Discover SAP’s origins and key milestones, and how it evolved into today’s S/4HANA platform.

Learn what SAP S/4HANA is, its role in the ERP landscape, and how it differs from earlier SAP systems

Understand the major strengths of SAP S/4HANA as well as its limitations to get a balanced view of its capabilities.

Learn the concept of ERP and why integrated enterprise systems are critical for modern businesses.

Learn the key phases and best practices for running a successful SAP implementation project from start to finish.

Get an overview of how SAP’s functional modules are structured and the purpose each one serves in a business.

Discover the core modules in SAP ERP (like Finance, HR, Logistics, etc.) and the business processes each module manages.

See how SAP ERP integrates all departments, enabling seamless end-to-end business processes across the value chain.

Find out how SAP pricing works and what factors influence the cost of purchasing and implementing SAP software.

Explore SAP’s licensing models (traditional ECC vs. S/4HANA) and understand how licensing impacts costs and usage.

Learn about the SAP S/4HANA Cloud edition and how it differs from on-premise S/4HANA in deployment and features.

Understand the three core cloud service models and how they relate to SAP’s cloud offerings.

Discover how cloud computing transforms IT from a support function into a strategic driver of business growth.

Review an industry study on the economic benefits of moving SAP systems to the cloud (optional enrichment).

Learn step-by-step how to set up a free SAP trial environment on Google Cloud Platform without incurring costs.

Learn how to launch an SAP S/4HANA trial environment on Microsoft Azure for free, using available trial credits.

Discover how to use SAP Learning Hub’s pre-provisioned system for the quickest way to get hands-on SAP access.

Get guidance on the SAP certification process and tips for effectively preparing to pass your SAP exam.

Explore SAP software offerings tailored for small and mid-sized businesses (SAP Business One, Business ByDesign, etc.) and their key benefits.

Learn about SAP’s IDES (Internet Demo and Evaluation System), a model company environment used for learning and practice.

Understand the difference between SAP’s standard ERP software and its industry-specific solutions, and why industry templates exist.

Get the latest on SAP’s S/4HANA release strategy through 2025, including how often releases happen and support timelines.

Understand the different types of S/4HANA upgrades (technical vs. functional) and learn what new changes or features each release can bring.

Get an overview of SAP’s broad product portfolio beyond ERP (analytics, cloud platforms, etc.) and how these products complement S/4HANA.

Learn what the RISE with SAP program is and how it helps businesses in their S/4HANA cloud transformation with bundled services and subscriptions.

Discover the key steps, best practices, and considerations to successfully implement SAP S/4HANA using the RISE with SAP offering.

Understand the different S/4HANA migration paths (system conversion, new implementation, etc.) and how RISE with SAP supports each transformation strategy.

Compare the user experience of traditional SAP ECC (SAP GUI) with S/4HANA’s modern Fiori interface, including the latest UX enhancements in 2025.

Get a high-level comparison between SAP S/4HANA and Oracle’s ERP solutions to understand their key differences, strengths, and market positioning.

Learn the difference between working as an SAP end-user and as an SAP consultant, including roles, responsibilities, and how to decide which career path fits you.

Discover how you can start a career in SAP even if you don’t have a technical IT background, including tips on transferable skills and learning paths.

In this lecture, we answer one of the biggest questions many learners are asking in 2026: is SAP still worth learning, or is it being replaced by AI, no-code tools, and startups?

You’ll see why SAP remains one of the most important enterprise platforms in the world, how solutions like SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, and SAP BTP are expanding career opportunities, and why demand for SAP professionals continues to grow even as fewer people enter the field.

We’ll also look at the real relationship between AI and SAP. Rather than replacing SAP professionals, AI tools such as SAP Joule are increasing the value of people who understand business processes, data, and system logic.

By the end of this lecture, you’ll have a clearer view of:

• why SAP is still highly relevant in 2026

• where the market opportunity is coming from

• how to think about your own fit in the SAP ecosystem

• why the right learning path matters if you want to land your first SAP role

Learn about the four major types of organizational transformation (process, technological, organizational, people/culture) and how they relate to SAP projects.

Understand the key drivers that push organizations to undertake business transformation initiatives and the benefits they seek.

Explore the shift from traditional project-based change to a product-centric model, and see how adopting a continuous product mindset accelerates transformation.

Learn to navigate SAP’s modern Fiori Launchpad interface, including how to find apps and use the tile-based dashboard.

Learn how to navigate the classic SAP GUI interface, understand the menu paths, and use common toolbar functions effectively.

Get a step-by-step walkthrough of the SAP logon process and see what to expect when you first log into an SAP system.

