Building Competitive Advantage (SAP World Tour Keynote)

Here’s a recording of a World Tour keynote presentation (it happens to be from Belgrade, Serbia, but I did similar presentations in several different regions). It covers how companies can build competitive advantage through customer intimacy, product leadership, category renewal, and operational excellence, using examples from SAP’s customers. You can download the slides in either PowerPoint or pdf format. Share and Enjoy ... [Read More...]

SAP World Tour Slovenia

I recently had the honor of presenting the keynote for the SAP World Tour in Slovenia (in Brdo, one of Tito’s old hunting estates, near Ljubljana). The event was kicked off by the SAP country manager, Simon Kaluža. I covered the standard “Run Better” keynote slides, but at the request of the organizers, included some extra analytics material and examples. My presentation can be downloaded in Adobe PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint format. This... [Read More...]

What I Learned about BI at SAP World Tour UK 2010

The SAP World Tour touched down at the ICC in Birmingham in the UK on July 8th, part of a program covering 80+ cities across the globe. Business intelligence was featured heavily throughout the day: during the keynotes, on the show floor, in several innovation sessions, and a dedicated afternoon BI track. This post gives an overview of the day, discusses the content of sessions in the BI track, and includes links to all the presentation materials... [Read More...]

SAP BusinessObjects @ SAP World Tour, Paris

  The SAP World Tour 2009 is underway and over 5,000 people signed up to attend the free event in Paris on June 2nd and 3rd at the Porte de Versailles Expo, with keynote presentations from the Directeur Générale of SAP France, Pascal Rialland and Luc Ferry, former French Education Minister – and Philosopher (France is one of the only countries where people can call themselves philosophers and still wield real influence!) The SAP BusinessObjects... [Read More...]