January 2026 – SAP Market Pulse
For candidates: Taken together looking at the available data, if I had to bet where interviews for senior candidates are happening right now, it would be: Finance/controlling‑centric roles in S/4 transformations (CO/FI with S/4 and cloud). Plant‑floor and logistics architects (PP/MES/PEO/EWM/TM/QM) connected to new facilities and complex manufacturing. Cloud‑aligned S/4 roles (public cloud, RISE, hyperscaler partners) […]
In 5 Years You Won’t Type Into SAP. You’ll Talk to It
Christian Klein just told Fortune magezine at Davos interview that keyboards are nearly done in SAP. If you’re hiring SAP talent right now, this changes everything. Klein isn’t talking about some distant future.He’s talking 3–5 years. Voice commands. Natural language queries. AI agents that traverse financials, supply chain, and sales to surface insights and trigger […]
Hot take for SAP leaders in manufacturing 👇
Your S/4HANA program will not fail because you picked the “wrong template.” It will fail because you staffed the plant-floor last. After reviewing 950 S/4 jobs this January across the US market, the loudest hiring signal isn’t for generic SAP consultants. It’s PP / PPDS / MES / QM / EWM / TM roles in […]
10 things you didn’t know about the work of a PeopleSoft Functional consultant
We asked one of our veteran Oracle/PeopleSoft consultants who’s currently finishing a contract with one of the big five firms as a Cash and Treasury Management lead as how he spends his day and below is what he came back with. In simple terms, this is how an ERP functional consultant’s day looks like As […]
When strong ABAPers leave the team
Rich, the CIO of a manufacturing company was on the brink of a nervous breakdown. His team had lost two critical ABAP programmers in the same month, and his team was struggling to complete the S4-HANA migration deliverables on time. He was considering hiring a remote team from Thinking Minds Inc. when he received an […]
The Top Challenges faced in Cloud/SAAS ERP Implementations or Migrations
Anyone who’s ever gone through a cloud ERP implementation or upgrade using SAP, Oracle or other ERPs knows it’s no walk in the park. There are a million and one things that could (and usually do) go wrong. There are plenty of challenges that can trip up even the most experienced ERP team. In this […]
What do you do when the upper management does not fully understand the Cloud ERP/SAAS Migration Project
Anyone who’s ever gone through an ERP implementation during the early/late 90s and post Y2K knew it’s no walk in the park. There are a million and one things that could (and usually did) go wrong. Now, imagine going through that same process while you are migrating to cloud or a SAAS application, but this […]
The Complexity of Conversion to SAP S/4 HANA and Why Experts Need to Be Involved From Start
Many organizations are still considering or in the process of conversion to S/4HANA. The road map for this complex project is fairly well-defined at this point. However, we recommend taking a closer look at the plan with functional and technical experts to validate the business case and fine-tune the scope, focus, and project plan. Why […]
SAP IBP Transformation – POC Delivered
One of the large manufacturers in North America operates multiple plants worldwide and has a sales, production, and service presence in about 30+ countries. To drive digital transformation, they set out to reimagine their planning and supply chain functions. The objective was to optimize business results based on collaborative decision-making and a demand-driven operating model for […]
Will ABAP Survive SAP’s Shift to the Cloud?
Countless times the death of ABAP programming language in SAP has been prophesized but it seems like Abap is kicking still today. However, what would you advise someone looking to start their career as an ABAPer in the SAP field? Since SAP pushing its focus to the cloud, do you think it’s a death toll […]