Archive for February, 2014

ICG Support and Outsourcing Solutions, Part IV: Variable Cost Structure

This post is part IV of IV in a series about ICG’s support and outsourcing solutions. You can see parts I, II and III here, here, and here, respectively. Be sure to check back later for more posts in the series. Ongoing support is a requirement to provide the most functionality and return on the SAP investment, and to achieve full benefits of the technology. In terms of the final segment of our support and outsourcing solutions, variable cost structure, we can once again break ... Read more

ICG Support and Outsourcing Solutions, Part III: Deploying Best Practices

This post is part III of IV in a series about ICG’s support and outsourcing solutions. Over the coming weeks, we’ll cover each aspect of our support and outsourcing solutions, from global sourcing, to variable cost structure. You can see parts I and II here and here, respectively. Be sure to check back later for more posts in the series. Throughout this series so far, we've covered two key parts of ICG's support and outsourcing solutions: global sourcing, and leveraging technology. But as you ... Read more

ICG Support and Outsourcing Solutions, Part II: Leveraging Technology

This post is part II of IV in a series about ICG’s support and outsourcing solutions. Over the coming weeks, we’ll cover each aspect of our support and outsourcing solutions, from global sourcing, to variable cost structure. You can see part I here. Be sure to check back later for more posts in the series. Earlier this week, we kicked off our series on ICG's support and outsourcing solutions with a post about global sourcing. But as you might imagine, support and ... Read more

ICG Support and Outsourcing Solutions, Part I: Global Sourcing

This post is part I of IV in a series about ICG’s support and outsourcing solutions. Over the coming weeks, we’ll cover each aspect of our support and outsourcing solutions, from global sourcing, to variable cost structure. Be sure to check back later for more posts in the series. In our last series about ICG's implementation solutions, we covered what goes into the actual implementation of our SAP HCM solutions, from project management to go-live and support. But our services--and our process--don't stop ... Read more

What Is Change Management?

In conversations about our services here on our blog, and even in broader conversations about SAP HCM consulting, a term you're very likely to see come up is "change management." But if you're unfamiliar with SAP HCM and HCM solutions, there's a chance that you may not know exactly what change management is, or why it matters. So what is change management, and why should businesses be so concerned with it? Put simply, change management is an approach to implementing changes in an ... Read more

4 Ways for HR to Use Social Media

While SAP HCM represents an incredible opportunity for HR departments to manage their workforce when used correctly, there are other tools and strategies that HR can deploy for recruiting, branding, and even management. In today's day and age, social media is a great tool across all of those aforementioned categories. From recruiting new employees to managing current ones, social media has a surprisingly large number of uses in HR. If you're struggling to find ways to effectively use social media, don't worry. See ... Read more

ICG Implementation Solutions, Part IV: Go-Live and Support

This post is part IV of IV in a series about ICG’s implementation solutions. You can find parts I, II, and III of the series here, here, and here, respectively. The previous three phases we've discussed over the last few weeks, project management, business blueprinting, and realization, lead us to the final go-live and support phase with a level of comfort and thorough understanding of how SAP is set up to run. By this point in the process, the staff has been trained, and support ... Read more

ICG Implementation Solutions, Part III: Realization

This post is part III of IV in a series about ICG’s implementation solutions. Over the coming weeks, we’ll cover each aspect of our implementation solutions, from project management to go-live and support. Be sure to check back later for more posts in the series. You can find parts I and II of the series here and here, respectively. After the critical steps of project management and business blueprinting, the next stage of ICG's implementation process is realization--the final stage before go-live and support. Like project management ... Read more