SAP TechEd Las Vegas: Deliver the Intelligent Enterprise along key end-to-end processes

As part of the learning journey Deliver the Intelligent Enterprise along key end-to-end processes of the new Explore the Intelligent Suite track you can gain insights how SAP is delivering consistent and integrate end-to-end business processes which are infused with intelligence. We will look at the mega processes Total Workforce Management, Lead to Cash, Source to Pay and Design to Operate. Furthermore, you can explore the journey to becoming an Intelligent Enterprise with the help of frameworks and tools from SAP.

Let’s start with the Explore section of this learning journey to get an overview of the key pillars related to the Intelligent Enterprise Framework:

• Experience Management and X+O Data (ST104), Strategy Talk
  The world’s most iconic companies close experience gaps and deliver breakthrough results using Qualtrics XM Platform. The combination of X-data (beliefs, emotions, and sentiments of customers and employees) and O-data (operational data such as sales, costs, and accounting) allows organizations to understand both the what and the why, which is key to improving the core experiences that matter. In this talk, we’ll discuss the Qualtrics XM Platform and how X+O data comes together.
  Speakers: Abdul Razack, Chief Product Officer, SAP Cloud Business Group, SAP; John Thimsen, Chief Technology Officer, SAP Qualtrics
• Discover the Cloud Platform Business Services and Intelligent Technologies (ST114), Strategy Talk
  Thrive in the new economy by adapting business processes and turning data into action with capabilities enabled by the Intelligent Enterprise from SAP. Markus Noga, head of SAP Cloud Platform Business Services, will share insight into how intelligent technologies such as machine learning, AI, and the Internet of Things can be applied continuously to automate business processes. Learn how you can combine data and service integration capabilities to create innovative business services.
  Speaker: Markus Noga, Senior Vice President of SAP Cloud Platform Business Services, SAP
• Turn Business Data to Business Value with SAP HANA & SAP Analytics (ST112), Strategy Talk
  Join Ivo Bauermann, Senior Vice President, SAP HANA & Analytics, to get the latest insights on our strategy around the recently announced SAP HANA Cloud Services, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud, and how they combine on premise and cloud into one simple, elastic, and scalable offering. Experience how companies can benefit from this technology to take full advantage of the wealth of data available to them and make decisions with full confidence.
  Speaker: Global VP, Head of Product Strategy for HANA and Analytics, SAP

• Combine Powerful ERP and Intelligent Technology to Achieve Your Goals (ST102), Strategy Talk
  With the combination of great technology powered by HANA with the best ERP – SAP S/4HANA – we help our clients to master the digital transformation. See how SAP´s technology helps with speed, decisions support, automation and intelligence as well as most modern user experience. Experience management, Extensibility via the platform and forward looking interaction paradigms make this the most powerful combination.
  Speaker: Sven Denecken, Senior Vice President of SAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP

Next, let’s continue with the Discover section of this learning journey where we will walk you through the four end-to-end business processes forming an intelligent suite:

• Experience the Next-Generation Processes of the intelligent suite from SAP (iENT200), Lecture
  Join this session from Michael Ameling, head of the intelligent enterprise program, to get to know the next-generation business processes of the intelligent suite from SAP. Learn about total workforce management, lead-to-cash, source-to-pay, and design-to-operate. See which concepts and technologies were applied consistently along the end-to-end mega processes of our customers to deliver a new suite experience. Discover the latest innovations and what is next to come.
  Speaker: Michael Ameling, Head of Intelligent Enterprise Program, SAP

• Achieve Total Workforce Management with the Intelligent Enterprise (iENT109). Lecture
  Efficiently managing your total talent in line with business priorities and a clear line of sight into the financial impact is a crucial business imperative. Find out how your organization can transform into an intelligent enterprise by connecting functional areas into seamless, total workforce management processes. Learn how SAP solutions and intelligent technologies come together to manage the total workforce, see recent innovations, and get a sneak peek into future plans.
  Speaker: Ankur Bhatt, VP, Product Management – SAP SuccessFactors Tools and Technology, SAP SuccessFactors

• Lead to Cash: A Positive Experience from Lead to Final Payment and Beyond (iENT201), Lecture
  Gain insight into the lead-to-cash process, which aims to deliver an end-to-end-customer experience across the front office (the SAP C/4HANA suite) and back office (SAP S/4HANA). Explore key highlights of this business process, such as an end-to-end customer master data strategy that allows you to coherently track and manage first digital contacts to late stage customers, as well as the ability to obtain new insights through embedded SAP Analytics solutions and flexible extension options.
  Speaker: Andrea Tawfik, Global Head of Practice, SAP C/4HANA Suite, SAP Customer Experience Services

