Course Summary

The growth of technology in everyday life cannot be ignored, with everything available at your fingertips. With growing customer demands, businesses must adapt new technologies, independent of the industry or size of the business.

To avoid disruption, businesses need to digitally transform immediately. Leaders need to accept the need for change and support changes to ensure the transformation is a success. Digitally transforming a business can allow businesses to effectively transform existing business and capitalize on new opportunities.

In this course, you’ll learn how to master the Digital Transformation including how cloud computing, devices, data and networks play important roles. You’ll also hear real-life examples from businesses who have successfully completed their digital transformation.

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Course Characteristics

• Starting from: February 24, 2015, 09:00 UTC* (What does this mean?)
• Duration: 4 weeks (3-4 hours per week)
• Final exam: March 24 - 31, 2015
• Course language: English
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Course Content

• Week 1: Digital Transformation and Disruption
  
• Week 2: Building Blocks and Role of Leadership
  
• Week 3: Industry Adaption and the Role of IT
  
• Week 4: Examples of Digital Transformation
  
• Final Week: Final Exam
  

Target Audience

• Line of Business leaders and IT
• Students, young professionals and experts
• Professionals working with SAP
• Customers, SAP customers’ suppliers, prospects or partners
• SAP employees
• The public

Course Requirements

There are no course requirements but it is recommended that you have a…

• Basic understanding of business processes
  
• Basic understanding of information technology (IT)
  
• Interest in advances in technology
  

About the Instructors

Sven Denecken

Sven Denecken is SAP’s Global Vice President for Customer and Partner Strategy Cloud Solutions.

Sven Denecken assesses customer and market requirements and supports SAP’s cloud strategy. Through co-innovation projects he uncovers key trends and establishes best practices in the application of new technologies.
His long experience of working with customers, partners, and the SAP field organization enables him to bring client issues into the solution development process, thereby ensuring that our software solutions address customer needs and help them gain competitive advantage.
In his role, Sven is committed to supporting the company’s cloud strategy, aligning it closely with the SAP ecosystem and building sustainable business relationships.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sdenecken/en

Bert Schulze

Bert Schulze is a senior member of the SAP Cloud Global Customer & Market Strategy group. Before he joined the team Bert drove Customer Co-Innovation for SAP´s Cloud Business Unit in Europe.

In his role, Bert closely cooperates with customers and partners to assess market requirements and interweave with SAP´s Cloud Strategy and Portfolio. Bert´s profound experience in working with clients in different roles as Solution Architect, Business Developer and Head of International Sales teams help him to analyze and transfer market and client issues directly into the solution development process with the goal to help clients achieve competitive advantages based on requirement driven next generation software and services.

http://de.linkedin.com/pub/bert-oliver-schulze/3/782/866

Development Systems

No development systems are required for this class.