SAP Learning Insights

Customer Success is a new way of managing customers. In this episode, we explore how to prepare for a role as an advisor who supports customers throughout their entire journey. Our guests are Directors Solution Customer Success Yunus Eren and Martin Reichmann. They discuss the importance of personal emotions and empathy, including how to understand another person’s perspective. They also tal...

David Chaviano discusses with Suzanne Heiob, product manager of certification at SAP, about the recent changes to SAP certification. The changes include transitioning all certification-related information to the new SAP learning site, learning.sap.com. Additionally, SAP certification has shifted from being product-focused to being more role-based to align more closely with real-world job roles. Fu...

In this episode of the SAP Learning Insights podcast, David Chaviano interviews Lukasz Skorwider, an SAP Basis consultant, about what SAP Basis is and how it’s used. Lukasz gives insights in his experience, explaining that SAP Basis acts as the “generator” of a company, operating in the background to keep the most important systems running. He believes that while AI and cloud tec...

Many young people wonder how to keep up with skill development. In this podcast episode, host Magdalena Glass sits down with Andreas Felber, a master’s student in business information systems, and Service Architecture Expert German Mesa. Together, they explore how to identify what skills are relevant now and in the future. They also discuss what can help in the learning process, especially i...

In this episode Canadian SAP Development Architect Wayne Pau shares the essential skills needed to succeed regardless of industry and position. Discover why mastering the art of learning is crucial for starting a professional career and staying successful along the way. Gain valuable insights into how it is like to work in a global, remote setup, and collaborating across diverse disciplines. ...

In today’s episode, David Chaviano hosts Professor Stephen Lofthouse from Nottingham University Business School on the SAP Learning Insights Podcast to discuss the importance and benefits of pursuing a career in SAP. Steve, with a background that transited from pharmacy to software development and teaching SAP for many years, is passionate about equipping students with SAP skills and connecting th...

“Uncertainty” is something that we have within ourselves, and it is something that is always awaiting us. In regard to future skills the hosts David Chaviano and Magdalena Glass try to come to an answer in the episode of “Mindset – How to approach the unknown?” together with their guests Santiago, SAP working student in the field of enterprise architecture and Lukasz, SAP development manager at th...

In this thought-provoking episode, the podcast hosts dive into the discussion of the significance of future skills, what role education has in shaping this skill set from an early stage on as well as how they are connected to our world full of growing technological impact and a variety of already present and awaiting challenges. To engage in this discourse, the guest Mariyam Imran, a recent master...

In this episode David Chaviano interviews Anastasia Sizensky, a cybersecurity engineer at SAP. Anastasia shares her journey into the field of cybersecurity, starting with her passion for Russian literature and her introduction to cybersecurity while studying abroad in Russia. She explains the different areas and roles in cybersecurity, such as the red team, blue team, and purple team, as well as t...

In this SAP Learning Insights podcast episode, Sebastian Rebull,  pre-sales engineer at SAP Fieldglass, provides insights into the capabilities and applications of SAP Fieldglass. He clarifies that SAP Fieldglass is a system that helps organizations manage the subcontracting of services and external workers. It is used across various industries and can be integrated with other SAP solutions s...

In this episode of the SAP Learning Insights podcast, David Chaviano interviews Lars Satow about SAP skills and how to pursue them. Lars, a member of the SAP Skills Transformation Program, discusses the importance of skills in today’s job market and the difficulties companies face in finding workers with the right skills. He highlights the need for a unified language for SAP-related skills a...

In this episode of the SAP Learning Insights podcast, Margot Goodson, the head of SAP Diversity and Inclusion for North America, and David Chaviano will explore the methods people who find themselves in a disadvantaged or underprivileged position, specifically in North America, can leverage to climb their way up the socio economic ladder via a career in the tech industry.&...

David Chaviano Katharina Schäfer In this episode, David Chaviano talks to Katharina Schäfer, Global Head of SAP University Alliances. Her role at SAP is to drive collaborations with universities and research organizations worldwide and to inspire and engage students. Katharina explains the idea behind SAP University Alliances, how universities can participate and gives insights in the community wo...