Discover handy SAP GUI keyboard shortcuts and tips to work faster and more efficiently in the SAP interface.

Explore SAP’s organizational hierarchy (client, company code, plant, etc.) and understand how these elements represent a company’s structure in the system.

Understand the organization units specific to MM (like purchasing organization, plant, storage location) and how they fit into SAP’s overall org structure.

Learn about the financial org units in SAP (company code, controlling area, business area) and their roles in structuring financial data.

Discover the key sales org elements (sales organization, distribution channel, division) used in SAP SD to manage sales operations.

Identify the organizational units in SAP PP (production plant, planning plant, etc.) and understand how production is structured within the enterprise.

Explore SAP HCM’s organizational elements (personnel area, personnel subarea, etc.) and how they map to a company’s HR structure.

Get a big-picture view of SAP’s hierarchy from the top (client) down to the smallest units, and see how data rolls up through the levels.

Learn what master data is and why it’s the foundation of all processes in SAP. Understand how to create/maintain master data and its importance for transactions.

See how to search for and display a Business Partner in SAP, and understand the key information shown (addresses, roles, etc.).

Learn how to find and view a Material Master in SAP, and interpret its key data (material description, stock levels, procurement info, etc.).

Differentiate between master data (static business reference data) and transactional data (day-to-day business records) with examples of each in SAP.

Learn about the Business Partner model in SAP S/4HANA, which unifies customer, vendor, and other partner data into one central master record.

Get introduced to the fundamental concepts in SAP’s Logistics modules and understand how materials flow through procurement, inventory, and sales processes.

Understand typical end-to-end logistics processes (like procure-to-pay and order-to-cash) and see how SAP supports each step of these processes.

Explore the full scope of SAP’s logistics components (MM, SD, PP, WM, etc.) and learn how they interrelate to manage the supply chain within SAP.

Review a comprehensive list of SAP ERP modules (logistics, financials, human capital, etc.) and get a one-liner on what each module covers.

Understand the scope of the Sales and Distribution module and how it manages the order-to-cash process, from customer orders to billing.

Learn about the sales organization elements (sales org, distribution channel, division) and how they are structured to represent a company’s sales hierarchy.

Examine a real-world example (AAPM company) of a sales organization setup, to see how a sales org, channels, and divisions are configured in practice.

Learn about the key master data in SD (customer master, material master, pricing conditions) and why they are crucial for processing sales orders.

Walk through how to display a Customer Master in SAP and interpret important fields like address, payment terms, and contact information.

Follow the standard sales process in SAP S/4HANA SD from sales order creation to goods delivery and customer payment (high-level overview of each step).

Understand how the delivery process is handled in SAP – converting a sales order to an outbound delivery, picking and packing goods, and posting goods issue.

Learn how SAP supports transportation and shipping: from creating deliveries and shipments to tracking freight and controlling transportation costs.

Learn how billing documents (invoices) are created in SAP and how to process returns or credit memos when customers send products back.

Understand how SD integrates with MM (for stock checks), FI/CO (for billing and revenue recognition), and other modules to complete the order-to-cash cycle.

Understand how different sales document types (quotes, orders, contracts) and item categories (standard item, service item, etc.) control the behavior of sales processes in SAP.

See how SAP performs an availability check on inventory during order entry to confirm product stock and delivery dates for customer orders.

Watch a step-by-step demonstration of creating a sales order in SAP S/4HANA, and learn the key fields and data needed to book a customer order.

Learn how to create an outbound delivery for a sales order, including confirming picked quantities and preparing the delivery for shipment.

See how to create a billing document (invoice) for delivered goods in SAP, turning delivery information into an invoice to send to the customer.

Learn how to handle customer complaints in SAP SD, such as creating return orders, processing refunds or replacements, and issuing credit/debit memos.

Discover standard SAP SD reports (e.g., open orders, sales summary, delivery due list) and how to use them to get insights into sales activities.

Consolidate your understanding of the SAP S/4HANA sales process with best practices and tips to efficiently manage the entire cycle from order entry to cash collection.

Familiarize yourself with essential transaction codes in SD (such as VA01, VL01N, VF01, etc.) to navigate directly to sales, delivery, and billing screens with ease.

Get an overview of the Materials Management module and its role in managing procurement, purchasing, and inventory in SAP.

Explore the organization structure for procurement: purchasing organizations, purchasing groups, plants, and storage locations, and how they relate in SAP MM.

Analyze an example of a centralized purchasing organizational structure and understand how having a central purchasing org impacts procurement processes.

