{"id":58476,"date":"2019-05-02T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=58476"},"modified":"2020-02-09T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T00:00:32","slug":"i-am-not-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/ich-bin-nicht-kompliziert\/","title":{"rendered":"I am not complicated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAP is always to blame when an implementation project fails. Is this statement true? \"I'm not complicated, I'm a challenge,\" could be the answer of probably the world's best ERP software.<\/p>\n<p>However, because it was many SAP projects that came to a premature halt in recent years, the challenge should be examined more closely: SAP became the ERP world market leader with standard business software! This was not a matter of course.<\/p><div id=\"great-2175679372\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en great-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ZGXMPyM-nU\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_26-04_29_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-3-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Two factors are responsible for SAP's success: the single point of truth in the form of a central database and the customizing of Abap tables (standard software). Both factors are technically very demanding, but were implemented very well by SAP with R\/2, R\/3, R\/3 Enterprise, ERP\/ECC 6.0 and Business Suite 7.<\/p>\n<p>Because SAP was a business and organizational issue, many existing customers overlooked the fact that they were dealing with a technically oriented company: The topic was and is business administration, while SAP's passion and expertise are technical.<\/p>\n<p>You can also put it this way: The computer scientist has learned a few business tricks and programmed them into Abap. In order to transfer the \"half-finished\" solution (standard software) into real life, a great deal of skill, project know-how, change management, business process management, etc. is required.<\/p>\n<p>The list of prerequisites for leading an SAP project to success is almost endless: I am not complicated, I am challenging. This challenge can and will never be shouldered by SAP alone.<\/p>\n<p>SAP is a tech company at heart, partly responsible but not solely responsible. Because, strictly speaking, it only produces half-finished software.<\/p>\n<p>Deception and camouflage: Now, under the leadership of Bill McDermott, SAP has radically changed. The \"programming store\" with attached business administration has become a sales organization.<\/p>\n<p>Today, SAP conveys the image of an all-encompassing, all-knowing corporation: The user's expectation that together with SAP no project can go to the wall seems only logical.<\/p>\n<p>McDermott gives the wrong picture: Standard business software does not consist of colorful apps on smartphones and tablets, but is a technical, organizational and business challenge - not complicated, but complex!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58477\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ich-bin-nicht-kompliziert.jpg\" alt=\"I Am Not Complicated\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ich-bin-nicht-kompliziert.jpg 600w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ich-bin-nicht-kompliziert-100x63.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Ich-bin-nicht-kompliziert-480x301.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of many kitchen magnets that can be found on the fridge at our home in Salzburg - the saying is suitable for many occasions, not only for failed SAP projects and IT escalations!<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are \"rumors\" that yet another SAP customizing has hit the wall. Unfortunately, these reports are all too often true! The culprit is quickly found: SAP.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,7,28845],"tags":[11507,6711,5238,25554,14049,20856,450,236],"coauthors":[27825],"class_list":["post-58476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-satire-das-letzte","category-meinung","category-mag-1904","tag-business-process-management","tag-business-suite-7","tag-change-management","tag-erp-ecc-6-0","tag-mcdermott","tag-r-2","tag-r3","tag-sap","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",400,172,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-768x331.jpg",768,331,true],"large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"image-100":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-100x43.jpg",100,43,true],"image-480":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-480x207.jpg",480,207,true],"image-640":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-640x276.jpg",640,276,true],"image-720":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-720x310.jpg",720,310,true],"image-960":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-960x414.jpg",960,414,true],"image-1168":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"image-1440":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"image-1920":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",18,8,false],"bricks_large_16x9":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"bricks_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"bricks_large_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",1000,431,false],"bricks_medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",600,259,false],"bricks_medium_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire.jpg",600,259,false],"profile_24":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Das-Letzte-Satire-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Es gibt \u201eGer\u00fcchte\u201c, dass schon wieder ein SAP-Customizing an die Wand gefahren wurde. Leider stimmen diese Meldungen nur allzu oft! Schnell ist der Schuldige gefunden: SAP.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/meinung\/satire-das-letzte\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Satire: Das Letzte<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/meinung\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Die Meinung der SAP-Community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/mag-1904\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MAG 19-04<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Peter M. 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