Career in SAP BPC

Hi Gurus,
I am a BI guy with over 5 yrs experience & little finance knowledge. Now I have got an opportunity & time to learn SAP BPC.
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.

Dear Sandy,
1. A BPC consultant has a good prospect. However, I would suggest you to slowly try moving towards the functional consulting as well.
2. Currently, BPC is the only tool offered by SAP for doing business planning. Right now lot of customers are going for BPC, and in the near future the requirement is expected to increase more.
3. Pin pointing at any particular business process will not fair when we are talking about BPC. We can do HR planning, cost center planning, revenue planning, sales planning, financial statements planning. So, more knowledge you have in these areas, the better it would be. Definitely, the knowledge will come with the experience.
4. BPC is one of the niche areas in the market right now.
Hope I was able to answer your queries.

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