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RE: SAP delays launch of new community - provides no insights

martin.english 11th Dec

Hi Dennis,
You're probably aware by now, but for others following this story, the comment bug that you linked to (the Tom Cenens tweet) is on the current release of the SAP Community Network (for the pedants, above). I'd imagine that this and other minor biugs are creeping into a creaky old system because developers have been concentrating on the new version.

Back to the point.... I don't like what has happened with the SCN upgrade, but I feel you are arguing at cross purposes with many others, myself included (the fault, if any, lies on both sides). I think you are saying that things must have gotten out of hand much earlier than Friday, we should not have got to the point where a major upgrade to a major community resource was called off at the last minute, especially given what you had heard through the back channels. Others are more forgiving of the project management failures, perhaps because they feel the need to support 'their' community, perhaps because they've been in similar situations themselves. I'll admit I fall into both those categories, but the main reason I'm not being as harsh as you is that the reason I go to the community is not for the bells and whistles, but for the underlying information, and that is still there.

HOWEVER .... Until Friday, SAP and the Community managers had presented the upgrade as a given. There is a credibility gap, and they will be given much less wriggle room by even me (one of their more ardent supporters) next time.

thanks

PS, I may be reading too much into one of the previous comments, bu I can't recall anything you (or anyone else) has written that shows any kind of delight or schadenfrude (sp ?) in the cancellation of the upgrade.