RE: Managing Oracle and SAP projects are similar enough?

From: Parker, Matthew <matthewp_at_amazon.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:35:38 -0800
Message-ID: <F385925F530F6C4081F1659F71640EB3042D91FE@ex-mail-sea-04.ant.amazon.com>

There is a difference between managing and doing. The basic skills to = manage people or tasks are transferable from one project to another. As =

long as the manager depends on the Technical people to help define and =
execute the plan, yes a good manager can move from an SAP project to a =
Oracle projects without a problem. That is why project management is a =
discipline unto itself. It has nothing to do with what you are project =

managing, but with process, details, communication, and execution of the = plan. As always, a bad manager can kill a good plan and a good manager = can normally recover from a disasterous plan. People do matter at every = level.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Ram K Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:34 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Managing Oracle and SAP projects are similar enough?

Hello all,

I was talking to a manager friend of mine. He is of the opinion that managing an Oracle project is not a big deal for a manager who has managed a SAP project (I am assuming managed successfuly). 'Assign different pieces of work to different people and follow-up on things' seems to be his way of approaching it. I have a strong feeling there is lot more to it than that.

We did not talk about whether it is something like:

managing SAP Financials first and later Oracle Financials project or
SAP Sales and distribution and later Oracle Financials project.

I know so many other factors may go in to that than just technical expertise in Oracle and SAP, but still on the face of it the statement looks unacceptable to me. Please give me your thoughts. =20
SUMMARY: Can a person who has managed SAP projects successfully manage Oracle project(s), all else being equal. =20
Thanks.
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