Learn about key MM master data such as material masters, vendor masters, and purchasing info records, and why accurate master data is critical for procurement and inventory management.

Identify the most important master data records (material, vendor, etc.) in MM and see how they interact (e.g., how a purchasing info record links vendors and materials).

Follow a step-by-step demonstration of how to create a new Material Master in SAP, including selecting material type and filling in basic data fields.

Learn how to create a new Vendor (Supplier) Master in SAP, defining the vendor’s company info, payment terms, and other purchasing-relevant details.

Get an introduction to the procurement cycle in SAP MM, from purchase requisition to purchase order to goods receipt and invoice – and the purpose of each step.

Dive deeper into the procure-to-pay process: create a requisition, convert to purchase order, receive goods, and verify the invoice, understanding each step in SAP.

Learn how SAP manages inventory movements. Understand goods receipts, goods issues, stock transfers, and how inventory quantities and values are updated in real time.

Watch how to create a Purchase Order in SAP MM to buy materials or services, and learn about important fields like vendor, material, quantity, price, and delivery date.

Learn how to post a Goods Receipt in SAP for the delivered items in a purchase order, and see how this updates stock levels and creates accounting entries.

See how to perform invoice verification by entering a vendor’s invoice in SAP and matching it against the purchase order and goods receipt (three-way match process).

Learn how to create a Purchasing Info Record which links a material with a vendor, capturing info like prices and lead times for future purchases.

Understand how MM interacts with other SAP modules: e.g., how a goods receipt in MM affects FI (accounting entries) and CO (cost management), and how MM provides stock data to SD and PP.

Discover standard SAP MM reports for purchasing and inventory, such as stock overview, inventory valuation, and purchase order analysis, and how to use them for decision-making.

Get introduced to SAP Ariba, the cloud-based procurement network, and learn how it extends SAP’s procurement capabilities for supplier collaboration and sourcing.

Modern organizations don’t just buy materials; they "buy" expert talent and complex services. In this lecture, we dive deep into SAP Fieldglass—the world’s leading Vendor Management System (VMS). We’ll break down how to manage contingent workers, Statement of Work (SOW) projects, and external consultant profiles. You will learn how to leverage automation to mitigate legal risks, control budgets, and gain 360-degree visibility into your company’s external workforce.

Learn the key SAP transaction codes for Inventory Management (e.g., MIGO for goods movements, MB52 for stock overview) to quickly access inventory functions.

Review a list of important transaction codes in MM for purchasing and material management (like ME21N for PO, ME51N for PR, etc.) to speed up navigation during procurement tasks.

Level up your inventory game! In this lecture, you’ll get six clean, downloadable flowcharts that map the end-to-end processes every SAP warehouse team runs daily: Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Goods Transfer, Goods Return, Goods Write-Off, and Physical Inventory. Use these maps to speed up onboarding, standardize approvals, reduce errors, and tighten audit readiness.

How to use: download the PDFs from the Resources section, walk your team through each step, and adapt the decision points to your site’s roles and controls. Perfect for quick refreshers, SOP reviews, Kaizen workshops, and audit prep.

Takeaway: faster operations, cleaner books, and a warehouse that runs like clockwork.

Understand the scope of the Production Planning module and how it supports manufacturing processes, from demand planning to shop floor control.

Learn about key production planning business processes such as forecasting demand, running MRP (Material Requirements Planning), and executing production orders, and how they flow in SAP.

Discover the crucial master data in PP: bills of material (BOMs), work centers, routing/master recipes, and production versions, and how they are used to plan and execute production.

Dive into the structure of a production order in SAP: components, operations, statuses, and documents, and see how a production order orchestrates the manufacturing process.

Learn how to create Planned Independent Requirements to represent forecasted demand, which drives production planning before actual sales orders come in.

Walk through the execution of a discrete production process: releasing a production order, issuing materials, confirming production, and receiving the finished goods into inventory.

Get familiar with essential PP transactions (e.g., MD01 for MRP run, CO01 for creating production orders) to efficiently navigate production planning tasks in SAP.

These six flowcharts cover the production backbone in SAP S/4HANA—master data and planning through shop-floor execution. Use them as a quick visual guide while you learn PP: set up Work Centers and Routings, maintain BOMs and Production Versions, plan with S&OP/MRP, and control orders from release to confirmation, GR, and TECO.

Get introduced to SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) at a high level, and understand how these modules manage a company’s financial processes together.

Explore the main organizational units in SAP Finance – like Company Code (independent legal entity for accounting), Business Area, Chart of Accounts, and Fiscal Year Variant – and their significance.

Dive deeper into the FI module components (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting) and how they record and report financial data.

