ERP Consultant → SAP Functional Consultant

A realistic transition from ERP Consultant to SAP Functional Consultant: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 85%. Difficulty: Medium.

Difficulty: Medium5 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 85%

Transition from ERP Consultant to SAP Functional Consultant.

Transferable skills

  • SAP functional consulting
  • Module configuration
  • Business process design
  • Testing coordination
  • Stakeholder management
  • Documentation

Skills to learn

  • Blueprinting

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Build on your ERP Consultant experience

    2–4 weeks

    Leverage

    • SAP functional consulting
    • Module configuration
    • Business process design
    • Testing coordination

    Map transferable skills — SAP functional consulting, Module configuration, Business process design — against what a SAP Functional Consultant needs.

  2. 2. Learn the core of the SAP Functional Consultant role

    6–10 weeks

    Learn

    • Blueprinting

    Technologies

    SAP S/4HANASAP ECCSAP Solution Manager

    Cover the biggest gaps first: Blueprinting.

  3. 3. Get productive with the SAP Functional Consultant toolchain

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    SAP S/4HANASAP ECCSAP Solution ManagerFioriSAP GUI

    Be hands-on with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP Solution Manager and the rest of the target stack.

  4. 4. Practise SAP Functional Consultant work in real conditions

    4–8 weeks

    Ship a portfolio project or take on SAP Functional Consultant tasks at work.

  5. 5. Get certified and position yourself as a SAP Functional Consultant

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    SAP C_TS4FISAP C_TS4MMSAP C_TS410

    Update your CV and LinkedIn around SAP Functional Consultant, then apply to target roles.

Alternative routes