In this episode, David Chaviano talks to his SAP colleague Tom Amenda, US Army veteran, author and field marketing expert for ERP. Tom shares his personal story and lessons learned while being in the US Army and then transitioning to his current career and the opportunities for veterans to take advantage of before and after separation. The podcast has been recorded as a live session in the SAP Com...

In this episode, David Chaviano talks to Martin Gollogly about the “SAP Technology Consultant” course that has been published some months ago on Coursera, an online learning platform offering courses on many different topics spanning career skills, life skills and hobbies. Martin is the lead course author. “SAP Technology Consultant” course: https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/sap-t...

David Chaviano In this episode, David Chaviano talks to Michael Jordan, SAP Enterprise Portfolio Manager for Analytics with a focus on data-science and sustainability. Michael gives an overview on sustainability in general and discusses with David how SAP supports businesses to run in a more sustainable way. Of course, at the end of this episode, Michael shares his final words of wisdom and his th...

In this episode, David Chaviano welcomes Lara Golden, lead to the newly launched SAP Sales Performance Management Academy  Learning Room on SAP Learning Hub. David and Lara talk about what Sales Performance Management actually is and how SAP solutions support it. Of course, at the end of this episode, Lara shares her final words of wisdom with you. SAP Sales and Performance Management: https://www...

In this episode, David Chaviano welcomes Natalie Wood to talk about how humans learn and what conditions best support our acquisition and retention of skills and knowledge. Natalie started her career as a teacher, then joined the corporate world where she spent close to 20 years. She has a degree in the psychology and neuroscience of mental health and has become an expert in how human beings work...

In this episode, David Chaviano welcomes Geert-Jan Klaps, SAP innovation architect at thevaluechain in Belgium. Geert-Jan gives insights in the work of an SAP developer such as experts for back-end, front-end or integration development and outlines the required skills and expertise. He shares experiences and good practices as well as general career opportunities as a developer within the SAP ecosy...

In this episode, David Chaviano welcomes Peter Langner, an experienced SAP consultant, trainer and founder of ADventas Consulting, to talk about opportunities for young graduates and people with working experience to start a career as an SAP consultant. Peter gives insights in the job and tasks of a consultant, what skills are needed, and he shares some tips on what is important when starting your...

In this episode, David Chaviano welcomes Alejandro Gómez Rey, SAP trainer and learning room lead,   and Laura, a student boosting her career by gaining SAP skills. Both give insights into the learning journey “Boost Your Career with SAP Skills” on learning.sap.com. This learning journey gives an overview on what SAP actually is all about, where the soft...

learning.sap.com stands for SAP’s future digital learning experience where the entire ecosystem can easily access and share all knowledge around SAP products and technologies. To get the latest insights, in this episode David Chaviano welcomes Stefan Ritter, head of product management and  design for SAP Learning and one of the driving forces for learning.sap.com. Stefan and David talk about...

In this episode David Chaviano welcomes Alejandro Gómez Rey to talk about SAP Integrated Business Planning – “IBP”.  Alejandro is working with a huge intrinsically driven interest in the area of supply chain management and SAP Integrated Business Planning since 2014 and he is a trainer and learning room lead on SAP Learning Hub. In this podcast episode, David and Alejandro talk...

In this episode David Chaviano welcomes Pierre Lansalot-Basou to talk about SAP Analytics Cloud – “SAC”. Pierre joined SAP France in 2004 and mainly works as a trainer for customers and internal audiences on topics such as System Administration on SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Intelligence-BI4 and SAP Analytics Cloud. He is also acting as an SAP Learning Room Lead on...

The Welcome Room on SAP Learning Hub is the place where all learners find information about how to get started with SAP Learning Hub and on topics such as choosing the right learning path or getting certified. Learners can exchange experiences, ask questions, or provide answers to their learning peers. Margit Wagner is an expert for learner engagement and acting as a Learning Room administrator an...