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Published on: 5/3/2007
Last Visited: 5/30/2007
Robert Schmollinger, Internal Audit and Financial Compliance Director for MedImmune spoke with me about their Approva software purchase.MedImmune has about 2,500 employees working to improve our success rates against infectious and inflammatory diseases and cancer.Over 600 SAP users (insert your own SAP termite story for that implementation) work in the six worldwide locations.About 20 people use Authorizations Insights from Approva to monitor who's doing what inside SAP more easily than SAP's own tools allow.
"We used the 'try before you buy' method with the Approva implementation in 2004, found value in the product, and moved on to become a paying customer," said Schmollinger.He came after the SAP installation but managed the Approva software acquisition for use as part of their SOX compliance routine.
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Schmollinger gives some great advice for avoiding termite infestations."Keep the scope narrow.