One programme, taken apart for the people who approve it

The brief lays out what was reported about one ERP programme, what the reports cannot tell you, and what a steering committee can ask about its own programme.

Issue 01: contents

1. 1

   The reported record

   What Bloomberg and The Register reported, each line with its source.

2. 2

   The timeline

   From SAP R/3 in 1992 to the end of ECC mainstream maintenance.

3. 3

   What this issue cannot establish

   What two published reports do not tell you.

4. 4

   Sources

   Every report the issue rests on, linked.

5. 5

   The committee paper

   Three numbers to ask your programme for, six questions, greenfield or brownfield as a decision.

Read issue 01The working sheetPDF, 5 pages

Issues

1. 01
   The Zeiss SAP case, for a steering committee

   Published on the site 20 September 2026 · 5 parts · 2 outlets cited · 6 questions · A4 PDF, 5 pages

2. 02

   The next issue appears here first.