Muhsin Yilmaz

Your ERP will be implemented by junior consultants. Wait, what? The vendor? A well-known consulting firm. The pre-sales guy? Polished, responsive, knowledgeable. The implementation team? Nowhere near that level. Why? It’s all about the margins. Juniors + offshore do the work. Seniors are sprinkled across multiple projects to chaperone them. If you didn’t know it – now you know it. This is a typical delivery model for big 4. Let’s just accept it. Results? ·      Longer delivery with poor quality ·      High risk of ERP failure ·      Fragile architecture ·      Strapped customer satisfaction I witnessed this with one of my clients. Supply Chain Planning module was poorly implemented. And we had to spend another 6 months after go live to reimplement it. You might think that you are safer with a big consulting firm. That might be opposite. Now contrast that with a boutique ERP firm I worked with later. * Same people doing the discovery were there for kickoff. * Same people stayed through go-live and post-launch support. * The client never had to ask, “Who are you again?” That’s the hidden advantage of small ERP shops. Not more logos. Not bigger teams. But continuity. Ownership. Relationships that last beyond the proposal deck. To sum up. Control who does the work. This will ensure the success of your ERP implementation. #TheERPGuy

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When I joined PwC as an ERP Consultant, I discovered there are two paths: 1️⃣ Functional (where accounting backgrounds shine) 2️⃣ Technical (where SQL/database skills rule) I asked myself: Why limit myself to just functional? 💡 So, I’ve started learning Oracle Database SQL to bridge the gap! I am going to post my complete journey of learning oracle database sql as I continue to learn more and more. Here’s What I’ve Learned in Just 2-3 Days:  Database Architecture Explained: • Relational Databases: Data organized in tables with relationships (like Excel sheets but supercharged) • Pluggable Databases: Self-contained environments that share resources (think apartments in a building) Database Objects Demystified: Schema Objects (the core components): Tables: Your data containers (like spreadsheets) Views: Virtual tables showing specific data Indexes: The database's "search engine" for faster queries Non-Schema Objects (the support system): Roles: Permission groups for security Directories: File system references Profiles: User resource limits 📊 Data Types in Action: VARCHAR2: For text (names, descriptions) NUMBER: For all numeric data DATE: For temporal data (with time precision) CLOB/BLOB: For large text/binary data ✏️ SQL Statement Essentials: • DDL (Data Definition Language): CREATE, ALTER, DROP (building your database structure) • DML (Data Manipulation Language): SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE (working with your data) • DCL (Data Control Language): GRANT, REVOKE (security management) 💡 Powerful Query Features: Column Aliases: sql SELECT employee_name AS "Full Name" FROM employees; Copy Download SELECT employee_name AS "Full Name" FROM employees; (Makes your results more readable) DISTINCT/UNIQUE: sql SELECT DISTINCT department FROM employees; Copy Download SELECT DISTINCT department FROM employees; (Eliminates duplicate values) Concatenation Magic: sql SELECT first_name || ' ' || last_name AS full_name FROM employees; Copy Download SELECT first_name || ' ' || last_name AS full_name FROM employees; (Combines columns with the || operator) Arithmetic Operations: sql SELECT salary * 1.1 AS "New Salary" FROM employees; Copy Download SELECT salary * 1.1 AS "New Salary" FROM employees; (Perform calculations directly in queries) 🔍 NULL Values Revealed: Special marker for missing/unknown data Behaves differently in comparisons and calculations Requires IS NULL/IS NOT NULL checks ⚙️ Practical Applications: Creating cleaner reports with column aliases Identifying unique values with DISTINCT Building dynamic text outputs with concatenation Performing on-the-fly calculations 🌱 What's Next in My Journey: Mastering table joins (the real superpower) Exploring advanced functions Applying these to real ERP scenarios To my network: SQL experts: What was your "breakthrough" moment? Fellow consultants: How has SQL helped your ERP work? #OracleSQL #ERPConsulting #PwC #DatabaseDesign #ACCA #TechSkills #DataAnalytics #CareerGrowth

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Finance isn’t just about numbers anymore. It’s about intelligence, real-time, predictive, and built to scale. That’s where SAP S/4HANA changes the game. Without it, many finance teams face: — Fragmented data — Manual, error-prone reporting — Slow decisions in fast-moving markets Intelligent finance isn’t a buzzword. It’s the new baseline. Start here 1. Unify your data ↳ One source of truth for transactions, planning, and forecasting ↳ No more spreadsheet chaos 2. Enable real-time visibility ↳ Instant insights into cash flow, P&L, and risk ↳ Make decisions before the month closes 3. Automate the routine ↳ Let AI handle reconciliations, accruals, and approvals ↳ Free up your team for strategic work 4. Predict, don’t just react ↳ Use machine learning to forecast more accurately ↳ Spot risks and opportunities before they hit 5. Scale with confidence ↳ Built for growth, mergers, and global operations ↳ Finance becomes a driver, not a bottleneck SAP S/4HANA doesn’t just support finance. It transforms it, into a strategic engine for growth Is your finance team still reacting… or ready to lead? #SAP #S4HANA #IntelligentFinance #FinanceTransformation #DigitalCore #ERP #CFOLeadership #FinancialPlanning #Automation #AIinFinance #EnterpriseTechnology #FutureOfFinance 

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