Top 5 Things to Consider while Selecting your Fiori Implementation Partner

The new age user experience for SAP which comes from SAP Fiori is founded on modern design principles which offer a comprehensive and uniform experience across various devices. Also made possible is the accelerate time from insight to action which can be harnessed anywhere and anytime.  Several applications are presently using SAP Fiori UX to offer enhanced user productivity and customization to customers using SAP Business Suite on databases and SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA.

SAP Fiori caters not only to apps, but also gives support to various roles in assorted functional Business areas including HR, Finance, Manufacturing, Procurement and even sales. The massive collection of apps offered by Fiori is said to be designed for mundane task in order to enhance overall productivity.

Key parameters for choosing the right Fiori implementation partner

The advantages provided by Fiori apps are making enterprises across the world take a second look into speedy adoption of the SAP Fiori Platform. The biggest challenge in the current market scenario is the initiation part of Fiori Implementation. How to go about the implementation process is the biggest hurdle for most enterprises today. To decide on the right implementation partner the Businesses must keep in mind the factors mentioned below:

Is the partner a part of the SAP PartnerEdge or partner eco-system?

The SAP PartnerEdge program meant for application development is the best program for SAP’s market leading technologies. Being included in such a program means meeting high standards in terms of excellence. The prospective partners can then commercialize standard software apps on SAP platforms. Innovative mobile apps can be built with the aid of SAP HCP and used for deployment as cloud-based services which are self-sufficient. It can also be deployed in on premise environments while still being based on SAP mobile platform.

Does the partner have the relevant expertise and industry experts to know your requirements inside-out?

Fiori Implementation has one of its stages as dealing with understanding the requirements in a holistic sense and coming out with detailed plans on initiation the implementation process.  You as an enterprise will most probably need an expert in implementation who can evaluate the appropriate app out of over 200 different apps. Such a selection should be able to meet the necessary Business requirements. Post brainstorming sessions and with the help of consultant feedback, a requirements plan will be created accordingly

Has the partner successfully implemented SAP Fiori before?

The measurement metric of implementation experience is simple and is gauged by the number of Fiori implementations that is carried out. The general metric for a great partner would be someone who has handled over 30 implementations worldwide. This is because implementation will, in all likelihood impart greater lessons in terms of adoption of better implementation practices, user experience and security paradigms which need to be upheld. Higher levels of experience will bring about higher flexibility and hassle free implementation for the enterprise.

Can the partner assess the scalability and user experience?

User experience and scalability should be accurately measured by the partner for the enterprise to boost its bottom line. The partner should know well in advance if the application that is proposed is scalable to fit massive numbers of users in the immediate future without hampering the overall user experience.

Does the partner receive support from the SAP eco-system?

This is a very important aspect which means that partners will often ask questions to other partners within the SAP eco-system making them aware of the latest implementation developments in the field. The best and the latest implementation all deal with guidelines which aim for smoother and hassle free departments. Knowledge sharing is a great way to harness support through seminars, webinars or conferences, where partners can mutually interact and connect.

Conclusion

Now that you have got an overview of what parameters that you need to look into while searching for an implementation partner, you can now proceed to the preceding step of choosing and working with the right partner.

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