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Thomas Otter
Thomas Otter
Research Director
Frankfurt Germany
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Years of Experience
1 year at Gartner
17 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
ERP & Supply Chain Management

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Roles and Responsibilities
Thomas Otter is a research director in Gartner Research. He covers human capital management (HCM) trends and technologies, including core HR, payroll, talent management and workforce analytics. As part of this research, Mr. Otter analyzes organization models, such as shared services and business process outsourcing, and he has a strong interest in how emerging technologies can improve HR and organizational performance. Mr. Otter also covers European HCM compliance issues, such as data protection law. Mr. Otter is Gartner's lead analyst for SAP.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Otter worked at SAP in a variety of roles, including business development, sales and key account strategy. Most recently, he was chief business solution architect for HCM in EMEA. He has extensive experience in global HR technology deployments, especially with larger multinational organizations.
Professional Background
SAP, Chief Business Solution Architect, 11 year
Pecaso (now Accenture), Strategy Director, 2 years
Education
LL.M., IT law, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom (with distinction)
Postgraduate Diploma, HR, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
B.A., Politics, University of Natal, South Africa (honors)
Languages
English
German




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SAP Research Round-Up, 2009 11-Nov-2009 Thomas Otter, Samantha Searle
Emerging Technology Analysis: Rapid Innovation Drives the HCM Visualization Software Market in 2009 06-Nov-2009 Chris Pang, Thomas Otter
Vendor Rating: SAP 13-Oct-2009 Thomas Otter, Peter Wesche, Daniel Sholler, Yvonne Genovese, Christian Hestermann, Jeff Woods, Deborah R Wilson, Tim Payne, John Rizzuto, Ed Thompson, Alexa Bona, Robert P. Desisto, Nigel Rayner, John E. Van Decker, Gene Alvarez, Regina Casonato, Paul E. Proctor, Andreas Bitterer, Bob Igou, William Clark, James Holincheck, C. Dwight Klappich, Sharon A. Mertz, Kristian Steenstrup, Janelle B. Hill, Andrew White, Tom Eid
Hype Cycle for ERP, 2009 15-Sep-2009 Denise Ganly, James Richardson, Tim Payne, Pat Phelan, Andrew White, Claudio Da Rold, Kimberly Collins, Gene Phifer, Deborah R Wilson, Benoit J. Lheureux, Jeff Woods, John Radcliffe, Rita L. Sallam, Kurt Schlegel, Carol Rozwell, Thomas Otter, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Johan Jacobs, Jim Davies, Eric Knipp, Nigel Rayner, Yvonne Genovese, French Caldwell, Paul E. Proctor, Thomas J. Bittman, Janelle B. Hill, David Mitchell Smith, Whit Andrews, Michele Cantara
Hype Cycle for Analytic Applications, 2009 24-Aug-2009 Gareth Herschel, Jim Davies, Michael Maoz, Andrew Frank, Adam Sarner, Hung LeHong, Thomas Otter, Deborah R Wilson, Bill Gassman, Joanne Galimi, Gale Daikoku, Mim Burt, Richard J. De Lotto, Marc Halpern, Stessa B Cohen, Tim Payne, Charlotte Patrick, Mark A. Beyer, Daniel Sholler, Nigel Rayner, Thilo Koslowski, Andrew White, C. Dwight Klappich, Rita E. Knox, Christian Hestermann, Kimberly Harris-Ferrante, Kristian Steenstrup, Carol Rozwell