The successful implementation of the world's largest SAP EC-CS project to date (based on the number of peripheral users) gave us the opportunity to present our many years of experience in corporate reporting and data processing support to a much broader public. We view this exchange of information as a mat ter of vital importance given the challenges that management reporting and external reporting are facing in the wake of global ization. This book illustrates the rationale behind current trends towards integrated reporting practices and offers a practical gUide for preparing to meet the challenges associated with these trends. Particular emphasis is placed on SAP EC as a foundation for the implementation of an efficient eRe porting system. While working on this book, we have benefited both from our own extensive project experience and the friendly support of the Accenture corporation. We wish in particular to thank the mem bers of the Accenture ESPRIT team for their commitment to the book's realization. We also wish to express our deep apprecia tion to Hermann Giehrl, staff department director of finance at Siemens AG, and Stefan Karl, director of consolidation develop ment at SAP AG. Aided by a wealth of practical experience, these two individuals have made a major contribution to the successful drafting of this book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Capital Market Oriented Corporate Reporting. - 1. 1 New Reporting Standards in the Wake of Globalization. - 1. 2 The Need for Integrated Reporting. - 1. 3 Integration Roadmap. - 2 The Holistic Implementation Concept for EfficienteReporting. - 2. 1 Significance of Information Technology. - 2. 2 Holistic Strategy. - 2. 3 Potential for Efficiency Gains Through the Use of a Corporate Data Pool. - 2. 4 IT Strategy. - 3 Cornerstones of an SAP EC eReporting Project. - 3. 1 Establishment of a General Procedure. - 3. 2 Project Organization as Control Instrument. - 3. 3 Strategy for Global Project Marketing and Communication. - 4 Representing the Requirements of an eReporting Concept with SAP EC. - 4. 1 The eReporting Challenge to System Design. - 4. 2 Overview of SAP Functionality and Architecture. - 4. 3 Procedure for Introducing SAP EC. - 4. 4 System Architecture for an Internet-Based Corporate Data Pool. - 5 Successful Implementation of an eReporting Concept with the Use of SAP EC. - 5. 1 Principles Associated with the Introduction of SAP EC. - 5. 2 Expanding the Standard SAP EC Functionality. - 5. 3 Efficiency Gains in the eReporting Process. - 5. 4 Built-In Quality by Implementing a Secure Test Strategy. - 6 Preparing the Company for a Successful Productive Deployment of SAP EC. - 6. 1 Changes Associated with the Rollout. - 6. 2 Transferring Knowledge during the Rollout. - 6. 3 The Use of a Business Readiness Tool. - 6. 4 Web Community as Communication Platform. - 7 Aspects of Operating a Global SAP EC eReporting System. - 7. 1 Designing the Transition from the Development Phase to Productive Operations. - 7. 2 Systematic Development via Requirements Management. - 7. 3 Maintenance of Master Data and Structure Information. - 7. 4 Key Figure Transparency via Balanced Scorecards and mCommerce. - 8 Outlook. - 9 Appendix. - 9. 1 Financial Statement Disclosure. - 9. 2 German Corporations on the NYSE. - 9. 3 Software Selection. - Register of Illustrations. - Table of Abreviations. - About the Authors.
