Building an AI-First Strategy, What's REALLY Behind the Downfall of SAP, Blockbuster, and BlackBerry?
Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy
Avoiding disruptive ERP rip-and-replace
Brian details executive concerns about ERP disruption and rationale for augmenting existing systems with AI and a data lake.
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Building an AI-First Strategy (Brian Perkins, Director at Sumitomo Drive Technologies)
- What's REALLY Behind the Downfall of SAP, Blockbuster, and BlackBerry?
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
🔗 Resources Discussed in this Episode:
Order my Book ‘Welcome To The Jungle’: https://a.co/d/hAFI7cN
Try the Free LinkedIn Personal Branding Challenge: https://www.roloffconsulting.com/eric
Contact Marcus Harris at Taft Law: https://taftlaw.com/people/marcus-s-harris
🔗 More Digital Transformation Resources:
2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/
20 Lessons from 1,000 Digital Transformations: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ebook-20-lessons-from-1000-erp-implementations/
2025 Guide to AI Strategy & Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/guide-to-ai-strategy/
Free Transformation Assessments: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/free-transformation-assessments/
Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/executives-guide-to-digital-transformation
Business Transformation Playbook: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/transformation-playbook/
Software Buyer's Guide: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/softwarebuyersguide
Digital Strategy & Implementation Readiness Framework: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/digitalstrategyframework
Guide to Organizational Change Management: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/the-definitive-guide-to-erp-hcm-organizational-change-management
Supply Chain Management Playbook: https://thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/mastering-the-chain-a-comprehensive-guide-to-supply-chain-management/
2025 Manufacturing & Distribution Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/manufacturinganddistributionreport?hs_preview=ftpOpIVT-192424962864
Government Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/government-digital-transformation-report?hs_preview=ebDmdyyN-191817540458
TSC Resource Center: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/thought-leadership/
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📩 Got Questions?
Contact me to brainstorm ideas: eric.kimberling@thirdstage-consulting.com
🎵 Music in this Episode:
Sunday Best by Surfaces
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Bring Me To Life by Evanescence
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Lola (2020 Stereo Remaster) by The Kinks
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