New Book — Available April 7, 2026 

Read This Before Implementing SAP

The Non-Nonsense Guide to SAP Success Without the Expensive Setbacks

The failures are predictable. The costly surprises are avoidable. Most organizations just don't know what to ask, what to watch for, or what to demand from their partners — until it's too late.  

Avoid the mistakes that cost companies millions and learn what most SAP partners won’t tell you. Get the first chapter free. 

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The Problem

 Why Do So Many SAP Projects Go Over Budget, Over Time — and Under-Deliver? 

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 You don’t know what you don’t know 

 SAP System Integrators and partners won't volunteer the hard truths. You need an insider perspective before the contracts are signed. 

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 Budget overruns hit companies that were “well prepared” 

 It's not about being underfunded. It's about the hidden decisions made in month two that cost millions in year two. 

3

 Go-lives get delayed — then delayed again 

 Most delays are rooted in decisions made before implementation even began. This book shows you exactly where those decisions happen. 

What You'll Know After Reading This Book

 Written for CIOs, VPs, and business leaders — not technical consultants.
No jargon. No vendor spin. Just hard-won truth. 

How to evaluate an SAP partner beyond the slide deck

 The 5 questions every CIO should ask before signing with an implementation partner — and the answers that should give you pause. 

The contract clauses that protect you

 What to demand in your SOW and license agreement that most companies only wish they had negotiated upfront. 

Why "best practice" configurations backfire

 When SAP's out-of-the-box configuration helps you — and when blindly following it creates costly rework 18 months later. 

The real cause of SAP project failures

 It's rarely the technology. Here's the organizational and decision-making pattern that appears in almost every troubled project. 

How to set realistic expectations with your board

 What to communicate before, during, and after go-live so you're not the CIO who overpromised and underdelivered. 

A roadmap for getting ROI from SAP — not just going live

 Go-live is not the finish line. Here's what the companies that actually realize value do differently in the 12 months after launch. 

About the Author

Sanjjeev K Singh

  • SAP Press Author
  • Harvard Business School Alum
  • Former SAP Executive
  • Over 25 years of SAP implementation experience
  • President & CEO ASAR Digital
  • Forbes Technology Council Member
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