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How to Use IRR for Investment Decisions: Core Principles and a Worked Example
IRR turns an investment into a single, intuitive rate of return, but used carelessly it can steer you toward the option that creates less value. This guide covers the core IRR decision rule, how to set a hurdle rate, a… Continue reading
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What Is Net Present Value (NPV)? Core Concept, Benefits, and Pitfalls Explained with an ERP Investment Example
Net present value (NPV) is the go-to metric for evaluating major IT investments. This guide explains NPV from the time value of money up, covers four reasons it is so widely used, flags pitfalls around discount rates and Excel’s NPV… Continue reading
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TOGAF Architecture Repository Explained: 8 Components, a Real-World Example, and AI Prompts
Many Architecture Repositories get built, then quietly abandoned. This article explains the eight components defined in the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, through the example of an automotive supplier consolidating its global ERP on SAP S/4HANA. It also shows how to… Continue reading
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AI for Enterprise Architecture: Phase-by-Phase TOGAF ADM Prompts to Deliver EA in Weeks, Not Months
A practical guide to accelerating EA with generative AI: core principles, a 12-week TOGAF ADM plan, ready-to-use prompts for every phase, and how to manage the risks. Continue reading
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Implementing SAP S/4HANA Private Edition at Automotive Suppliers: Where Custom Extensions Concentrate and How to Decide in the Clean Core Era
Forecast and call-off integration, provisional pricing, chargeable subcontracting, kanban, and acceptance matching. This article maps the extension hotspots in automotive supplier projects against SAP standard capabilities and clean core rules. Continue reading
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ERP Enterprise Architecture: How to Optimize ERP Scope, Solution Selection, and Implementation Strategy in Global Manufacturing
ERP implementation in global manufacturing requires critical decisions about ERP scope, surrounding applications, global standardization, and deployment strategy. This article explains how Enterprise Architecture helps CIOs and ERP program managers make informed decisions using Business Capability Maps, Solution Scope Matrices,… Continue reading
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SAP S/4HANA ROI: How to Build a 7-Year Business Case IT Leaders Can Defend
Measure SAP S/4HANA ROI over just three years and you will mostly see cost. This guide presents a 7-year model—two years of implementation plus five years live—covering the 24 inputs you need, how to build up costs and benefits, how… Continue reading
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SAP Digital Manufacturing for FPC: Implementation Benefits, Challenges, Architecture, and PoC Guide
Explore how SAP Digital Manufacturing supports FPC production, including quality management, traceability, S/4HANA integration, implementation challenges, PoC, and ROI. Continue reading
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PLM vs ERP: Four Perspectives Every Manufacturing PM, CIO, and PLM Leader Should Get Right
PLM is the system of record for what a product is and why it changed; ERP is the system of record for how it is built and what it cost. Learn how to apply this principle to EBOM/MBOM, engineering change,… Continue reading
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TOGAF® Power Interest Grid with AI: Inputs, Rubric, Prompts, and an Excel Template
What does AI need to rate stakeholder power and interest as High, Middle, or Low in TOGAF? This guide covers units of assessment, required inputs, a scoring rubric, ready-to-use prompts, and an Excel Concern Register that tracks AI and human… Continue reading
