Ed is back joining Thomas in this latest episode. Listen in as they discuss the buzz about Buzz and usage of other social networks, as well as the latest discussions about the changes in the top ranks within SAP. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
The Enterprise Geeks love gifts and free stuff, so this is a special shout out and thanks to fellow eGhead Matt Harding for putting together the Enterprise Geeks theme song. You can check out some of Matt’s other music on his MySpace page. The music for the eGeeks theme song was taken from his original track “Damn Ugly”, which is pretty Damn Funny.
Some other eGheads such as Thomas Jung, Gregor Wolf, and Graham Robinson have already mentioned using this as intro music for their sessions at various tech events. Now these are eGheads with style!
Project teams need all players, even the scruffy ones
Join Ed and Thomas in this whirlwind episode that covers a wide range of great news and topics in the wide world of enterprise software. They are also joined by Craig Cmehil to discuss his new team and role within SAP.
Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
Listen in with your Enterprise Geeks friends in this content gold episode where they host a roundtable discussion regarding IT Project Roles. This week, hosts Thomas and Ed are joined with experts and fellow eGheads Jon Reed of JonERP.com and Leonardo De Araujo of Beyond Technologies. The discussion aims to clarify traditional Functional and Technical roles as well as the newcomer roles of BPX and Solution Architect.
This episode was originally planned to cover both the topics of the SAP Community Developer License and the IT Project Roles roundtable. Both sessions had so much great content, we wanted to make them both available separately in their entirety. Because of this decision, we have split this episode into two separate parts. You can check out the first part of this episode here.
Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
06:45 (Jon) Is BPX a new role or a refinement of existing roles?
12:33 (Leo) Clearing up the “Functional” role?
16:05 (Jon) Origins of the term BPX
19:46 (Tom) Does SAP use BPX in their own environment?
24:55 (Ed) The importance of a business process champion
26:53 (Ed) The parallels of the BPX and the Solution Architect
28:25 (Tom) Why you need to value technical skills and technical people
31:25 (Leo & Jon) Where functionals and technicals fit in the hierarchy and why there is a growing need for more senior roles like BPX and Solution Architect
37:20 (Ed) Where do Project Managers fit into the picture?
41:10 (Thomas) All projects are not created equal
43:05 (Leo) The Y Path
46:27 (Jon) Defining and choosing meaningful career paths
48:35 (Ed & Jon) Enterprise Architect vs. Solution Architect
51:55 (Thomas) Standardization vs. Customization
54:53 (Leo) Don’t forget about Change Management
56:42 Final thoughts from the crew
61:18 – Wrap up with Apple Tablet fever and Football fanatics
In big news for the developer community, SAP announced this week the availability of the new SAP Community Developer License. Get the latest scoop here on the Enterprise Geeks as Ed and Thomas put Mario Herger on the hot seat. Mario is on the SAP Technology Standards and Open Source team responsible for the soon available Code Exchange Platform.
This episode was originally planned to cover both the license announcement and the SAP IT Project Roles roundtable with Jon Reed and Leo De Araujo. Both sessions had so much great content, we wanted to make them both available separately in their entirety. Because of this decision, we have split this episode into two separate parts. You can listen to the second half of the episode here.
Dearest eGheads, we need your show ideas. If you have questions, suggestions, or topic ideas for future episodes, give us a shout here. Enjoy!
