Career Advice

[Former Member]

Hi everyone,

I need a career advice. I have worked 6 years on different functions in production environment. Last year I have done an SAP installation for my ex-company for SAP PP module. I was kind of the bridge role between the business and the configurators. I have done projects which helped the modelling of SAP and also helped with blueprinting, but I have not done configuration myself. I really would like to learn that side of SAP as well.

Lately, I had 2 job offers which can give me this opportunity. (in PP module)

1) First one is a company which has around 20 factories and the have already implemented SAP on a few . Its a fast growing company. The want to implement SAP further in the other factories and use the first installations as a template. They want me to act as a corporate PP consultant. They have an SAP team of 6 people and a few external consultants. The external consultants are doing the configuration work. They want me to learn also configuration from the consultant whom I will work with. I will also be busy with process modellings , trainings and in the future also with help desk activities.

2) Second one is kind a government based IT company which controls the SAP activities of some government business. They claim that its one of the widest and most complex SAP installation in the country. The department consists of 300-350 SAP consultants. SAP is already installed. The team is busy with improving SAP activities, doing the helpdesk activities...etc. I will start kind of in a junior role. The member of the IT team also needs to know configuration, so I will also need to learn it here. They told me that the first year will pass with learning (all transactions around PP, configuration knowledge, blueprints...etc) and trying to understand the system. From the second year on I will do SAP projects, involve in training people, playing the helpdesk..etc

The first one is big company, but  small SAP IT team (8-10 people with consultants) a job mixed with business processes and some configuration.

The second one is a government as the customer and a big SAP team with more IT focused tasks. Less hands on experience regarding the processes in the beginning, but more patience for training and getting the knowledge.

Which one you think would help me for better learning the configuration part of SAP ? Which one is better for my career in the long term and the short term ?

Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks

[Former Member]

hey onur,

well apart from ur career advise which i am not gonna give as i have just entered the sap world

( 1 yr abap) .

but i really want to know that which or what is the name of the govt based sap company.is it in india or somewhere outside.??

[former_member182098]

Dear Abhishek,

You need to respect the word "Confidentiality". This is a public forum and it is not good practice to ask or discuss the Client Names.

Thanks for your understanding.

Regards,

Ravi

[former_member182098]

Dear Onur,

You have two options:

Option 1 - Joining a part of dynamic organisation, taking up more responsibility, sharing ideas with limited team, working hard to know better about the system, stretching yourself beyond normal working hours, tour different plants of the company for SAP installation, discussing the business processes with number of key users, hopefully good growth rates, gain well respect among the user community in the long run.

Option 2 - Nice 9 to 5 Jobs, see the family every day evening, less tensed, may be secured job, less accountability, learning things at your own pace, may be doing regular type of IT works, you are just one among the big team, bucket in the sea , enjoy family life, well balanced professional and persona life.

If you are young and really career oriented person in your mid 20s to 40s, probably Option 1 suits you.

If are above 40 and 45 or on the verge of retirement, having lot of personal commitments, probably Option 2 suits you.

Now choice is yours.

All the best.

Thanks and Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

Dear Ravi,

Thanks a lot for the advice. I think it's a good summary of 2 profiles for the job I am 33 and I think I will go for the private one, I will wait 7 more years to jump back to the government I guess

[former_member182098]

You are sensible mate.

All the best.

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

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