CompriseIT

Comprise is attending, contributing and presenting at Teched Munich

• 16th October - Community Day : We are hosting a BoF (Birds of a Feather) session on creating SAP Roadmaps - We are experienced in using the SAP Adoption Method, TOGAF and Comprise method. Come and join us to share your experiences and best practice.
• 19th October 2:15 : Presenting with Richard Hirsch from Siemens on the work we have done together to bring the BPX concept to life in the BPX wiki - Project Diary of your Avergae BPX

Please call us if you would like to arrange a one to one meeting. 

CompriseIT is now a member of the SAP Enterprise Services Community. This will enable CompriseIT to collaborate with other members of the community and share our real life experiences of creating Composite Applications.

Comprise has this month won our first contract outside the UK to develop an SAP technology roadmap for a worldwide company. The roadmap will look at all of the Netweaver capabilities and assess these against the existing landscape. 

CompriseIT has partnered with Outsystems to deliver the first CompriseIT Composite Applications (Co-Apps(TM)) for SAP-ERP. These applications build on the flexibility of SAP Enterprise SOA to extend functionality on-top of SAP-ERP.

Utilising the power of the OutSystems composition platform to accelerate the development and deployment time the solutions are targeted at extending the reach of the SAP-ERP solution. 

Three solutions are currently available :-

• Supplier Self Service
• Customer Data Management
• Agile Framework for SAP (to develop ES Bundles)

For more information use the links above.

These are the first in a series of Co-Apps which will be developed together with custom client requirements - if you have any specific requirements please contact CompriseIT.

Delivering on its “Giving Value” commitment, CompriseIT has completed its first consulting engagements and has received great feedback from these first customers.

These are the first of many such engagements which are characterised by a unique balance of thought leadership in Enterprise SOA and a pragmatic delivery focus.

CompriseIT has a range of SAP centric services which cover Enterprise SOA education, skills development, target architecture development and solution design. 

CompriseIT has completed a Technology Assessment between SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft .net for one of our clients.

It is common for companies to have a dual strategy between SAP and Microsoft as the two companies have a close relationship at board level. With the advent of the Duet product and the development of inter-Op standards it can be confusing to understand which technology should be used where.

CompriseIT have developed a scoring matrix and overlapping analysis that enables organisations to look across their technology landscape, identify the overlaps and quickly evaluate the product or products to use.

CompriseIT has developed and delivered a set of training modules that are designed for delegates who know little or nothing about Enterprise SOA and SAP NetWeaver. It helps to answer questions like.

• Why is SOA needed
• What is SAP Enterprise SOA
• Which SAP NetWeaver components are required to make Enterprise SOA happen
• How to find more information on Enterprise SOA

The course also includes a case study that is used in exercises to show how Enterprise SOA and SAP NetWeaver can be used to solve business issues. Delegates are shown how to :-

• Create SAP NetWeaver Roadmaps
• Create Enterprise SOA Roadmaps for specific process issues
• Create Composite Application specifications

The course is modular and can be delivered in between 0.5 and 2 days (usually 1 day). It is designed for SAP Project Teams, SAP Support Teams, SAP Consultants and SAP Program / Project Managers.

The number of ways that it is possible to build additions to your SAP system have increased over the past couple of years as the NetWeaver platform has matured. As well as the traditional tools like ABAP and BAPI’s a new breed of tools is available like Guided Procedures and Visual Composer.

To try to help you understand the various tools, CompriseIT have created a Quick Reference Guide together with usage guidelines. You can find the guide here.

At the Atlanta SAPPHIRE Hasso Plattner talked about the next generation of Enterprise Software and what it could/would do in the future. I recommend you take a look at it here.

Some of these ideas are possible today using Enterprise SOA by Evolution, some need Enterprise SOA to have been designed in and some need the adoption of web 2.0 into the workplace. Anyhow what is clear is that the requirements to have a clear SAP Strategy and roadmap is greater than ever.

The Vienna SAPPHIRE did not have the same presentation, but Henning talked about how A1S (A new code base from SAP) and how this would / could co-exist with the existing platform showing new components available in 2009.
Lots of talk about the new Composition Environment which will make it easier for people to use the development and modeling tools available from SAP. To prove this SAP had a number of customers talking about the Enterprise Services Bundles that they had implemented as Composite Applications.
All in all the message was simple :-

1. SAP have delivered against its ESA Roadmap and will have service enabled the Business Suite by the end of 2007
2. Creating new functionality built on top of these Enterprise Services is being backed by SAP
3. New software components with increased flexibility will be hitting the streets in 2009/10

CompriseIT has partnered with Kew Consulting to provide a set of Strategic SAP Services focused on helping SAP prospects and customers drive value from their investment in SAP. Kew Consulting was formed by Simon Harrison - former CTO for SAP in the UK, CompriseIT was formed by Owen Pettiford - Former Head of Architecture for SAP in the UK. Their SAP experience coupled with over 35 years of IT and business experience means that alone they can provide the best advice available in the UK. By teaming up together 1+1 definitely equals more than 2! The initial offerings are focused on helping European customers get the most from SAPPHIRE Vienna in May. CompriseIT and Kew Consulting are offering a CIO SAP Strategy Workshop which will match Business and IT strategy to SAP capability and provide a roadmap to Give Value. More details are available here