About the Founder
Founder & Principal Consultant
Tapiwa Victor Mapurisa
IT Service Delivery Manager · Project Manager · SAP EAM & S/4HANA Architect · Enterprise Solutions Architect
Tapiwa is an IT Service Delivery Manager, Project Manager and EAM Solutions Architect with over 16 years of experience delivering measurable operational improvements across mining, utilities, government, manufacturing and other asset-intensive industries. He specialises in service delivery management, project delivery and solutions architecture for SAP S/4HANA, with deep expertise across EAM, Plant Maintenance (PM), Manufacturing (PP) and Service.
He builds high-trust relationships with executives and operational teams, leads complex transformations, and blends technical depth with commercial awareness and a strong advisory approach — helping organisations realise tangible business value from their IT, SAP and supply-chain investments. TechStra Consulting, and its EAM Data Assessment & Benchmarking platform, was conceived and designed by Tapiwa to bring that same rigour to organisations at software speed and scale.
Core Competencies
Certifications
- Enterprise Solution Architecture — S/4HANA design, best-practice frameworks, value-driven solution roadmaps
- SAP Expertise — EAM, PM, PP, Service, Intelligent Asset Management, Fiori, integration across asset-intensive landscapes
- Service Delivery Leadership — AMS optimisation, SLA uplift, customer engagement, escalation management
- Process Improvement — Maintenance optimisation, data quality uplift, automation, operational efficiency
- Project & Delivery Management — RFX leadership, estimation, planning, delivery management, transition to operations
- Stakeholder Engagement — advisory, cross-functional alignment, workshop facilitation
- ITIL4 Foundation
- ICAgile Certified Professional
- SAP Activate Project Manager
- SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Asset Management
- SAP S/4HANA Production Planning & Manufacturing
- SAP S/4HANA Service Management
- System Integration Solution Architect
Selected Career Highlights
Sixteen years of full-cycle SAP EAM and PM delivery across mining, utilities, government and telecommunications, including the following representative engagements:
Education
- MBA — University of Witwatersrand Business School (2023)
- Business Development Management — University of Cape Town (2020)
- MEng Aerospace Engineering — University of Surrey (2007)