Recorded live at the SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot, this episode features Paul Byrne, ERP veteran and Business Project Manager at Dragon ERP, joining host Yannick on International Podcast Day for a candid conversation about where the industry is headed — and what's holding organizations back.

With 30+ years in the ERP world, Paul shares why he's more excited about technology today than at any point in his career. He and Yannick unpack SAP's vision for the Autonomous Enterprise — what Paul calls "Industry 6.0" — and explore how AI agents are already delivering real business value, from real-time inventory reallocation to streamlined decision-making.

The conversation goes beyond the hype: why clean data still depends on human judgment, why moving to cloud ERP without true business transformation is just an expensive migration, and how tools like Joule and SAP Signavio are changing the user experience.

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Gravado durante o Product Expert Training da SAP na Alemanha, este episódio traz uma conversa franca sobre como o modelo Grow Fast está transformando as implementações do SAP Cloud ERP.

A host Fernanda Rodrigues recebe Marcos Lontra, da SAP, Felipe Requião e Ricardo Lóra, da Numen IT — parceira SAP com operações no Brasil, nos EUA e na Europa. Juntos, percorrem a evolução das implementações de ERP em nuvem ao longo dos anos, o que tornou o modelo Grow Fast possível e como a adoção de best practices e o clean core são a base para ir ao ar entre 8 e 16 semanas. Mas o grande diferencial hoje é a IA: com o Joule for Consultants, a Numen IT reduziu em 80% o esforço com documentação.

A conversa também aborda a realidade do mercado brasileiro, incluindo os desafios da reforma tributária, e os resultados concretos do Grow Fast já sendo implementado com sucesso no Brasil.

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Recorded live at the SAP Product Expert Training in Germany, this episode tackles one of the most complex challenges in cloud ERP projects: who actually manages all those integrations?

Host Yannick Peterschmitt is joined by Shivani Arali from SAP Product Management, Michael Wuertz, Senior Manager at SAP partner teamative, and Voicu Ganga from Cloud Customer EMEA. Together they break down SAP-managed System Provisioning: what it means for partners and customers to hand over integration complexity to SAP, and why that shift matters for real projects.

The conversation covers the two scenarios already live: Workforce Management (SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition + SuccessFactors Employee Central) and Managed Operational Procurement (SAP S/4HANA + Ariba) — plus the incoming Opportunity to Order with Sales Cloud V2. Michael brings real-project perspective on what actually gets simplified, and the group digs into the data flowing between systems, the Early Adopter Care program, and what it takes to get a spot before it goes GA.

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Recorded live at SAP St. Leon - Rot in Germany, Markus speaks with Georg Strahlhofer from All for One about his key learnings from the Product Expert Training. They explore the shift toward AI-driven user interaction, the importance of partner influence and standard-first solutions, and how the parallel line can improve SAP S/4HANA Cloud implementation and data migration quality. Georg also shares practical AI-agent use cases in manufacturing, including optimizing routings and maintaining bill-of-materials master data with a human in the loop.

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Recorded live at the SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot, this episode goes straight to the source: a real-world conversation with practitioners in the middle of customer implementations.

Fernanda Rodrigues sits down with Joe Livezey, Global Head of Public Cloud Practice at Syntax, and Dennis Leslie, Head of the North American Product Success at SAP, to dig into two topics that matter a lot right now: parallel line strategy and Business AI adoption in SAP Cloud ERP.

Dennis breaks down what parallel line actually is, why it's essential for any active implementation cycle, and how it protects your production environment. Joe shares concrete use cases from the field — from multi-division rollouts to data migration — and explains why merging back to the main line needs planning from day one.

The conversation then shifts to AI: how Joule for Consultants is delivering 20%+ efficiency gains at Syntax, what SAP-managed Joule means for setup complexity, and where Joule Studio 2.0 and Joule Work are headed next. Honest feedback from customers included.

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Recorded live at SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, this episode brings a fresh perspective straight from the field. Christian Fox, Pre-Sales Consultant at Agilita Deutschland, joins the podcast with Markus Oertelt to share his impressions from the event — and the conversation quickly moves into the big questions shaping SAP's Cloud ERP landscape right now.

From the real-world agent his team built for back-office automation, to what it actually takes for customers to choose SAP Cloud ERP, Christian brings a grounded, partner-side view of where AI fits in enterprise processes. The discussion digs into manufacturing use cases, the growing role of AI agents in production planning, and why being close to core business processes matters more than flashy summaries.

He also shares what had him most excited at the PET — and what feature he'd build next if he had the chance.

A candid, high-energy conversation recorded in the middle of a packed three-week training program.

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In dieser Folge von Inside SAP Cloud ERP spricht Martin Stocker live vom SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot mit Siegbert Strauch, Solution Advisor bei delaware Germany.

Siegbert bringt über 20 Jahre SAP-Erfahrung und einen Hintergrund als Maschinenbauingenieur mit. Im Gespräch geht es um die Herausforderungen der Fertigungsindustrie, von der Druck-, und Verpackungsindustrie bis hin zur Kunststoff-, und Metallverarbeitung. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die SAP Variantenkonfiguration, der Einsatz von KI zur Optimierung von Stammdaten und Arbeitsprozessen, sowie ein konkretes Kundenprojekt, bei dem der Wechsel in die SAP Public Cloud erfolgreich war.

Ausserdem teilt Siegbert seine Einschätzung zum Return on Invest, zu KI-gestützten Add-Ons für die Produktentwicklung und zum Mehrwert des SAP Product Expert Trainings für Partner. Jetzt zum SAP Product Expert

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In this special episode recorded live from the SAP offices in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, host Yannick Peterschmitt kicks off the H2 2026 Product Expert Training with two distinguished guests: Sven Denecken, former SAP executive now advising independently, and Alexander Greb, Senior Vice President at All for One.

The conversation explores why structured product enablement remains the cornerstone of successful SAP Cloud ERP transformations. Sven reflects two decades of shaping these training programs and how the exchange between engineering, partners, and customers creates real outcomes. Alexander shares his perspective on the evolving role of SAP consultants — moving from companions back to true advisors who bring a clear picture of how businesses should operate today.

The discussion then turns to European market trends, with manufacturing and regulated industries increasingly embracing SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Both guests address the public vs. private cloud debate, the importance of standardization balanced with extensibility via SAP BTP, and the role of methodologies like SAP Activate. On AI, they offer pragmatic advice: distinguish between commodity processes (optimize for efficiency with agentic automation) and differentiating processes (optimize for effectiveness and insight-to-action). The episode closes with actionable guidance for customers and partners still on the fence — register for Product Expert Training, learn from peers, and always link technology investments to business strategy.

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