# What ERP Vendor Roadmaps Reveal About AI in 2026, How Customers Are Taking Back Control of Their Technology Roadmap, Why Some ECC Customers Are Being Told to Spend Over $100M on S/4HANA Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508/what-erp-vendor-roadmaps-reveal-about-ai-in-2026-how-customers-are-taking-back-control-of-their-technology-roadmap-why-some-ecc-customers-are-being-told-to-spend-over-100m-on-s-4hana Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508/what-erp-vendor-roadmaps-reveal-about-ai-in-2026-how-customers-are-taking-back-control-of-their-technology-roadmap-why-some-ecc-customers-are-being-told-to-spend-over-100m-on-s-4hana.md Podcast: [Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508) Published: 2026-03-11T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://transformationgroundcontrol.podbean.com/e/whaterp-vendorroadmapsreveal-about-aiin-2026how-customers-are-takingbackcontrol-oftheir-technology-roadmapwhysomeecccustomersare-beingtoldto-spend-o/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/isiy5c9d59pkaz59/Ground_Control_Episode_2646mrni.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508/episodes/what-erp-vendor-roadmaps-reveal-about-ai-in-2026-how-customers-are-taking-back-control-of-their-technology-roadmap-why-some-ecc-customers-are-being-told-to-spend-over-100m-on-s-4hana Duration seconds: 6337 ## Resource The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews: What ERP Vendor Roadmaps Reveal About AI in 2026, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) How Customers Are Taking Back Control of Their Technology Roadmap (Eric Helmer, Rimini Street) Why Some ECC Customers Are Being Told to Spend Over $100M on S/4HANA We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show. šŸ”— Resources Discussed in this Episode: ORDER MY NEW BOOK: Welcome to the Jungle: https://a.co/d/hAFI7cN CONTACT MY TEAM & I: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/contact-us/ FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: darian@majortom-productions.com 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 šŸ”— More Digital Transformation Resources: 2026 AI Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/ai-that-works-in-2026/ 2026 Digital Transformation Report: https://resource.thirdstage-consulting.com/2026-digital-transformation-report 2025 Digital Transformation Report: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/2025-digital-transformation-report/ ERP Project Recovery Guide: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/erp-project-recovery-guide/ 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/ Executive Guide to Digital Strategy and Implementation: https://www.thirdstage-consulting.com/reports/executives-gā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508/episodes/what-erp-vendor-roadmaps-reveal-about-ai-in-2026-how-customers-are-taking-back-control-of-their-technology-roadmap-why-some-ecc-customers-are-being-told-to-spend-over-100m-on-s-4hana/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/transformation-ground-control-digital-transformation-erp-implementation-change-management-and-digital-strategy-2137508/what-erp-vendor-roadmaps-reveal-about-ai-in-2026-how-customers-are-taking-back-control-of-their-technology-roadmap-why-some-ecc-customers-are-being-told-to-spend-over-100m-on-s-4hana.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.