Scenario 2: Should I become a functional or technical consultant?

Problem Solution
SearchSAP.com career expert Jon Reed explains the answer in this expert response:

Technical SAP consultants are generally either programmers or systems administrators, whereas functional consultants bring value by combining particular business process knowledge, such as financial knowledge, with the "know-how" of configuring the aspect of SAP that pertains to that process knowledge. So for example, a functional SAP FI consultant generally has a financials background, and understands how to configure the FI tables in accordance with a user's business processes.

So, if you are a programmer or admin, technical consulting makes the most sense, while if you are a financial or business process guru, look into functional consulting.

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 Home: Introduction
 Scenario 1: I'm considering switching to SAP
 Scenario 2: Should I become a functional or technical consultant?
 Scenario 3: Planning the transition to consulting
 Scenario 4: How can I avoid outsourcing?
 Scenario 5: What's the right area for me to focus on?
 Review: Conclusion and more resources