SUGTalks

This week Craig is joined by Sudeep Shetty, Chief Information & Transformation Officer at Britvic, for our latest senior IT leader interview. They discuss how Sudeep entered the world of SAP, and the skills required to deliver large-scale SAP business transformation projects. Sudeep also shares Britvic’s experience of being one of the biggest users of SAP Analytics Cloud. 

This week Craig is joined by Ian Stubbings, Platform Engineering Lead at BP and UKISUG Developer SIG chair, as well as Kevin Raja, Senior Director, Global Centre of Excellence at SAP to discuss Low Code / No Code. Together they discuss what Low Code / No Code means, how organisations can make use of it and the wider benefits vs traditional coding.   

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive. Together they discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder – also known as SAD – and Simon shares his tips on how to cope with it. 

In this week's episode of SUGTalks we focus on our Business One Special Interest Group. Craig is joined by John Wager, Head of Technology and People at Saddleback, who is also our Business One SIG Chair and a UKISUG Board Member. John shares his experiences both as an SAP Business One user and as the driving force behind our Business One UKISUG community. 

Together Craig and John discuss everything from the major challenges facing Business One users to the support that both partners and UKISUG can provide.  

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig discusses all things payroll with Adam Frank, SAP HR Functional Lead at KCA Deutag and Natasha Robinson, Local Product Expert at SAP UK&I. Together they cover the challenges faced by organisations when it comes to payroll, such as COVID and furlough or even adding an additional bank holiday. They also delve into the importance of patching and keeping systems up to date, alongside sharing their top SAP payroll tips. 
 
 If you enjoyed this episode, you may also want to listen to our previous HR and payroll podcasts. You can access those podcasts here:

SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: HR and payroll trends - Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1557833/10427249 

SAP HCM and SuccessFactors: HR and payroll trends - Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1557833/10506297 

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by  Chezzy Kennedy, Neurodiversity Director at Thrive to discuss neurodiversity in the workplace. Chezzy explains the most common forms of neurodiversity, including Autism, ADHD and dyslexia, as well as how businesses can ensure that offices are positive environments for neurodiverse employees. 

You can access previous and upcoming mental health sessions from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group here: https://www.sapusers.org/events

This week Craig is joined by Ian Mallinson, IT Director at Warburtons and UKISUG Board Member. Ian shares his journey, from starting out in the supply chain sector to now being in the world of IT. Craig and Ian also discuss the challenges of managing IT systems for a high volume / high velocity manufacturer, and why digital twins could be the next big thing. 

This week Craig is joined by Stephen Clark, SAP Centre of Expertise Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance. Steve shares how his journey  from the Air Force to accounting  led him into the world of ERP systems and SAP. He also discusses his experiences of working on SAP implementations and his learnings and tips that he has picked up along the way.  

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 mental health sessions from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group here: https://www.sapusers.org/events

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.