Learn how the SAP General Ledger works: chart of accounts structure, posting periods, and how journal entries are recorded to reflect business transactions.

Follow the end-to-end accounting process in SAP: from recording a journal entry, through the posting logic (debits/credits), to the reflection in financial statements.

Understand how Accounts Receivable (AR) is handled in SAP, managing customer invoices and incoming payments, and how AR ties into cash flow and customer management.

Practice common AR tasks in SAP: create a customer invoice, post a customer payment, and review how these transactions affect customer account balances and the general ledger.

Understand how Accounts Payable (AP) is managed in SAP, from vendor invoice entry to payment processing, and how AP impacts cash flow and liabilities.

Learn how to perform key AP tasks: enter a vendor invoice, execute a payment run to pay vendors, and see the postings made to the vendor and cash accounts.

Learn what reconciliation accounts are (e.g., Accounts Receivable recon account, Accounts Payable recon account) and how they ensure sub-ledger transactions (customers, vendors) are reflected in the general ledger automatically.

Understand the Company Code, the fundamental organizational unit in SAP FI. Learn how each company code represents an independent accounting entity with its own balance sheet and P&L.

Learn about the Chart of Accounts in SAP – a structured list of all G/L accounts. Understand how it defines which accounts are available for a company code and how accounts are categorized.

Understand what a Fiscal Year Variant is and how SAP uses it to define a company’s financial year (e.g., calendar year vs. shifted fiscal year) and posting periods.

Walk through how to post a manual journal entry in SAP’s General Ledger (using transaction FB50/FB01), and see how debits and credits are entered for various accounts.

Learn how to generate and display a Balance Sheet and Income Statement in SAP (using standard financial statement report transactions) to view the company’s financial health.

Discover how to use SAP’s financial statement version or report painter to create formal Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss statements for external reporting or analysis.

Get an overview of additional sub-modules in SAP FI such as Asset Accounting (AA), Bank Accounting, and Travel Management, and understand the purpose each one serves.

Revisit the fundamentals of double-entry bookkeeping through external resources, reinforcing the accounting principles that SAP FI is built on.

Review a list of important Financial Accounting T-codes (like FB50 for G/L posting, FBL1N/FBL5N for vendor/customer ledgers, etc.) to accelerate financial task execution in SAP.

Understand the purpose of the Controlling module for internal management accounting, including cost tracking and profitability analysis, and how it complements the FI module.

Learn about the organizational elements of Controlling, such as Controlling Area (which can encompass one or multiple company codes) and how it serves as a framework for all CO activities.

See examples of important KPIs used in Controlling (like cost center spending vs. budget, product cost variance, profit margin by product) and how CO provides data for these performance measures.

Learn what a Business Area is in SAP and how it’s an optional organizational unit used to create balance sheets and P&L statements for internal divisions that cut across company codes.

Understand the concept of Segments introduced in new General Ledger, used for segment reporting (e.g., under IFRS 8) to analyze financial results by line of business or geography.

Understand how cost centers are used to track expenses by department or function. Learn about cost center hierarchies and how cost center planning and actual cost tracking works in SAP CO.

Get an introduction to Activity-Based Costing in SAP: how costs can be allocated to products or services based on activities (cost drivers) for more accurate cost management.

Learn how SAP calculates product costs in Controlling – from setting standard costs for materials (using BOMs and routings) to analyzing actual production costs and variances.

See how Profit Centers are used to analyze profit and loss for different business units or product lines. Learn how SAP captures revenues and costs by profit center for internal P&L reports.

Explore SAP’s Profitability Analysis sub-module. Understand how CO-PA can slice profitability by dimensions such as product, customer, region, etc., and how it helps in decision-making.

Learn how SAP FI and CO are integrated: e.g., how a financial posting in FI (like an expense) simultaneously updates controlling (cost center) or how revenue postings reflect in profitability analysis.

Get to know other Finance-related modules that work with FI/CO, such as SAP Treasury and Risk Management, Funds Management, or SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation), broadening your view of SAP Finance solutions.

Discover standard reports available in Controlling (for cost centers, profit centers, budget vs actual, etc.) that help internal management analyze financial performance without custom queries.

Learn the important Controlling T-codes (e.g., KS01 for creating cost centers, KP06 for cost center planning, KE30 for profitability reports) to quickly access CO functions in SAP.

Supercharge your SAP business-process fluency with a complete pack of 19 consulting-grade flowcharts—ready to download, print, and use with your team. These PDFs map the end-to-end steps, approvals, and integration points across FI, CO, AA, and P2P so you can move from “I know the t-codes” to “I can run the process.”