--- title: 3 Levels of Top Gun SAP Consulting [eBook] description: If you are looking for SAP Consulting or SAP BW Consulting, get our guide for evaluating the characteristics of the 3 levels of Top Gun SAP Consultants image: https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16618158-png/images/top_gun.png --- ![Top Gun SAP Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16618158-png/images/top_gun.png) # 3 Levels of Top Gun SAP Consulting [eBook] Table of Contents ![Look for the SAP Certified Badge](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16588891-png/images/sap_certified_with_effect.png?width=355&name=sap_certified_with_effect.png "Look for the SAP Certified Badge")   Are you about ready to start your first [SAP BW](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/understanding-sap-bw-in-5-minutes) ([SAP Business Warehouse](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-bw-naming-conventions-review)) [project](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/1099-payments-for-contractor)?  Or perhaps you have already got your [SAP system](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/5-reasons-why-your-business-needs-sap-services-consulting) up and running but now want to [expand the depth and breadth of usage](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-use-a-project-charter-to-start-a-project) of [SAP BW](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-understand-sap-modules-in-5-minutes)?  ## Want More Challenges?  Perhaps you are now ready to start building out your first real-time [**Executive Dashboard**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/3-keys-to-effective-dashboard-design)?  You may already have an in-house team or you may just be starting on your [journey](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/are-you-ready-to-think-grow-rich-mindmap) to build a **[SAP Center of Expertise](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/nb-team-value-calculator) **(COE) using [management consulting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/1099-payments-for-contractor) or more specifically, [SAP Consultants.](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/get-sap-consulting-support-now) ## Three Levels of [SAP Consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-consulting-support)   If this describes your situation, we would like to give you some [guidance](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/business-consulting-services-mba-strategy-growth) on what we see as the three levels of [SAP BW Consultant skill levels](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/introducing-sap-bw-consulting-business-intelligence-that-works).    ## USAF Military Training Standard   This is based on our decades of [work experience](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-sap-data-migration-mistakes-to-avoid), both in [SAP BW Consulting](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-consulting-any-module) and within one of the top [training](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/4-ways-to-bring-digital-innovation-to-your-company) institutions in the world, the United States Air Force, where they have got to get it right.    ## Three Skill Levels   We divide [SAP Consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-consulting-fi-co-mm-sd-pp-plm-bw-vora-hr-crm-scm-apo-ehs-grc-modules) up into roughly **3 Skill Levels:**   | [**Junior**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-more-about-our-sap-business-intelligence-consulting-services) | Usually just started out.  May or may not have attended the formal [SAP training](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-training-courses).  Less than 1 year experience. | | --- | --- | | [**Consultant**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-determine-your-fully-loaded-cost-rate) | Preferably [**SAP Certified** i](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-sap-certification-ought-to-work)n his respective module, maybe in more than one module. Can lead small group meetings during blueprint sessions.  Mentor to junior [consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/12-easy-steps-to-being-a-better-sap-consultant). | | **Senior** | [Solution architect](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/5-kpi-design-best-practice-guidelines) level skills.  Probably doesn’t do all that much configuration work anymore. |   This is a highly abbreviated version of what we believe are the main characteristics you should look for in [**SAP Consultants**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/it-services).    We often get asked what does a [SAP consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/does-pci-dss-compliance-affect-you) do and that was really why we wrote [this guide](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-secret-tips-to-choosing-sap-consulting-companies).  Within the USAF, these are roughly analogous to the 3, 5, and 7 skill levels.    ## Takes Time To Achieve These Skill Levels   The [major difference](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-partnership-advisory-services) is the amount of time and effort it takes to become either a 3, 5 or 7 level technician.    For instance, to become a 5 level C-130 flight engineer, you will be attending various [technical training schools](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-what-makes-sap-dfps-solution-different) for nearly 9 months, followed by 150 hours of dual flight instruction and many, many hours in the simulators.    On your 151st flight hour, you may well find that you are now ‘it’.    You will never be able to stop [studying, because](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/12-risk-management-considerations-to-measure-wricef-a) if you do, you will bust a check ride. Once you get your 4th stripe, and pass your 7 seven level test, you'll then be awarded the 7 level.     ## Always Be Learning   As a [**SAP Consultant**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-functional-consulting-support), you should expect to always be [learning or looking](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/what-do-sap-consultancies-do) for an alternative career path.   ## Evaluate Top SAP Consultants   We have produced an extensive checklist you can use to [evaluate](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/what-is-the-tco-of-that-shinny-new-system-youre-about-to-buy) potential **Top Gun [SAP Consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/sap-center-of-expertise-sap-coe-approach)** if you are a [SAP Customer](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-build-a-sap-sem-bps-retail-industry-value-case) or if you are a [**SAP Consultant**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/enterprise-services/it-services/sap-architect-support), you can use it as a self evaluation checklist.  This checklist can also potentially form the basis for a SAP appraisal system.   ![Top Gun SAP Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/hs-fs/file-16618158-png/images/top_gun.png?width=385&height=232&name=top_gun.png)   [![Get Top Gun SAP Consultant Guide](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/118735/373078d2-ed33-44ea-8351-8fecb514a489.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/118735/373078d2-ed33-44ea-8351-8fecb514a489)   **People who read this also read:** - **[Fully Loaded Cost (FLC) Rate Calculator](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/fully-loaded-cost-calculator)** - **[Understanding SAP Consulting Rates](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understanding-sap-consulting-rates)** - **[Consulting Rate Calculator](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/consulting-calculator-mobile-timer-v3)** - **[Get SAP HANA Consulting Support](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-hana-consulting-support-request)** - **[How to Organize and Automate Your Job Hunt with Our FREE CRM System](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-organize-automate-your-job-hunt-with-our-crm-system)**   Have you developed other criteria you use to evaluate [SAP consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/top-10-strategies-for-maximizing-roi-with-sap-consulting-services)?  Are you a [SAP consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-consulting-services) yourself and have a different standard you use to help you continuously improve?  We'd like to hear about it!  Just use the comment form below to let us know.   ## **About SAP BW Consulting, Inc.**   SAP BW Consulting, Inc. is a niche [consulting firm](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/best-sap-consulting-firms) specializing in [SAP Business Intelligence solutions](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/five-forces-model). 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