SAP NS2
“ I think that there will be a really big need in the near future to help set a unified data layer and unified model layer ”
WALT SIRENE R & D AND PRESALES TECHNICAL DIRECTOR , SAP NS2
“ We want to be involved and part of the process early on when the government is thinking , ' Hey . I have a problem . I might need to fix that with technology .' And if we ' re able to get involved early on , then we ' re able to harness the power of SAP , which has a huge ecosystem of software ,” Sirene explains .
If all goes to plan , the team is then able to pick different software components to put together as a solution to meet customer needs . “ If we ' re out far enough in front of a requirement , we can also apply Research and Development dollars against those needs to build a solution that ' s even more tightly aligned with government requirements . That ’ s good for us - and it ' s good for the end customers .”
While working with government bureaucracy comes with a unique set of challenges , the environment is opening up to change , Sirene says .
“ I think that the government has been making a lot of improvements in allowing industry to get up and involved in the upfront requirements process , maybe not developing those requirements , but understanding those requirements . But I think we can , or the government can do better . And it ' s always better for industry to
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