Strategic “Big Picture” Goals of Implementing mySAP.com

Although tactical reasons for implementing SAP are pretty easy to identify, a number of general “big picture” goals bear discussion as well. As you can see in Figure 2.2, these goals include systems/data and core business application integration, improved operational reporting, improved strategic reporting, and support for creating new or improved business processes. These goals are explained further in the following sections.

Figure 2.2. Strategic goals of SAP implementations tend to improve the manner in which the company conducts business.

Application Integration

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