SAP executives share expertise and insight on effective growth models, business and IT strategy, and innovation.

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Investing in IT Makes Sense in Troubled Times

On Friday, November 21, 2008, SAP co-CEO Léo Apotheker and leading IT, business, and government experts shared insights into IT strategies and investments for lean economic times. Moderated by AMR chief research officer Bruce Richardson, the panel also included Harvard Business School professor Andrew McAfee and IT consumers, including the secretary of administration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the CIO of Joerns Healthcare.

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Built to Adapt: High-Velocity Transformation and Integration

The pressure to adapt business processes at an ever-accelerating pace has never been greater. In this recently published article, Chakib Bouhdary, chief value officer of SAP's global field operations, examines why reinventing and adapting swiftly are key to survival in an environment of turbo-charged change.

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	Rethinking Relationships in a Global Economy Henning Kagermann, SAP co-CEO, discusses why today's changing market dynamics require fluid, built-to-adapt networks that enable companies to focus on differentiation and rely more on partners, suppliers, and customers. Read the full chapter from "The Global Information Technology Report," co-authored by SAP co-CEO Henning Kagermann.
	Linking the Business to its Network Léo Apotheker, SAP co-CEO, addresses how companies depend on business networks and IT processes to keep them on their paths for growth. Watch the video.
	Closing the Gap Between Strategy and Execution John Schwarz, CEO of Business Objects, an SAP company, talks about how best-run companies are closing the gap between strategy and execution in his SAPPHIRE 2008 keynote. Watch the video.
	The Future of Enterprise Software Bill McDermott, President & CEO, Global Field Operations, shares his views on the future of enterprise software with Wharton management professor Saikat Chaudhuri. Read the interview.