SUGTalks

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Chezzy Kennedy, Neurodiversity Director and Simon Nichols, Wellbeing Director at Thrive to discuss sensory overload, from what it is and how it manifests to the best methods for coping with it. In addition, Chezzy and Simon share their top tips for how employers can support staff that might suffer from it.  You can access previous and upcoming...

This week on SUGTalks we’re discussing how to make your move to SAP S/4HANA a success. Craig is joined by, James Davies, and Claire Delisle from Evergreen Garden Care and Graeme Hughes from NTT Data Business Solutions, who share their experiences and advice.   

In this week's episode of SUGTalks we're discussing all things cybersecurity. To help us delve into this topic Craig is joined by Andrew Morris, Applications and Cybersecurity Architect at Turnkey Consulting, Brian Froom, Information Security Manager at TATA Steel (also Chair of the UKISUG Audit Control and Security Special Interest Group) and Paul Lloyd-Smith, Team Lead, UK&I Domain...

This week Craig is joined by Nicola Davidson, Head of SAP at KCA Deutag. Nicola shares the journey that led her into the world of SAP – via an electrical engineering degree and working for an SAP partner. She also discusses her experience of working within the sector and some of the nuances of working within the oil and gas industry.  

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Wellbeing Director at Thrive to discuss how to step outside of your comfort zone. The episode covers how our comfort zones have changed during the pandemic, and the impact this is having on our mental health. Simon also shares his top tips for overcoming fears when it comes to returning to the office and how we can all build hea...

In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Timo Elliott, Vice President and Global Innovation Evangelist at SAP and Chris Hodgetts, Head of Technology Innovation at Sanctuary. Together they discuss data and analytics within the world of SAP, as well as some of the key themes from UKISUG’s recent Analytics Symposium.  You can access the free tier of BTP as mentioned by Timo Elliott at the end...

In the second of our two SUGTalks episodes on SAP HCM and SuccessFactors, Craig continues his discussion with Pepijn Visser, Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors and Payroll Product Management at SAP, Stephen Burr, Vice President of Professional Services and Group Head of SuccessFactors at Zalaris, and Adam Frank, SAP functional lead at KCA Deutag & co-chair of the UKISUG Payroll Special Interes...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Pepijn Visser, Vice President, SAP SuccessFactors and Payroll Product Management at SAP, Stephen Burr, Vice President of Professional Services and Group Head of SuccessFactors at Zalaris, and Adam Frank, SAP functional lead at KCA Deutag. In the first part of this two-part podcast, we cover how the pandemic has impacted organisations’ HR and p...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Ed East, Presales Solution Advisor, SAP Business Technology Platform from SAP UK&I joins Craig to share his expertise on SAP's Business Technology Platform (BTP).  Craig and Ed discuss the differences between Platform as a Service and Software as a Service, as well as the ins and outs of the BTP. They also touch on how SAP users can integrate their exis...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Kate James, Senior Teaching Fellow of Business Analytics at the University of Portsmouth, and Martin Gollogly, Director of University Alliances, EMEA North at SAP, join Craig Dale to discuss how we can develop the next generation of SAP talent. Kathryn and Martin outline the role universities can play in getting young people interested, alongside some of the edu...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we turn the podcast on its head and welcome our first guest host, Gerren Mayne, who is SAP Director UK&I at Fujitsu and also the host of the SAPCHAT podcast.  Gerren is joined by Craig Dale, (UKISUG Chief Executive) and Paul Cooper (UKISUG Chairman) to discuss the User Group’s vision and core focus areas for 2022.  If you haven't listened to SAPCHAT bef...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive to discuss how we can reframe our thoughts to be more positive and use this to tackle adversity in our work and personal lives.  You can learn more about Thrive here: https://itstime2thrive.co.uk/  

In our first episode of series 6 of SUGTalks we are joined by Michiel Verhoeven, Managing Director of SAP UK & Ireland and Paul Cooper, Chairman of UKISUG to discuss our recent the CONNECT conference, and their thoughts on what 2022 has in store for the SAP community. 

In the final episode of Series 5 of SUGTalks – and last episode of the year – Craig is joined by Dawn Ingle, IS Director at Shoosmiths. Dawn shares her experiences from initially applying to join the police force to starting out in IT, and how a secondment in France saw her working on an SAP project for the first time. 

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Cheryl Millyard, UKISUG Board Member & Head of Business Service Centre at Gloucestershire County Council and Guy Sorrill, Director of Consulting at Sysdoc in the first ever episode of SUGTalks to be recorded in person. Together they discuss the Cost of Change and the important decisions customers need to make regarding their future use of...

In the first in our new series of interviews with senior IT leaders, Vincent Petit, ERP & Finance Systems IT Director at Inchcape joins Craig to discuss his journey into the world of ERP and SAP. They discuss Vincent’s path that led him to his current role, as well as the role SAP plays within Inchcape, and how automation is helping the business increase the consistency and speed of transactio...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by Fiona Warburg, SAP Centre of Excellence Manager at Welsh Water and Emma Chambers, Head of Nibs Business Process and Activity Management at NATS, to discuss Women in SAP. Emma and Fiona highlight some of the recent UKISUG initiatives to support its female members and preview what is planned for the  upcoming Connect conference.  You can learn mor...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Lindsey Rowe, Head of Strategic Programs & Purpose at SAP to discuss the company’s initiatives around sustainability and the environment. Lindsey highlights the work SAP is doing both internally as well as externally with customers. She also discusses SAP’s Climate 21 program and its focus on the three zeros; zero emissions, zero waste and...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive to discuss how mindfulness can be used to improve mental health. In addition, Simon and Craig discuss the activities Thrive will be running during  UKISUG Connect which is taking place later this month.   You can learn more about Thrive here: https://itstime2thrive.co.uk/   You can learn mo...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks we are joined by Leighton Joskey, Head of SAP and Finance Systems at University of Warwick and Bert Schulze, VP, S/4HANA Product Success, Co-Innovation & Product Content at SAP to discuss how to make the business case for moving to to S/4HANA. Leighton shares his organisations experiences on the move to S/4HANA, whilst Bert provides SAPs perspective alongside...

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we are joined by Emma Chambers, Head of NIBS Business Process & Activity Management at NATS and Simon Carpenter, RISE with SAP Go-To-Market and Strategy Lead EMEA North at SAP. The podcast covers everything from what RISE with SAP is, how users can benefit and the wider role of partners. 

In this episode of SUGTalks we are joined by Ray Wang Founder & Principal Analyst of Constellation Research. Ray recently released his new book “Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants" and in this interview we discuss the inspiration for Ray's new book, and what SAP users can learn from it.

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, we discuss the power of ‘Positive Self Talk’. Including how we all have the power to influence our mental wellbeing by adjusting how we think about ourselves, our surroundings and our wider outlook. To discuss this issue, we are joined by Simon Nichols, Founder of Thrive, and Alex Crow from Stress Boffin. 

With two-thirds of organisations reporting concerns about an SAP skills shortage, our latest podcast discusses what’s creating the problem and the strategies organisations are employing to tackle it. Craig Dale from UKISUG is joined by Vincent Dunlop, Co-Founder of bluewaveSELECT; Fiona Warburg, SAP CC Solutions Hub Lead at Welsh Water; and Lindsey Rowe, Head of Strategic Programmes & Purpose...

Join Matthew, Jeremy and Craig as they discuss why these are not IT projects and how you can set you and your business up for a successful transformation. Understand why technology is the easy part, the importance of people; trust; transparency and strategy execution, along with the attraction of Staithes, Brighton and Cornwall.