SAP NetWeaver BPM vs. Verdantis MDM Suite

It is well suited when we need to integrate business processes with SAP ERP and SAP CRM - the solution can be integrated with business rules/procedures defined in SAP ERP/CRM and NetWeaver can be used to monitor the rules and flag off exceptions. When there are multiple workflows running, it tends to slow down running of these processes. Also, it entirely depends on SAP portal for it to run efficiently.

Incentivized

1. If you're a company that's into ops with heavy operations like mining, energy, manufacturing - it's particularly helpful 2. If you're facing challenges with your MRO data that's causing issues like downtime, high procurement costs etc - it's an ideal solution

• Virtual paper trail. Iterations of process and current documentation are all stored as "artifacts", leaving a great trail.
• Configuration of users. BPM somewhat magically determines which users will be impacted and automates rules.
• A pro (that is also a con) is the design interface. If you know what you are doing, it is incredibly powerful and malleable.

• It is trained on data that is specific to a handful of industries so the accuracy rates of corrected master data records are huge
• It has built-in data enrichment - that solves for missing data issues
• We face a lot of duplication related issues and this solves for that quite easily

• Live readings would be nice.
• Easier to maneuver
• Work with all systems with the press of one keystroke

Incentivized

• UI can be improved and made more intuitive
• Native integration with Infor would be a +
• Would love to see a product that also manages inventory and work orders - this is a natural succession to its current capabilities but is missing in the software so far

As a big fan of SAP in general, the BPM solution fits right in with all the other things SAP does well, and does it with incredible efficiency

Great usability

We have our own tech support for systems, I would say they probably could use more training on it, I don't really think it's anything regarding the SAP system, but more the knowledge they have on the system itself. It seems to take longer for them to fix any issues we may come across.

Incentivized

I found the initial setup of NetWeaver is much simpler than other products especially in an SAP environment where we have SAP ERP/HRM/CRM as it can be well integrated with other SAP products. The only drawback is the need/dependency on SAP Portal. It is better suited in an environment where SAP ERP is running.

Incentivized

• Helped us harness integrated benefit from having SAP ERP/CRM by leveraging NetWeaver to define business processes/rules and monitor exceptions
• Did not have any negative experience except for the fact that at times when multiple rules run, it can be somewhat slow

Incentivized

• Halved the need for holding mro inventory
• Great for integrating data across. Mro domains
• Not ideal for customer or marketing domains