How to find great SAP Consultants and Developers in India?

SAP is short for Systems, Applications and Products. SAP consultants are people who are experts on this kind of software. With the help of the SAP software, companies would be able to manage their CRM software, Customer Relationship Management, their SCM software, Supply Chain Management, all of their archived data, financial and production records. 

Before we go into this topic of SAP consultants, it is imperative to know what SAP is not any product, but a company, rather. Yes, that’s right. SAP is a German company specialised in developing software products that companies use for streamlining their business operations.  This is also called ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning. 

Through SAP ERP, companies can handle various aspects of business, starting from sales to shipping, cost management and finance. You can create different transaction codes (ranging from hundreds to thousands depending on the size of the business). Each business function will have a transaction code, for example, COO1, COO2, and so on. You can have different transaction codes for purchase codes, for example, ME10N, ME11N and so on. These transaction codes are individual Use cases to differentiate the business functions. Each of these Use Cases are like pieces of a puzzle, but the only thing different is that these puzzle pieces can fit together in different ways.

This is where the SAP consultant comes into picture. The main role of such a professional would be to create the requirements and then convert them into Business processes in SAP in a local manner, but covering all the processes.   

The SAP development and consultant is a professional who helps you with mobile app development, software development and they use both SAP API and ERP solution into your organisation’s ecosystem. The SAP consultant is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, designing and configuring computer systems and software to meet the project requirements. 

Most SAP consultants work on one or two areas of the project – technical or functional, and sometimes both. When the SAP consultant works on the technical side of the project, they would be able to advice on the technological side of SAP consulting, and similarly, with the functional side. There is always this demand for good SAP consultants because of the huge shift to digital, especially post Covid. The duties of the consultant have increased, but the basic requirements remain the same.

The main duties of a functional consultant would be:

  • Understand business requirements
  • Map businesses processes in SAP
  • Set up the standard SAP system process to meet customer demands

This would be for a standard SAP solution. But when the business requirements are a bit different, then the functional consultant would create new programs, then he would confer with the ABAP  Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) developer, and create something that’s suitable. It is important for the SAP developer to have good communication skills and pertinent technical skills to get the ball rolling while designing and developing software programs and applications. They must have the technical know-how that can prevent system failures and downtimes. If there are technical concerns, the SAP ABAP consultant must perform several diagnostic tests and assist the end users, and sometimes, upgrade the infrastructure. 

The SAP development and consultant is a professional who helps you with mobile app development, software development and they use both SAP API and ERP solution into your organisation’s ecosystem. The SAP consultant is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, designing and configuring computer systems and software to meet the project requirements. 

Different types of SAP consultants

When you are on the lookout for hiring SAP consultants, it is important to know that there are different types. Check them out:

SAP Basic Consultant

The basic consultant works on the up-gradation and installation of SAP software. They can add more components to the existing profile, monitor system health, change parameters, check error analysis and similar responsibilities.

SAP Technical Consultant

The technical consultant can code and develop SAP systems, so they must be excellent with ABAP and Java. ABAP is SAP’s proprietary programming language. 

SAP Functional Consultant

These SAP Consultants work on the functional aspect of the SAP, so they focus more on the customisation of the software, depending on customer requirements. 

SAP Business Consultant

The main job of the SAP Business consultant would be to understand what the business requirements are, and then convert them into Business processes in SAP. He would also be responsible for connecting transaction codes covering all the activities. 

Having an SAP Consultant for your organisation

The job of an SAP is very important, and there is a huge demand for consultants all over the world. Being a pioneer in ERP software, SAP is becoming mandatory for growing businesses. There is always an upgrade, so the more knowledgeable the consultant is, the better it will be.

The skills needed for hiring a great SAP Consultant 

  • It is mandatory for the SAP Consultant to have certain skills when you hire one for your company. 
  • The SAP consultant should have a university degree in Computer Science, business IT or Business Administration. 
  • Knowledge in respective modules is important
  • Business knowledge is a requirement too so tackling SAP from the business angle is easy

Finding the right SAP Consultant

It is not easy to find really skilled and talented SAP consultants because they are expensive. Finding in-house talent can be more costlier than outsourcing the services to an agency that already has skills in their team. You can outsource your SAP requirements to a reputed agency, or agencies that specialise in them. Once you have the right developers, you won’t even have to train them because training the consultants can be a tough process, a time consuming one too.

Interesting Links:

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The author: Sascha Thattil works at Software-Developer-India.com which is a part of the YUHIRO Group. YUHIRO is a German-Indian enterprise which provides programmers to IT companies, agencies and IT departments.

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