Solution Architect
SAP Experience
12+ years of SAP experience
SAP Skills
- 12+ years of experience in two or more SAP modules or submodules.
- At least four full life-cycle implementation projects (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
- Understanding of SAP Activate Methodology.
- Understanding of integration between modules.
- Ability to work in both Pre-Sales as well as implementation teams.
- Ability to interpret customer requirements into SAP functionality, identify fit/gap as well as technical solutions for gaps.
- May leads detailed module specific explore sessions.
- Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
- Understands complete Module/Application specific SAP functionality as well as integration points with other modules.
- Understands how to utilize SAP’s Functionality/Integration to meet business requirements
- Effectively plans configuration and master data development
- Ability to estimate resources needed to meet customer requirements
- Ensures SAP is meeting project objectives/vision
Business Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with others.
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
- Understanding of business processes for focus area or multiple modules.
- Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Understands business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
- Understands how to solve detailed SAP problems.
- Understands and can explain best business practices, especially those that SAP enables.
- Understands detailed business functionality related directly and indirectly to SAP project
- Has knowledge and experience in client’s industry
- Can solve/can contact resource to solve detailed SAP problems
- Can apply best business practices, especially those that SAP enables to meet client needs
Consulting Skills
- Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
- Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
- Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
- Ability to identify upsell opportunities and assists in management of scope.
- Creates professional relationships with client
- Develop new professional peer relationships for additional business or possible new consultants
- Helps develop overall marketing messages
- Communicates project resource requirements to staffing coordinator/clients
- Ensures quality implementation (works with QA program)
- Participates in Pre-Sales as part of the client pursuit team
- Presents at conferences (SAPHHIRE, ASUG, HERUG, etc.)
Leadership Skills
- Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness
- Acts as a mentor to Managing Consultants and Principal Consultants
- Works well as a member of a team
- Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution and therefore team effectiveness
Personnel Development
- Development of consultants to meet your project’s requirements
- Maintains knowledge of focus area at an expert level (known as the consultants consultant)
- Give effective feedback (Immediate and Evaluations)
General Skills/Tasks
- Evaluates and designs application and/or technical architectures
- Leads team effort in developing solutions for projects
- Completes assignments within budget, meets project deadlines, makes and keeps sensible commitments to client and team
- Meets billing efficiency targets, complies with all administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner
- Keeps project management appraised of project direction and client concerns
- Understands client’s business and technical environments
- Regularly prepares status reports
- Effectively manage a single engagement on a detailed level
- Define project scope
- Direct team efforts in developing solutions for mission critical client needs
- Manage the team responsible for the daily activities of assigned projects
- Ensure project quality, satisfaction and profitability
Education
BA/BS in computer science, business administration and or related fields. MBA , MS preferred.