Is it too late for me to get into SAP?

[Former Member]

Hi SCN members,

I am considering a career move into SAP. I am not sure though if I can still catch up (I am 30) and what field (Technical or Functional) should i consider.

Here are some info about me.

- I have 5 years of functional experience in the courier/shipping industry.

- During this 5 years I graduated from B.Sc in IT and computing and obtained skills like Java and SQL.

- Then I become a Business System Analyst working in PMO. Although my role is not pure technical I am assigned database hands on tasks including database design/maintenance, extracting reports (T-SQL), SP and other DB concepts.  I didn't use Java or any programming skills commercially even though I am fairly comfortable with it.

So now I have 10 years of experience. Do I have the prerequisites to become a SAP Techno Functional consultant.

If so where should i start? Should I first be trained in a technical module and gain experience there then move into a functional module or the other way around? And, the million dollars question, what module(s) would you suggest based on my profile stated above.

Thank you very much in advance

Raouf

[Laszlo_B]

Hello Raouf,

I am close to your age (although you are still ahead me ), and it seems to me that you did quite a few technological / basis work.

Perhaps you could start doing Basis, like I did (and I still do today).

Although it is not an "application module", later you can still switch to a specific application.

Best regards,

Laszlo

[Jelena_Perfiljeva]

Have you checked other posts in this space? There are already very many posts on the same exact subject and a lot of good advice has already been given. Analytical skills are vital for an SAP professional, ahem.

P.S. 30 "too late", seriously?