SAP America Reviews in Atlanta, GA Area

Pros

Great pay and lots of fun.

Cons

There are no cons to working for SAP America.

Pros

Software company. Opportunities to learn & grow

Cons

Dead wood who will retire & will never get fired as they have figured to work the system. Corporate politics.

Advice to Senior Management

Churn the sernior management more often. Too many parties at senior management & leadership level leading to inefficiency & politics.

Pros

For an SAP consultant, you will be closer to SAP software than at any other company.

Cons

travel...but it is no more than any other consulting practice.

Advice to Senior Management

SAP Consulting rates are on the high side for the industry, ensure your clients are getting the best of the best when they engage SAP America Consulting.

Pros

The work environment was very good. Employees are respectful of one another. SAP does everything first class in terms of their conferences and events. Certainly the benefits are top of the line and their internal help desks are very responsive.

Cons

Constantly changing strategy with no ryhme or reason. I had 3 Vice Presidents during a 10 month period because people were getting fired or relocated. Many of the internal resources are outdated and worthless such as their internal CRM system being used by sales people. It's siimply horrible. The sales lists provided internally for prospecting are all outdated and causes a ton of corrections and unecessary administration.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior mangement needs to actually look at who they are promoting to mid-level mangement positions. Seems that a number of folks in leadership positions are missplaced.

Pros

Great technical support network. Great benefits and brand recognition.

Cons

Consultants must compete among themselves to land a project. This puts Jr. Consultants at a major disadvantage because even if their rate is lower than a more experienced consultant, Client Partners do no make the same bonuses by placing people of a lower hourly rate. Do not come to this company unless you have 7+ years experience in SAP or you won't be able to land a gig.

Advice to Senior Management

Cut the bureaucracy when it comes to consultant placement. Eliminate the RM system and penalize Client Partners that do not actively sell Jr. and new consultants to customers. Be flexible with the consulting rates. In a tough economy nobody is going to pay $450/hour for an SAP consultant. Prime more projects and put every consultant to work!! No SAP consultant should be on the bench!!

Pros

SAP has the best consultants in the world. They are the most knowledgeable and innovative I've ever worked with.

Cons

Upper management has become a good ole boys club. This was not always the case and I hope it will some day go back to a place where collaboration with employess at all levels is valued.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop the trying to separate from the rest of the "common people" that are doing the grunt work. The ideas and opinions of the employees from consultants on up should be considered when making decisions. 1st line managers can not approve a $30.00 expense. Instead the CIO must approve this. What's up with that?