Above: ASUG Dal­las-Fort Worth Chap­ter vol­un­teers and ASUG Chap­ter Man­ag­er Gwen­dolyn Glas­ner, pic­tured at the Octo­ber 28 Texas Statewide and Okla­homa Chap­ter meeting.

Pro­vid­ing a plat­form for cus­tomers in the SAP ecosys­tem to come togeth­er, learn from one anoth­er, and share their expe­ri­ences, the ASUG Chap­ter events offer a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty for mem­bers to make their voic­es heard and con­nect with their peers. 

From show­cas­ing SAP suc­cess sto­ries to dis­cussing the var­i­ous imple­men­ta­tion chal­lenges they have over­come, Chap­ter events are all about fos­ter­ing a tech­nol­o­gy com­mu­ni­ty and empow­er­ing cur­rent and future IT lead­ers, through an array of net­work­ing ses­sions and cus­tomer pan­el dis­cus­sions. Con­sid­er, for exam­ple, the June Chica­go Chap­ter meet­ing, where Wal­greens Boots Alliance – a 2023 SAP Inno­va­tion Award win­ner–recent­ly shared their 18-month jour­ney with scan-based trad­ing and inspired atten­dees with their sto­ry of improve­ment, team­work, and innovation. 

With many upcom­ing Chap­ter events this fall, ASUG mem­bers can seize the oppor­tu­ni­ty to present their expe­ri­ences and con­tribute to the col­lec­tive knowl­edge of the SAP community.

The Pow­er of Sharing

Shar­ing suc­cess sto­ries and chal­lenges encoun­tered along the way is not just about cel­e­brat­ing your own achieve­ments. It’s also about learn­ing from the jour­neys of oth­ers. When indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions come for­ward to share their expe­ri­ences, the entire com­mu­ni­ty ben­e­fits from their lessons learned, best prac­tices, and inno­v­a­tive solu­tions. The ASUG Chap­ter events pro­vide an ide­al plat­form for this exchange of knowl­edge, fos­ter­ing a col­lab­o­ra­tive envi­ron­ment that dri­ves growth and suc­cess for all participants.

Pre­sent­ing an SAP Suc­cess Story

If you or your orga­ni­za­tion have achieved notable suc­cess through an SAP tech­nol­o­gy imple­men­ta­tion, we want you to show­case your accom­plish­ments at an ASUG Chap­ter meet­ing. Con­sid­er shar­ing how you lever­aged SAP solu­tions to stream­line oper­a­tions, improve effi­cien­cies, enhance cus­tomer expe­ri­ences, achieve sig­nif­i­cant cost sav­ings, or unlock inno­va­tion of anoth­er kind. By shar­ing your jour­ney with peers, you will not only gain recog­ni­tion for your achieve­ments but also inspire oth­ers to push their lim­its and explore new pos­si­bil­i­ties for the future of their businesses.

Pre­sent­ing a Chal­lenge and What Was Required to Over­come It

Chal­lenges are an unavoid­able aspect of any SAP imple­men­ta­tion or trans­for­ma­tion jour­ney. If your orga­ni­za­tion has faced and over­come sig­nif­i­cant obsta­cles, your expe­ri­ence will be invalu­able to oth­ers fac­ing sim­i­lar sit­u­a­tions. Whether your busi­ness faced a com­plex tech­ni­cal issue, a change man­age­ment hur­dle, or a process opti­miza­tion chal­lenge, shar­ing the strate­gies and solu­tions you employed can empow­er oth­ers to tack­le their own obsta­cles with confidence. 

Part­ner Presentations

Are you a part­ner mem­ber of ASUG with a prod­uct or solu­tion that could help oth­er ASUG mem­bers in the SAP ecosys­tem? We would like to hear from you too! Spon­sor­ship oppor­tu­ni­ties are avail­able at the Chap­ter events to show­case how you can help ASUG mem­bers get the most out of their SAP invest­ments. The best part­ner pre­sen­ta­tions lead with cus­tomer suc­cess sto­ries and demon­strate how atten­dees stand to ben­e­fit from your prod­uct or solution.

How to Get Involved:

To express your inter­est in pre­sent­ing at an upcom­ing ASUG Chap­ter event, please sub­mit an abstract to your Chap­ter of inter­est via the link below. Please remem­ber to high­light the key ele­ments of your sto­ry or chal­lenge, empha­siz­ing the out­comes achieved or lessons learned:

• Boise
• Car­oli­nas
• Chica­go
• Flori­da
• Hous­ton
• Ken­tucky
• Mid-Atlantic
• New Eng­land
• New Jer­sey
• New York City
• Ottawa
• Seat­tle
• South­ern California
• St. Louis
• Ten­nessee
• Wis­con­sin

Don’t see your Chap­ter? Vis­it our Group Direc­to­ry page to see a full list of our ASUG Chapers, or con­tact communities@​asug.​com to dis­cuss addi­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ties to show­case your story. 

We hope to hear your sto­ry. By vol­un­teer­ing to present, you can con­tribute to the col­lec­tive knowl­edge of the SAP com­mu­ni­ty, inspire oth­ers, and expand your pro­fes­sion­al net­work. Don’t miss out on this chance to show­case your achieve­ments and make a last­ing impact with­in the SAP ecosys­tem. Sub­mit your abstract, and get ready to par­take in a vibrant exchange of ideas, expe­ri­ences, and innovation. 

Gwen­dolyn Glasner is Man­ag­er of Chap­ter Ser­vices at ASUG.