# Keynote Case Study: SAP America — The Real-Time Enterprise Was Becoming Possible
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Across SAP Business Forum events in Toronto, Chicago, New York, San Jose and Atlanta, Jim worked with C-suite leaders on growth through innovation, real-time operations and the need to overcome organizational indecision. The Challenge: Executives had powerful new enterprise systems available but could still be held back by legacy thinking, slow decisions and outdated operating models. The Keynote: Growth Through Innovation: Keys to Innovation & What Smart Frogs Do. The Message: Technology creates value when it accelerates decisions, visibility and business-model change. Six Trends: Growth Through Innovation. Using innovation to accelerate enterprise growth. Beating Indecision. Moving beyond paralysis and panic saving. Real-Time Enterprise. Using software for live supply-chain and inventory visibility. Customer Innovation. Learning from enterprise customers already changing the rules. Ditching The Tin Can. Abandoning outdated operational and technology models. Future Tech Horizons. Looking five to ten years ahead at digital business models. ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE MATTERS MOST WHEN IT CHANGES HOW FAST THE BUSINESS CAN THINK AND ACT.

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2004/06/keynote-case-study-sap-america-the-real-time-enterprise-was-becoming-possible/