The Skill Set of SAP Consultant
An SAP Consultant is a professional who has the skills to speak to the managers of a company and help them creating the blueprint.
For this the SAP Functional Consultant has the business skills of the business area he/she is working with, and also masters this area on SAP. For example, if this is SAP FI (accountancy) Consultant, this person is an expert on accountancy and payments, gained through experience or by the corresponding studies at the University. Also this person knows SAP FI because has gained by the corresponding training, or the course on the SAP Partner Academy or similar. As this person knows about Accountancy he or she will understand the needs of the business and will bring it into reality.
SAP Technical Consultant might don’t need to be the business professional, but basic business knowledge is necessary to support the Functional Consultant to design the business process in SAP and narrow the gap using SAP technologies.
This article tries to analyze some skill sets that SAP functional consultant and technical consultant should have. It will also point out which skills SAP functional/technical consultant should more focus on.