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Partnerships

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Strategic partnerships are collaborative relationships with external organizations that help achieve shared objectives and expand capabilities. These partnerships can partnerships drive mutual growth and innovation.

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What should startup founders consider when looking for suitable investors?

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What’s the most effective approach to outsourcing: the partner model, or the direct model?

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What's it like to be a consulting CIO?

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Are you sympathetic to startups? Why or why not?

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I was recently traveling to a few of my customers. Through these meetings, I realized that a lot of project delays we experienced are caused by cultural differences between our companies. As a SaaS customer or partner, how often have you noticed cultural differences affecting project timelines or outcomes with vendors?

Very often39%

Occasionally38%

Rarely18%

Never2%

Unsure

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IT leaders are struggling to become business partners because they are being held back by focusing on a process-driven operating model instead of a service-optimizing operating model.

Strongly agree13%

Agree64%

Neutral15%

Disagree5%

Strongly disagree1%

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If you like the technology and product, how do you deal with a vendor salesperson (or another company contact) that violates your beliefs or values? i.e. acts disrespectful to you or your team

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How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

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If you're charged "billable hours", do you feel that you are being billed fairly by your third-party or consulting partners? i.e. are they working efficiently?

Absolutely, very confident in what we are billed11%

Yes, I'm mostly satisfied with what we get57%

Neutral21%

Not certain, I'm a bit concerned they are wasteful9%

No, I don't trust them and this is a problem2%

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What’s the worst vendor marketing or sales tactic you’ve had to deal with?

How can we approach the establishment of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Low Code? We have made product selections and aim to set up a CoE to leverage these solutions effectively. I'm curious, have you ever engaged a third party to assist in establishing a CoE? If you have, I would greatly appreciate if you could share your experience and any valuable lessons learned from that process.

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For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid? Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?

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About this topic

Community Posts

What should startup founders consider when looking for suitable investors?

What’s the most effective approach to outsourcing: the partner model, or the direct model?

What's it like to be a consulting CIO?

Are you sympathetic to startups? Why or why not?

IT leaders are struggling to become business partners because they are being held back by focusing on a process-driven operating model instead of a service-optimizing operating model.

What partnership recommendations would you give startup CTOs?

What’s it like being a virtual CTO working with startups?

What unexpected challenges have you faced as a startup CTO?

What do I need to know if I want to be a virtual CISO?

If you like the technology and product, how do you deal with a vendor salesperson (or another company contact) that violates your beliefs or values? i.e. acts disrespectful to you or your team

How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

If you're charged "billable hours", do you feel that you are being billed fairly by your third-party or consulting partners? i.e. are they working efficiently?

What’s the worst vendor marketing or sales tactic you’ve had to deal with?

For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid? Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?

Community Posts

What should startup founders consider when looking for suitable investors?

What’s the most effective approach to outsourcing: the partner model, or the direct model?

What's it like to be a consulting CIO?

Are you sympathetic to startups? Why or why not?

IT leaders are struggling to become business partners because they are being held back by focusing on a process-driven operating model instead of a service-optimizing operating model.

What partnership recommendations would you give startup CTOs?

What’s it like being a virtual CTO working with startups?

What unexpected challenges have you faced as a startup CTO?

What do I need to know if I want to be a virtual CISO?

If you like the technology and product, how do you deal with a vendor salesperson (or another company contact) that violates your beliefs or values? i.e. acts disrespectful to you or your team

How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

If you're charged "billable hours", do you feel that you are being billed fairly by your third-party or consulting partners? i.e. are they working efficiently?

What’s the worst vendor marketing or sales tactic you’ve had to deal with?

For those who have done a Roadmap Exercise with SAP Services, we are running SAP AFS and evaluating S/4 Fashion; what were the lessons learned? Are there any pitfalls to avoid? Would you have any other relevant information about this service? Did it bring any value?