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• You wrap up your day with feeling of accomplishment and plan to take off for the day.
• Tomorrow is another day!
A Week in the Life of a Road Warrior Basis Professional
A road warrior is a traveling SAP Basis consultant with several years of experience under
their belt. They usually work for one of the leading systems integrators, such as IBM, Ac-
centure, or Deloitte. There is another group of SAP Basis consultant road warriors that work
as independent consultants, either working on their own or subcontracting for the leading
systems integrators. Some of them have been working so long that they have their own cli-
ent base and contract directly with end clients. The road warrior lifestyle and job role can be
better explained by taking a weekly view, since they are away from home for most of the
working week. The most important drawback of the road warrior professional is the time
away from the family or significant others. Most of the road warriors make the sacrifice so
that they can work in demanding consulting projects where they make higher hourly rates
than full-time salaried Basis professionals and enhance their work experience and résumés
with the most current SAP technology. The following is an example of a road warrior work-
ing for a typical systems integrator:
• Make your travel arrangements at least two weeks in advance if you are an experien-
ced road warrior.
• Pack your bags on Sunday night and get ready for the week ahead on the road.
• Get up early in the morning around 4:30
A.M
. and take the first flight out to the client
site.
• Endure the travel lines and security clearance, and finally make it to the client site in
another city.
• Grab your lunch on the way to work and reach the client site by noon.
• Catch up with your e-mails and make plans for your deliverables for the week.
• Attend a meeting with the client technical team and Basis team.
• Address any open issues that cannot wait until the next day.
• Take off to dinner with your fellow road warriors and retire early to bed on Monday.
• Wake up and be at the client site bright and early on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday.
• Most work gets done on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Long hours are common, such as
10- to 12-hour days.