• Source-to-Pay: Transitioning Toward an Intelligent Spend Management Agenda (iENT202), Lecture
  Join this session to gain insights into the source-to-pay process spanning across SAP Ariba solutions, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and other SAP solutions. Learn how data from suppliers and other sources is gathered along this process and how intelligent technologies can help you create better experiences, processes, and insights.
  Speaker: Manish Jaiswal, Global VP P&I, Business Network, SAP

• Design to Operate: Connect Digitally to Perfect Reality (iENT100), Lecture
  Explore the innovations delivered along the design-to-operate process. This process aims to deliver a seamlessly integrated supply chain, which is enriched by intelligent technologies across the entire digital supply chain portfolio, including solutions to design, plan, manufacture, deliver, and operate. Key highlights include a consistent experience along this process, “asset central” as a single source for the product and equipment lifecycle, and one data lake as data foundation.
  Speaker: Senior Director, Extended Supply Chain, SAP

• The Journey to Becoming an Intelligent Enterprise (iENT101), Lecture
  Becoming an intelligent enterprise is not just a technical upgrade. The real value comes when companies use innovative approaches to reimagine business processes and business models. Get to know how the SAP solution portfolio can support customers on this journey by consuming the latest innovations in SAP software and services. Get to know new services such as SAP Model Company, SAP Advanced Deployment, and the integrated delivery framework.
  Speaker: Abdul Rajbhoy, Director – Digital Business Services, SAP

The interested audience may continue with the Learn section of this learning journey which references sessions about core concepts, technologies and solutions for the Intelligent Enterprise. Excerpt from this list:

• Discover the Integration DNA of the Intelligent Suite from SAP (INT103), Lecture
  SAP aims to deliver an overall experience across the enterprise for the intelligent suite that is greater than the sum of its parts. Accordingly, SAP offers technologies for integrating applications on all levels, such as user experience, data, processes, and more. Furthermore, new concepts are applied for enabling true out-of-the box integration and openness to integrate with non-SAP applications. Join this session to get to know key concepts and technologies enabling the intelligent suite.
  Speaker: Matthias Allgaier, Product Management Intelligent Enterprise Technologies, Central Engineering, SAP

• The X-Data and O-Data Architecture and Case Studies (iENT205), Lecture
  Take a deep dive into how Experience Management solutions from SAP are initially combining experience data (X-data) and operational data (O-data). See how this data helps identify experience gaps and determines how to automate actions across business functions to drive improvement at every meaningful touch point. The lecture will also cover the architecture of different integration patterns.
  Speaker: Eric Du, Enterprise Architect, SAP

• Explore SAP Fiori 3 for End-to-End Processes in the Intelligent Enterprise (UX208), Lecture
  Discover how SAP Fiori 3 user experience (UX) can create a delightful, productive work environment for business end users. Experience how integration scenarios and a simple, consistent UX and interfaces across multiple SAP products improve decision-making and productivity. In other words, discover how SAP Fiori 3 provides a consistent, intelligent and integrated user experience.
  Speaker: Thomas Reiss,Vice President, User Experience and SAP Fiori Product Mgmt,      SAP

• Overview of SAP S/4HANA–Based Machine Learning Scenarios (AIN202), Lecture
  Discover machine learning (ML) scenarios in SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Learn how power users can select the right data sets, train ML models, judge training results, and move models into production for embedded scenarios based on SAPHANA and ML scenarios running with SAP Leonardo Artificial Intelligence capabilities. Get an overview of the underlying architecture and learn how users can use and benefit from predictions directly embedded in the SAP Fiori user experience.
  Speaker: Mathias Rup, SAP S/4HANA Product Management, SAP

• SAP for Me: Your Digital Companion for Your Intelligent Enterprise (CAA116), Lecture
  The SAP for Me portal is the recently launched central digital entry point for helping our customers to complete tasks in their SAP system. It acts as a digital companion, centralizing communication with SAP, offering relevant online self-services, and highlighting important tasks, actions, and events. It also provides valuable information in the context of the products used and the cloud landscape managed. In this session, we provide you with a detailed introduction to this new customer portal.
  Speaker: Jürgen Jakowski,Chief Product Owner for SAP for Me, SAP

Want to learn more about the end-to-end business processes of the intelligent suite from SAP? Then check out recommended openSAP courses and learning journeys beyond SAP TechEd. Enjoy”!