Information Technology Final project. Computer Science Essay

FINAL CAPSTONE ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE:GOLENN GATE UNIVERSITYFall 2018MBA323
(YOUR CONSULTANT/COMPANY NAME)
PART 1: HBS SAP 2014: REACHING FOR THE CLOUD CASE # 9-614-052
PART 2: SAP CUSTOMER SUCCESS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: HBS SAP 2014: REACHEIN FOR THE CLOUD CASE # 9-614-052
1. SAP Business Environment Page [3]
2. SAP Efficiency Offered by Cloud Computing Page [4] 3. Re-Conceptualization of SAP’s Core Business Model Page [5] 4. Roles of the Communities of Innovation Page [6] 5. Financial Challenges Faced By Cloud Computing Initiative Page [7]
PART 2: SAP CUSTOMER SUCCESS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
I. SAP Customer Company Background and Issues for Recommended Vendor Products Page [8]
II. SAP Customer Success Proof-of Concept Implementation Plan Page [12]
III. APA Format References Page [15]
IV. Appendix (Project Management Gantt chart) Page [16]
 
PART 1: HBS SAP 2014: REACHEIN FOR THE CLOUD CASE QUESTIONS
1. SAP Business Environment Q1: What is the business environment that SAP finds itself in at the beginning of the case? What changes must it make to its business model? Why must it make those changes?
The SAP’s business environment described at the start of the case study is the one where the enterprise is recovering from the economic recession of 2008 (Lakhani et al., 2014). In this business environment, the market for cloud computing was anticipated to grow from approximately $7.8 billion in 2011 to around $15.9 billion by 2020. Such an environment provided several growth opportunities for software as a service (SaaS), but the market saturation of this product would be achieved in 2016 (Lakhani et al., 2014).On the other hand, in the same business environment, the market for infrastructure as a service (IaaS) was anticipated to reach peak global sales in 2014, and after that, economists expected the market of this product to reach commodization, margin pressure, and price deterioration. Between 2014 and 2020, the market for IaaS was expected to stagnate and start declining. The business environment that SAP was operating in transformed and moved faster than it had done in previous years (Lakhani et al., 2014). To realize a tangible growth, the company had to implement some strategies to introduce changes in its business model. Some of the strategies executed included the adoption of cloud techniques, speeding up the process of innovation, and retaining its global market leader status. The company resorted to employing lean and agile principles to innovation and speed up a time to consumption and time to market (Lakhani et al., 2014). Such changes were crucial in improving the relevance aspect of a product for consumers, achieve faster time to completion and improve product quality substantially. Implementation of new strategies led to instant success with the company making more than 50 times revenue in almost every sector. Apart from these changes, the company had introduced SAP HANA to replace the traditional databases.  
2. SAP Efficiency Offered by Cloud C...