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Blended Learning:
How to Create a Winning SAP Training Program

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A statistic

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A statistic
SAP is the most widely used Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) software

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A statistic
SAP is the most widely used Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) software
with a share of 24% in the market.
(Source: http://www.statista.com/statistics/249637/erp-
software-market-share-by-company/)

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Do you intend to use SAP

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Do you intend to use SAP
to boost your organizational efficiency?

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Then, you need to focus on a
critical aspect that can make or
mar your SAP implementation.

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Then, you need to focus on a
critical aspect that can make or
mar your SAP implementation.
TRAINING

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But, how to train
personnel on
SAP?

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Well,
before formulating a training program

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you need to keep 4 key things in mind.

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What are they?
c. Learning professionals need to
design the SAP training program

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What are they?
a. SAP implementation
is a complex process

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What are they?
a. SAP implementation
is a complex process
b. Change management is
critical to a successful SAP
implementation

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What are they?
a. SAP implementation
is a complex process
b. Change management is
critical to a successful SAP
implementation
c. Learning professionals need to
design the SAP training program

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What are they?
a. SAP implementation
is a complex process
b. Change management is
critical to a successful SAP
implementation
c. Learning professionals need to
design the SAP training program
d. SAP training is much more than
teaching a software

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a. SAP implementation is a complex process

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SAP implementation is an organization-wide process.

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SAP implementation is an organization-wide process.
It covers all departments and business processes of the firm.

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SAP implementation is an organization-wide process.
It covers all departments and business processes of the firm.
This makes the implementation a very complex exercise.

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b. Change management is critical to a successful
SAP implementation

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People often resist the
introduction of SAP

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People often resist the
introduction of SAP
for a variety of reasons including fear of
losing jobs, apprehensions about the
software being too difficult, etc.

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It is important to address these
change management issues

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It is important to address these
change management issues
to ensure active participation of your employees in
the SAP implementation.

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c. Learning professionals need to design the
SAP training program

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Often, companies hire technical people from their vendor

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Often, companies hire technical people from their vendor
to train their personnel on SAP.

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Technical people have a solid understanding of how SAP works.

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Technical people have a solid understanding of how SAP works.
But, they have little understanding of how learning
takes place.

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So,
use the services of learning professionals
to impart SAP training.

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d. SAP training is much more than
teaching a software

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Your people need to be trained on the underlying concepts and processes,

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Your people need to be trained on the underlying concepts and processes,
apart from the steps involved in using SAP

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Your people need to be trained on the underlying concepts and processes,
apart from the steps involved in using SAP
to make the best use of the software.

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What is the ideal medium
to impart SAP training?
What is the ideal medium
to impart SAP training?

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What is the ideal medium
to impart SAP training?
What is the ideal medium
to impart SAP training?
Blended Learning

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But, how to use blended learning to train
people on SAP?

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Well,
you can deliver excellent SAP
training, using
SAP
Training
SAP
Training
VideosVideos
WorkshopsWorkshops
Software
simulation
Software
simulation
Bite-sized
learning
modules

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Videos

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Videos are very
effective tools of
communication.

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A short video from the CEO explaining
why it is necessary to implement SAP allays the apprehensions of the staff

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A short video from the CEO explaining
why it is necessary to implement SAP allays the apprehensions of the staff
and helps prepare them for the change.

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Workshops

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Workshops are very effective to train people

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Workshops are very effective to train people
on key concepts, new business process flows and
their roles and responsibilities.

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Software Simulation

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Watch, try and do simulations are ideal to train people on the
steps to perform various tasks

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Watch, try and do simulations are ideal to train people on the
steps to perform various tasks
such as creating an invoice, approving a sales order and so on.

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It is easy to develop simulation based courses using tools such as
Adobe Captivate 8 and Articulate Storyline 2

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Bite-sized learning modules

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Information nuggets help reinforce
learning in workshops

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Information nuggets help reinforce
learning in workshops
and apply it efficiently on the job.

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Information nuggets help reinforce
learning in workshops
and apply it efficiently on the job.
These “coursels” are also very
effective in providing just-in-time
support to users of SAP.

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To recap

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We have seen that SAP training:
a) Is complex
b) Requires effective change management
c) Needs to be delivered by learning professionals
d) Goes beyond software simulations
To train people effectively on the software,
we need a blended learning strategy that uses:
Videos Workshops
Software
simulation
Byte-sized
learning
modules

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Go ahead
So,

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&
Create a winning SAP training program!