Digital Innovation and Technology Management

Digital Innovation and Technology Management is a broad and fast-moving discipline – often underestimated yet crucial for long term business success in the competitive landscape. We have put together relevant content and tools for you to manage digital innovation more effectively. And to accelerate your digital strategy and technology-driven innovation management. The page covers topics from emerging technologies and technology trends to creativity and digital innovation methodologies up to first-hand digital innovation project examples.

Content for your digital innovation journey
The Digital Innovation Ambition

The Digital Innovation Ambition

The Strategic and tactical intent to drive digital innovation as part of a digital business transformation: 

Staying on par with the competition and not being surprised by trends and technologies are good reasons for an effective and efficient Digital Technology Management in your company. As well as for a strong digital technology foresight and scouting process. Shortly we will add new content about the Why, How, and What of technology foresight. Stay tuned! 

Until then, check out the Podcast about digital technology foresight with Schaeffler: Podcast

Digital Technologies

Digital Technologies

Technologies have been driving human progress since time began. Whether it's the first man-made tools in the Stone Age, technologies in the Industrial Revolution such as the steam engine, machine tools and textile machines, or the Internet, digitization, robotics, and self-driving cars today. Each era has its innovations, which build upon each other. And will continue to have a significant impact on our work and everyday life in the future. In the age of digitalization, many different technologies play an important role and might become an evolution of our own species. Here you can find out what these digital technologies are.

People, Skills, and Innovation Culture

People, Skills, and Innovation Culture

Digital Innovation needs the right people, skills, and a fertile ground within the organization to grow. It's a team sport and needs the combination of various disciplines.

Build and grow your digital innovation skills and capabilities via free online courses and podcasts provided by our innovation ecosystem:

Processes, Tools, and Agile Project Methodologies

Processes, Tools, and Agile Project Methodologies

Human-centered and non-linear, yet effective and structured methodologies allow the exploration of digital technologies and early iteration if necessary - while addressing risks first. 

Agile project methodologies are a broad and widely discussed topic though. What methodology to use in which situation is crucial to the success of high risk / high uncertainty digital innovation projects. For this purpose, we will provide relevant content about the different innovation methodologies and tools. 

  1. How technology foresight and scouting helps to structure your innovation approach
  2. How to use an innovation sprint to design your business apps
  3. How to identify intelligent technologies that help you to optimize your core ERP business processes
  4. How Storyboarding can help you to communicate and test your innovation idea
  5. How to sketch your early innovation ideas to ensure you are on the same page

How to develop innovative custom business apps using a low risk approach

SAP Fiori Makers customer example that shows how we approach the development of innovative business apps in a very hands-on manner. We use Design Thinking as the underlying methodology and pair it with User Experience Design and Technology (SAP Fiori) to create clickable prototypes of the new software within 4 days.

SAP's Innovation Ecosystem

SAP's Innovation Ecosystem

Digital Innovation is a multi-disciplinary team sport – we leverage SAP’s assets and an outstanding and award-winning internal and external ecosystem to build sound innovation capabilities

See here the various players we leverage to accelerate technology-driven / digital innovation:

Questions and Inquiries about Digital Innovation Services

Questions and Inquiries about Digital Innovation Services

If you have questions regarding digital innovation and technologies, or how SAP can help you with digital innovation services, please feel free to reach out. We are happy to support your digital innovation journey with our digital innovation and technology experts!

Don't hesitate to send us an e-mail via: innovation.rocks.mee@sap.com

SAP LabsTalk: State of the Nation with Benni Blau
Join us on this episode of Labs Talk as we welcome Benni Blau, the COO of SAP CX. He takes us on a journey through the current macro-economic landscape and what it means for businesses.
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