This was an "espresso" webinar by SAP's
bernd.welz - he covers the study in this
blog
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Online poll - skills gap
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SAP's poll
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New - in blue
business change management is not a technical skill
IoT is important
These are part of the SAP Leonardo technologies
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Q: I assume this is a Germany based study (TUM). Do you also have global figures available / analyzed?
A: This has been a global study, so the figures are global
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16% is a low number; "level of pain is rising"
Best Practicing for Skill Development
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Questionnaire sent to customers, and a deep dive interview
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Skill transformation alone won't help the company
Seven dimensions are shown above
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Need a strategy, why required, how change is being done
Change story needs to be communicated
"Chief Digital Officer" to guide overall change
Culture of learning and skill development "Learning matters" - needs to be communicated by all levels. "Lead by example" - is there enough budget for training?
Micro learning and peer to peer learning and badges and gamification work
Organization - driven by cross functional work, not silos
Communities of practice to pass on knowledge
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Skills transformation program that identifies skill gaps; it is an ongoing process
Learning experience to accommodate different learning preferences
Use a learning management system to upskill program
Without professional management of skills and learning experience it is hard to be fast enough ; perform assessments to see if upskilling was successful
Absorpitive capacity - not just about skills but inspiration; collaborate with students, universities and other companies
Online poll results from webcast attendees:
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Above shows the seven dimensions and best practices, reminding me of the "Capability Maturity Model"
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88% have a supported learning environment and an infrastructure to manage it
Digital Transformation Revolutionizes Learning
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A timeline of learning is shown above
Embed learning in product or system
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SAP has built up digital learning, through Learning Hub
OpenSAP is focused on latest and great innovation, with an overview
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Guided learning journeys, where user goes over 3-4 months
SAP internally uses this
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Learning hub - social learning through Learning Rooms
Complemented by SAP Live Access, with access to SAP Live systems
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You can go to training.sap.com/learning
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End user enablement with Web Assistant with embedded learning
Learn on demand and in context
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Make your own context sensitive help with SAP Enable Now
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Project - on the fly translation of Open SAP courses using machine learning
Learning Hub - suggest what you learn next
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Call to action from SAP
"start with a digital development plan today"
After webinars like this, I realize I should spend more time using the SAP Learning Hub. But I'm behind already on the Open SAP Courses.