👋 A Note from Nadalee, Your ASUG EA Community Lead

Enterprise Architecture is evolving fast, and so is this community. From navigating SAP S/4HANA complexity and RISE with SAP realities to shaping AI‑ready, value‑driven roadmaps, this month’s updates are designed to help you lead with clarity, confidence, and influence across your organization.

Let’s jump in. 👇

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Strategic Leadership, Collaboration, & Change Navigation

🗓️ April 16 | 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT | 💬 Community Conversation | Register

Strengthen your strategic leadership and influence across complex SAP environments by learning how to align architecture decisions to business outcomes and lead confidently through change. Join this interactive session to build the skills needed to navigate uncertainty, influence without authority, and drive meaningful impact.

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💬 In Case You Missed It: Enterprise Architecture Domains: Building a Connected View of Transformation

A structured, high-level view of the core enterprise architecture domains and how they work together to support business transformation initiatives.

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Level Up Before SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference

ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars (May 11) are designed for deeper, hands-on learning—whether you’re building a business case, working in SAP BTP, or shaping your AI strategy. Add a seminar to your registration and get more out of your time onsite.

Enterprise Architecture & Business Transformation: From Strategy to Execution
This session is built for architects and transformation leaders who need alignment across ERP, data, and AI. Through demos, real customer examples, and interactive exercises, you’ll explore how to connect SAP’s long-term vision to practical decisions today.

Expect a focus on:

ERP strategy aligned to SAP’s Business Suite direction
Scaling AI agents beyond experimentation
Using tools like LeanIX to drive better decisions
Applying AI to real process transformation

Transforming to SAP Business Suite: What Your Path Actually Looks Like
If you’re mapping out your move to SAP’s Business Suite, this session cuts through the noise. Get a clear look at RISE with SAP, GROW with SAP, two-tier approaches, and how each plays out in real organizations. SAP experts and customers share what worked, what didn’t, and what to plan for.

You’ll walk away with a better handle on:

Choosing the right transition path
Public vs. private cloud ERP decisions
How SAP Business Data Cloud and AI fit into your architecture
Commercial and tooling considerations that impact timelines

ASUG Members get a $200 discount on the Pre-Conference Seminars, but spots fill up quickly, so register early.

🎧 SAP CEO Christian Klein on AI, Volatility, and the Future of Enterprise Architecture

Listen and Learn with ASUG Talks

SAP CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board Christian Klein joins ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott to discuss how AI is being pragmatically embedded across the SAP portfolio—and what it means for Enterprise Architects shaping long-term roadmaps. The conversation also explores global business volatility, data sovereignty, and how SAP’s innovation direction is redefining architectural decision-making and the evolving role of SAP EAs.

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2026 Is a Pivotal Year for Enterprise Architects

See What 600+ SAP Customers Say

The 2026 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research reveals a clear shift for Enterprise Architects—from designers of future state to strategic orchestrators of value. As SAP S/4HANA remains both the top priority and top challenge, EAs are increasingly responsible for aligning SAP strategy, integration, data, security, and AI readiness—while navigating tighter budgets and constant change.

Biggest takeaway for Enterprise Architects:
👉 Enterprise Architecture is now the central lever for balancing SAP S/4HANA‑driven transformation with cost pressures, integration complexity, and data challenges—amid rising AI expectations.

Backed by insights from more than 600 SAP customers, this research helps EAs benchmark their approach, validate investment decisions, and guide transformation with confidence.

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Stay Connected

Thanks for being part of this growing EA community. Together, we’re building a place where ideas, lessons learned, and strategies flow openly.

Stay connected between conversations:

Until next time,
Nadalee
EA Community Lead

More Ways to Learn

📺 Success in SAP S/4HANA: How Early Tax Planning Accelerates Your Migration

March 31 | 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT – For enterprise architects leading SAP S/4HANA programs, learn how embedding tax strategy in Phase Zero reduces redesign risk, protects clean-core architecture, and keeps complex migrations on schedule.

📺 Fireside Chat: Security and Compliance in the Shared Responsibility Model with OG&E and Onapsis

April 17 | 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CT – Join OG&E and Onapsis for a candid fireside chat on navigating security and compliance in RISE with SAP, featuring real-world lessons on the Shared Responsibility Model and how early decisions can make—or break—long‑term success.

📺 The Truth About RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA: What’s Included, What’s Not, and How to Build a Roadmap That Won’t Fail

April 23 | 12 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. CT – Get a clear, no‑nonsense view of RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA: what’s truly included, what’s not, and how to build a realistic, risk‑aware roadmap that sets your migration up for success.

📺 Maximize Employee Correspondence and Document Management in SAP SuccessFactors!

On Demand– Learn how your HR and IT teams can save time communicating with employees by merging data from SAP SuccessFactors.

📺 Beyond Chatbots: Real Agentic AI for SAP Identity Governance

On Demand – Move beyond reactive access reviews and dashboards to discover how agentic AI can continuously analyze risk, advise with business context, and automate SAP identity governance in real time to reduce exposure before it becomes an audit issue.