheker struck out at the consulting practices of Accenture (ACN) and IBM (IBM), essentially accusing the two companies of sending so-called "experts" who have no idea what they're doing to perform the difficult task of integrating SAP software into businesses. He went on to propose consultants should be certified to prove their competence.
Leo needs to blame someone: SAP implementations are notorious for their difficulty and cost overruns, and last month jeweler Shane Co. blamed difficulties with SAP's software as partly responsible for the company's bankruptcy.
But it looks like Leo wasn't just mouthing off: SAP just announced it was certifying EDS, a division of HP (HPQ), as the first company to implement its own "Run SAP" systems integration methodology.
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