Career guidance on SAP BPC

Hi Gurus,
I am a certified BI guy with over 5 yrs experience & as of now I am still an individual contributor in my company.
Now I have got an opportunity & time to learn SAP BPC & also I am interested.
So I want to know how much would that be helpful in my career, is it really worth putting the effort, will it be a value addition for my career & how much is it compatible with BI?
Also pls tell me what will be the scope of BPC in sap or clients going for BPC.
Regards,
Sandy.

Ela,
Hi! There are a few areas to review...
1) SAP Education - https://training.sap.com/us/en/ (pick the right country)
2) Product Life Cycle Management - http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/plm/index.epx (here's some background)
3) PLM - SAP Education - https://training.sap.com/us/en/course/sapplm-overview-of-the-sap-plm-solution-classroom-052-us-en/
4) Business Process Management - PLM has a community area - http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/bpx/plm
5) PLM eLearning - This area may provide some background - http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/plm-elearning
6) SAP Apparel - http://www.sap.com/industries/consumer/apparel-footwear/index.epx
Contact SAP Education and view the links outlined above. You'll have to decide which path is best!
Best regards,
Richard

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