In this week's episode, I interview Martin Bleyenberg, who has an extensive and wide-ranging background with SAP. Martin shares valuable strategies for successful S/4HANA implementations, offering essential advice to help organizations maximize their investments and navigate the complexities of digital transformation.

Additionally, we’ll also touch on the recent wave of executive departures at SAP and its potential impact on the company’s direction.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management 20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

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In our final Season 1 episode, I speak with Timo Elliott, who is the VP of Innovation at SAP in France. We discuss the company's latest advancements in AI and innovation, as well as their future roadmap and what lies ahead.

Additionally, we’ll touch on some news from the SAP Concur conference.

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GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week's episode, I speak with Mike Stone who is the Head of IT at ATS Automation. Mike shares invaluable lessons and insights from his most recent S/4HANA implementation, and also draws from his extensive experience. He truly is an SAP expert.

Additionally, we’ll discuss some new developments in the partnership between SAP and NVIDIA.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week's episode, I speak with Jocelyn Hayes from Alliance Point Advisors. Jocelyn shares valuable insights on trends and lessons learned from SAP customers.

Additionally, we’ll touch on SAP’s integration to Microsoft Teams.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week’s episode I speak with Geoff Scott, who is the CEO of ASUG (America’s SAP Users Group), who shares valuable lessons and concerns from his experience with the SAP customer community. We also delve into benchmarks and metrics related to SAP adoption. Then later on we touch on how SAP is improving its workforce.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week’s episode I speak with Adam Cheatham, with Third Stage Consulting, and we talk about the importance of implementation planning for S/4HANA projects, which we refer to as Phase 0 Planning. In addition, we touch on SAP’s AI advancements in Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week’s episode, I speak with Jonathan Whipple, an SAP recruiter, and we talk about how to assemble an SAP S/4HANA project dream team and what he and his customers look for in the recruitment process. Jonathan also tells us about his fascinating career history and background. In addition, we touch on best practices for S/4HANA implementations.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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In this week's episode, I speak with Wayne Holtam with Third Stage Consulting Group in Asia Pacific, and we discuss some lessons he’s learned with S/4HANA implementations and why some of these implementations fail. In addition, we touch on recent trends in SAP S/4HANA.

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🔗 RESOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

GUIDE TO S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATIONS: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-a-successful-sap-s-4hana-digital-transformation

WATCH MY S/4HANA TRAINING COURSE: https://youtu.be/M9rl_ev78lA

ORDER MY BOOK ‘THE FINAL COUNTDOWN’: https://a.co/d/2IjvDWV

TRY THE FREE LINKEDIN PERSONAL BRANDING CHALLENGE: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

CONTACT MARCUS HARRIS AT TAFT LAW: https://www.taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

🔗 MORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCES

2024 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2024digitalentopreport

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

SOFTWARE BUYER’S GUIDE: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYBOOK: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/

DIGITAL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework

GUIDE TO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management

20 LESSONS FROM 1,000 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS EBOOK: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

CONNECT

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