Wende Burgess
Wende Burgess is an Associate Partner at CCP Global. She has led multiple global SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA and ECC programs related to Source-to-Pay solutions, Supplier Management, Sourcing & Contract Management, and Change Management. Wende formerly worked for SAP Ariba, where she was tasked with ensuring the success of high-risk deployments and re-deployments of SAP Ariba. She also was the product owner for Supplier Management Solutions at EY before coming to CCP Global.
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Staff Augmentation for Ariba: Enhance Your Procurement Capabilities
Today's rapidly evolving SAP Ariba landscape makes it challenging to keep up with advances in technology, frequent feature updates, and meeting the everyday demands of a complex system designed to…
Manage your S/4HANA Migration: A Planning Guide
The deadline for the mandatory transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA is looming. Here's how to seamlessly plan and manage your S/4HANA migration.
Optimize Source to Pay Operations with Business Process Improvements
When it comes to Source to Pay processes in supply chain operations there are times when seeking specialized advice from experienced professionals can be the best decision. A partner with…
Ariba 2022 Q4 Release: Best Upstream Features
This feature update, the final release of 2022, includes 89 new features. The biggest takeaway for us is in the number of updates and improvements to supplier management in general,…
Understanding Supplier Risk Management
Weaknesses in the supply chain that were brought to the forefront by the pandemic should have made it clear that understanding supplier risk management and why its implementation is crucial…
SAP S/4HANA and Change Management: the Keys to Success
If you’re reading this you’re probably in the process of planning your SAP S/4HANA migration and want your project to be as seamless and as successful as possible. To accomplish…
Right Size Your S/4HANA Migration: A Low-Stress Approach
If you have an SAP Ariba system of any kind, you know that the S/4HANA migration deadline is fast approaching. There’s so much buzz around this required upgrade that it’s…
SAP Ariba 2022 Q3 Release: Best Upstream Features
The big news for this release is the increased focus on improving the Guided Sourcing to have more of the functions and features associated with standard sourcing. There are also…
Integrating Ariba with 3rd Party Systems
Ariba is one of the top e-procurement and supply chain solutions for a reason. But it’s also not the only solution application that manages the complex world of source to…
Mid-Market S/4HANA Migration
It doesn’t matter what size your company is, you are going to have to make the transition to S/4HANA prior to the end of the standard support contract in 2027…
SAP Business Suite: SAP ECC, ERP and S/4HANA Explained
When a potential client starts looking solution for an all-in-one application to transform their business, SAP Business Suite is usually one of the top products they explore. SAP Business Suite…
Greenfield, Brownfield, Hybrid: S/4HANA Conversion Options
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all method when it comes to making the transition to S/4HANA and which approach you choose will depend upon your current situation. In this article we look…