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Managers

Overcoming challenges in SAP implementation using AI

Key Takeaways 🚀

AI in project management is moving from hype to reality, automating busywork and augmenting decision.
Microsoft Copilot for SAP and SAP Joule are powerful allies in SAP implementations, simplifying work by bridging systems and surfacing insight.
Embracing AI requires more than just tech – it needs people buy-in, training, and a clear strategy (technology alone isn’t a silver bullet!).
The Fast Implementation Track (F.I.T.) offers SAP implementation best practices for AI adoption: Focus on value, Communicate openly, Simplify processes, Commit early, and Educate teams.
Simplify, simplify, simplify – avoid over-complicating your AI integration. Doing a few things really well beats trying to do it all at once.
When used smartly, AI copilots reduce administrative load and provide actionable insights, letting project managers spend time on what truly matters – driving project success.

EDUCATE

SAP “Plants Abroad” Functionality

A Project Manager’s Guide

✅ Plants Abroad simplifies VAT for multi-country operations in one company code.

🌍 It was designed for EU transactions, automating tax and Intrastat reporting.

⚠️ Applying it outside the EU requires custom coding, adding complexity.

🔄 SAP ECC supports multi-country plants, but S/4HANA integrates it efficiently.

🇬🇧 Brexit complicates UK-EU movements; Plants Abroad no longer applies there.

C-suite

AI adoption needs strategy, not just tech

✅ AI adoption needs strategy, not just technology, to drive real value.

📊 Companies struggle without clear goals, governance, and structured execution.

🚀 SAP Preferred Success provides expert guidance for scaling AI effectively.

🔍 F.I.T. methodology simplifies AI adoption with focus and early decisions.

📈 Strategic AI implementation boosts efficiency, ROI, and competitive advantage.

This guide examines challenges and how SAP Preferred Success and the Fast Implementation Track methodology enable AI-driven transformation.

COMMUNICATE

The First AI Agent Every Project Manager Should Try

How Otter.ai Instantly Makes You a More Efficient Project Manager.

Imagine you’re leading a project meeting, juggling a heated discussion and scribbling notes as fast as humanly possible. Action items are flying left and right, decisions are made in the moment, and you’re tasked with capturing every detail. By the end, your hand hurts, your notes are scattered, and you still worry you missed something crucial. Sound familiar? For many project managers – especially in complex SAP implementation projects – this is a daily reality.

Managers

The Fast Implementation Track Approach to Data Migration

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA is more than a technical upgrade – it’s a strategic business move. This next-generation ERP offers the chance to reimagine how your business runs, streamline outdated processes, and unlock new capabilities. It’s also becoming unavoidable: SAP will end mainstream support for ECC, making the move to S/4HANA essential for stability and compliance. After that date, companies sticking with legacy systems will be left without official support – “in the dust,” as Iftekhar Hossain puts it. Beyond support, SAP is focusing all innovation on S/4HANA, meaning new features (especially around AI and analytics) will only be available to S/4HANA users. Delaying migration could put your organisation at a competitive disadvantage as others leap ahead with modern capabilities.

C-suite

Implementing S/4HANA Without A Vision

📌 A Common Mistake When Implementing S/4HANA

Picture this. You approve a major project to upgrade your company’s ERP system to SAP S/4HANA. The budget is signed off. The consultants are on board. The IT team is ready. Everything seems set for a smooth transition.

Then, reality hits.

Six months in, no one can agree on the project’s direction. The IT team wants to rebuild the old system in the new one. The finance team expects automation, but they still see manual workarounds. The warehouse staff struggle with new screens that slow them down instead of speeding things up. Meetings turn into battles over priorities. Delays mount. Costs rise.

What went wrong?

You didn’t have a clear vision.

C-suite

SAP Activate vs ITIL 4

What They Do and Why You Need Both

Many businesses struggle with SAP projects. Some systems never go live. Others launch but cause problems later. IT teams often inherit systems they didn’t help design. Users complain. Costs rise. Nobody wins.

This happens when SAP projects and IT service management don’t connect.

C-suite

Clean Core Pathway

Getting Ready for S/4HANA

Moving to S/4HANA may seem intimidating and, therefore, quickly leads to procrastination in making strategic decisions.

The fundamental choice you have to make:

Transition to standard SAP (“Clean Core“) or
Like-for-like move and keep all the custom developments (“Lift and Shift“)?

Both choices have pros and cons.

What if you can apply the best of both worlds, combining “Clean Core” with “Lift and Shift”?

It is an option hardly discussed but very feasible. Read on to find out why.

Consultants

The Shift in SAP Consulting

Industry Trends & Challenges

Big consulting firms are slowing down. Clients are cutting budgets. They no longer want expensive, open-ended advisory work. They expect results.

Hiring at top firms has dropped. McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and Accenture posted fewer than 250 UK jobs in 2023. In 2021, they had over 1,700. Consulting isn’t dying, but it’s changing.

Consultants

When a Toxic Leader Derails an SAP Project

A 5-Step Playbook to Regain Control—Even When You Have No Authority

You check your inbox. Another email about the procurement delays.

You already know what it says. Your team is stuck.

As the project manager for Saption Consulting, the IT service provider leading the S/4HANA implementation at Uniqcorn Beverages, you’re responsible for ensuring smooth project execution. But now, a serious problem threatens to derail progress: