Job for Consultant: Re: [sap-career] From non-IT domain to SAP FI

mardi 24 mai 2011

Re: [sap-career] From non-IT domain to SAP FI

Posted by roshansameer
on May 25 at 2:28 AM

Thank you very much Viet for this motivational message and guidance.
You made my morale high. Thanks!

Let me clarify here that I am Project Manager but i was never into
development (that sounds little weird) but with passage of time i gain
experience and learned project management. I am sorry i couldn't changed
subject title and it was confusing. I am from a IT background and did my BS
in Software Engineering/IT and preparing for PMP exam.

Recently, i quit my job because i want to start freelancing social media
apps and mobile apps, so i am already available to start new domain. I
understand how much amount of pressure i will have to face during transition
period of entering into domain of SAP, so i will require guidance and
motivational support of guys like you. I can work for less pay in SAP for
sake of my interest as i know future is SAP.

But I need your guidance as how to start all this and what should be my
first step.

Best,
Umair

---------------Original Message---------------
From: Viet_Tran
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:20 PM
Subject: From non-IT domain to SAP FI

Dear rosahnsameer:

I wished to reply to you earlier because I do not want you to wait for the response to your request.

On the title of your request you state: "[sap-career] From non-IT domain to SAP FI". And in the body of your letter you provide that you are "a Software Project Manager" and you "have more than 4 years of experience of managing websites, facebook apps etc. flash games, iphone and android apps". Normally, it is difficult (if it is not impossible) for a person of non-IT domain to be a "Software Project Manager".
If this is true that you are non-IT person, it will be difficult for you to be successful with SAP in general and SAP BI (SAP Netweaver Business Warehouse) in particular. SAP BI expects you to be able to understand not only what SAP is but the specific knowledge regarding Business Process. It will take, every other thing begin equal, a number of years until the time arrives for you to be successful assuming that the luck is on your side and you work hard consistently.

If you cannot justify the reason for leaving the domain where you are a person with marketable capacity in the field(er) that are familiar and comfortable to you, the suggestion is that you stay where you are. Breaking into a strange domain (SAP Netweaver Business Warehouse) to you (a non-IT person) is not a decision that does not need a good planning and preparation. It will cost you time (measured in years), money (a lot, measured up to ten of thousands US dollars or more) and nerve (in some cases: too much to bear and to justify).

If you mind is set that you want to decorate yourself with SAP, no one can stop you and certainly you will be successful (because your mind is set). And you can be proud of yourself that at least once in your life time you dare to spring into the cold (untested) water and you are successful. (We all live only one life, why not do what we are convinced to do! The SAP founders have quitted the secured job at IBM to follow their way to create the SAP. They could stay with IBM until their golden retirement!)

Regards,

Viet Tran
Master's Degree in Business Administration
Master's Degree in Economics
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
ERP Consultant
IBM System Programmer and System Analyst
Business Consultant

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