Post by Gernot Rill

What a strong start to 2026! On January 13–14, 2026, our Business Transformation Days brought the SAP Services Sales Germany community together in Munich for a focused kick-off into the year — building on a strong foundation of experienced colleagues, new team members, and aligning on what matters most: helping customers accelerate business transformation with measurable outcomes. Over two days, we ran highly targeted enablement across our strategic priorities: • Success Plans – delivery models, pricing, rollout excellence, and stronger collaboration • BDC & BTP – scalable architectures, integration layer, accelerators, and industry use cases • AI Adoption & CAIA – enablement, customer value, and real-world use cases • CIS & FDE • Business Transformation Journey – clarity on value realization • Toolchain & Transformation – improving how we execute end-to-end   We held industry-focused breakout sessions, where our teams deep-dived into their respective industries with a strong focus on account planning. Supported by valuable, hands-on input from our speakers, these sessions enabled targeted discussions and sharpened customer strategies with direct applicability for our customer engagements. Our goals for our customers are clear: Faster time-to-value, scalable transformation with BTP as the backbone, and pragmatic AI adoption with clear value and repeatable use cases, delivered with stronger end-to-end execution and confidence. With this, I would like to extend a special thank you to Thomas Pfiester and Thomas von Alm for backing our ambition — your continued support remains a key driver of our growth. A sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of these two days, especially to all our invited speakers for the inspiring content, openness, and real value you brought into the room: Lars Boettcher Jan Kuhfuss Till Brinkmann @christinalehmann @isabelbrendenahl @christianheinzmann Sabrina Hartmann Vivien Hoffmann Nicolai Zschippig Simone Ruprechter @martinguther Nils Vieth Patrick Kohler @HeikeNewinger @SebastianGogolok Jörg Stahl @AntonSchoeffmann @NadineKanja @NadineHeise @RalfVath @StefanGroendahl @MathiasGnaedig @IlianaLazarova @PeerLaslo @StefanWeisenberger @AnetteGrossmueller @ChristianGuenterberg @HeinrichPfriemer @PeterTrentz @PeterSchlemmer @MarcusFischer @CarolineIsrael @DariusJurczyk Christoph Kernke @JohannesSoega Behind every great event is a great team. A big thank you to Axel Blazejewski Sascha FallerLyn Fenske Melanie Fischer Julia Eckle Melina Morhard, the entire Next Gen Services Sales Initiative Corinna Malthaner Nico Silberberg Simone Berlin Sebastian Schulz Sebastian Reuter Sebastian Lutz Steffen Wurzer, and our moderators Alina Ramović and Ole Kuehl for the outstanding organization and for guiding us through the agenda with great energy. #SAP #BusinessTransformation #Services #ServicesSales #BTP #AI #CustomerSuccess #ValueRealization #Enablement #Germany Pictures: Sascha Faller