How can Virtual Communities, Geographical Information Systems, and Global Positioning
systems be leveraged to gain competitive advantage?
Solution
. This Process Design Slam, in a virtual community collaboration applying BPM design and
implementation tools and methodologies to solve a particular business challenge, sought and
succeeded to prove that geographically dispersed collaboration teams could create an \"agile\"
solution with the right resources. That work might well lead to different behaviors by SAP in the
year ahead, by the various companies of the participants, or by those participating individuals
themselves, and by anyone else who watched or read about the exercise. I would put that in the
\"borderless\" category as it is grassroots (versus top-down) community-led change with the
potential for outside-in and cross-organizational influence.The application was to be integrated
with the City’s global positioning system (GPS) and mobile geographic information system
(GIS) software. The SAP community today is a colorful blend of high ideals, social networking
innovation, and the messy interpersonal dynamics that make community so challenging.
Leveraged properly, I believe it can be SAP\'s greatest source of competitive advantage.\"
Another business benefit of borderlessness even beyond the pure financials: competitive
advantage.This competitive advantage is a direct result of the impressive participation from our
most active SCN members. Many of our members write in-depth articles, pull others into the
discussion, set examples for participation, and pave the path for new discussions. This giving-up
of control by SAP, and enabling and supporting others to play an active and direct role, is yet
another example of becoming borderless - with obvious benefits to SAP and to its customers and
ecosystem members of efficiency, speed, depth and range of available / shared expertise, and
much else..
How can Virtual Communities, Geographical Information Systems, and G.pdf
1. How can Virtual Communities, Geographical Information Systems, and Global Positioning
systems be leveraged to gain competitive advantage?
Solution
. This Process Design Slam, in a virtual community collaboration applying BPM design and
implementation tools and methodologies to solve a particular business challenge, sought and
succeeded to prove that geographically dispersed collaboration teams could create an "agile"
solution with the right resources. That work might well lead to different behaviors by SAP in the
year ahead, by the various companies of the participants, or by those participating individuals
themselves, and by anyone else who watched or read about the exercise. I would put that in the
"borderless" category as it is grassroots (versus top-down) community-led change with the
potential for outside-in and cross-organizational influence.The application was to be integrated
with the City’s global positioning system (GPS) and mobile geographic information system
(GIS) software. The SAP community today is a colorful blend of high ideals, social networking
innovation, and the messy interpersonal dynamics that make community so challenging.
Leveraged properly, I believe it can be SAP's greatest source of competitive advantage."
Another business benefit of borderlessness even beyond the pure financials: competitive
advantage.This competitive advantage is a direct result of the impressive participation from our
most active SCN members. Many of our members write in-depth articles, pull others into the
discussion, set examples for participation, and pave the path for new discussions. This giving-up
of control by SAP, and enabling and supporting others to play an active and direct role, is yet
another example of becoming borderless - with obvious benefits to SAP and to its customers and
ecosystem members of efficiency, speed, depth and range of available / shared expertise, and
much else.
