In the dynamic world of enterprise resource planning (ERP), managing an SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) project for a multinational wood processing company presents unique challenges and opportunities.

In the heart of Hungary, nestled in the picturesque town of Szentgotthárd, I embarked on a journey that would test every fiber of my being. As a project manager, I was tasked with leading a team of nine specialists through the labyrinthine process of implementing SAP in the automotive industry. This was not just a project; it was my first project, a baptism by fire into the world of project management.

From my childhood, I grew up in an environment that, in one way or another, included the transmission of the ideas of economics. Among other things, this idea emphasizes rationality, predictability and continuous adaptation as priority values. Not consciously, of course, but from our conversations I quickly learned the three things that my father keeps in mind in order to achieve professional success…