Three keys to business transformation with Benni Blau, CPIO, SAP

Episode 9: Three keys to business transformation with Benni Blau, CPIO, SAP

Three keys to business transformation with Benni Blau, CPIO, SAP. Transforming your workforce takes more than big speeches and fancy slide decks. Successful transformations come from the right alignment of people, technology and process. Dr. Benni Blau, Chief Process and Information Officer of SAP, talks about how he approaches process and IT strategy, the critical elements of transformation and why partnerships matter now more than ever.

  • 0:47 - Meet Benni Blau
  • 1:57 - Cloud transformation and the evolution of the CIO
  • 3:35 - The rate and pace of transformation
  • 5:23 - Putting people and processes at the forefront of transformation
  • 9:00 - New demands on CIOs and the power of partnerships
  • 11:57 - The value management mindset
  • 14:47 - People, AI and the Jevons paradox
  • 16:57 - Dealing with application sprawl
  • 21:35 - Nondigital downtime

The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. The opinions that are expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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