Reading the acquisitions-their hana strategy

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Assignment:

Basing on the "SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud" Case published by Harvard Business School and prepared by Professors Karim R. Lakhani and Marco Iansiti and Case Researcher Noah Fisher (Case Research & Writing Group). Answer the following question in detail and long:

For purposes of this case write-up, your team has been engaged by SAP to advise on the company's strategic re-planning that succeeds what was done in 2014 as described in the case.

1) Using "now" as your baseline - February, 2023 - objectively, critically, and comprehensively evaluate the decisions that SAP made between 2010 and 2014, as described in the case reading: acquisitions, their HANA strategy, market strategy, product portfolio, and especially their overall cloud strategy. What did they do right? Why? What did they miss? Why? Support your positions as extensively and comprehensively as possible including extensive reference to the specifics in the case reading.

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