What ERP Vendor Roadmaps Reveal About AI in 2026, How Customers Are Taking Back Control of Their Technology Roadmap, Why Some ECC Customers Are Being Told to Spend Over $100M on S/4HANA

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

1. What ERP Vendor Roadmaps Reveal About AI in 2026, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
2. How Customers Are Taking Back Control of Their Technology Roadmap (Eric Helmer, Rimini Street)
3. Why Some ECC Customers Are Being Told to Spend Over $100M on S/4HANA

We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.

 

🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:

ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Jungle: https://a.co/d/hAFI7cN

CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/contact-us/

FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: darian@majortom-productions.com

Try the Free LinkedIn Personal Branding Challenge: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric

Contact Marcus Harris at Taft Law: https://taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris

 

🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:

2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/

2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report

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

ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/

2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/

Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation/

Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/

Software Buyer's Guide: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/independentsoftwareselection/

Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/change-management-success/

Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/supply-chain-management/

2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/manufacturing-distribution-digital-transformation-report-2025/

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

Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/

Private Equity Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/erpduediligenceprivateequity/

TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/

 

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📩 Got Questions?

Contact me to brainstorm ideas for your digital transformation: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com

 

🎵 Music in this Episode:

The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids

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