Business as Unusual with SAP: How Leaders Navigate Industry Megatrends (SAP PRESS)

In global business, change is always afoot. Are you only focused on today’s processes, or are you looking ahead at tomorrow’s best practices? Choose to do business as unusual!

In this new book, executives Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier are joined by seasoned industry analyst Vinnie Mirchandani to explore the intersections of global business and dynamic market conditions.

Hear compelling customer stories from executives and thought leaders at the forefront of their industries, and learn how their organizations move past trendy buzzwords to perceive the true shifts and adapt their business models for tomorrow’s market. Dive into transformation megatrends with far-reaching impacts: circular economy, everything-as-a-service, integrated mobility, changing customer pathways, and more. Pick up key insights from solution experts about how SAP’s portfolio delivers a flexible IT landscape and ongoing partner collaboration for this digital age.

If you’re ready for business transformation, start your journey here!

a. Cross-Industry Megatrends
Stop thinking in LOBs or industry verticals, and see the big picture: megatrends that cross organizational boundaries and impact companies operating in different spaces. What is the service economy, and how does it influence sales? Why should supply chains become "resilient" instead of "lean"—and is yours? Brush up on the big ideas that will influence your business strategy and transform your value chains.

b. Customer Insights
Curious how other business leaders across industries are answering these questions? Analyst Vinnie Mirchandani has distilled hundreds of hours of conversation with leading experts at big-name SAP customers, sharing their insights and his notes in this approachable, straightforward guide.

c. Portfolio Perspectives
Start getting practical. Learn from solution experts how SAP collaborates with partners to release key innovations. See how software solutions like SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform help customers stay ahead with future-proofed IT investments.

Highlights Include:
1) Resilient supply networks
2) Future of capital and risk
3) Integrated mobility
4) Everything as a service
5) Sustainable energy
6) Lifelong health
7) New customer pathways
8) Circular economy
9)Customer case studies