From an ABAP developer to a functional consultant

[Former Member]

Hi,

I need some advices to help me improve my work as a junior functional consultant. I have been an ABAP developer for 2 - 3 years and then I moved to the role of functional consultant.

I have read that there is a higher probability to become successful as a functional consultant if you have a business background rather than a technical background...I have been moved to a junior functional consultant role for more than a year - I've been reading books on configuration and functional process flows and unfortunately the assignments on the project I'm working on are mostly specific developments rather than configuration of standard flows which gives me litlle exposure...

What can I do to improve my functional skills and is it true that it is more difficult to become a functional consultant if we have a technical backgorund?

Thanking in advance anyone who would reply.

[Lukas_Weigelt]

What can I do to improve my functional skills

Gain experience and be open-minded. It's pretty much the only way to improve your problem solving and thus your "functional" skills.

Is it true that it is more difficult to become a functional consultant if we have a technical backgorund?

I don't think it can be expressed that vastly. I would personally always choose someone with a technical background over the one who talks about "Business" and essentially doesn't really know what he's talking about...

By the way, have you tried the Career forums?:

Cheers, Lukas