Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy

Transformation Ground Control: Digital Transformation, ERP Implementation, Change Management, and Digital Strategy

Welcome to Transformation Ground Control, the podcast where we explore tech-agnostic digital transformation and digital strategy best practices with industry thought leaders. On this show, Eric Kimberling, Darian Chwialkowski, and other industry leaders discuss digital transformation strategies, tips, and lessons. We also discuss organizational change management, ERP software implementations, emerging tech trends, business process improvement strategies, and other important topics - all without the software vendor marketing spin. So whether you’re just starting your digital transformation journey or you’re well on your way, tune in for some valuable insights and tips!

Episodes

December 3, 2025 111 mins

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

  1. India’s New Data Privacy Rules, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Digital Transformation Trends and Predictions For 2026
  3. The Difference Between Project Management and Program Management

We also cover a number of other relevant to...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. Zimmer Biomet’s $172 Million SAP Failure, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The Digital Transformation Playbook for 2026
  3. $10 Million is Being Invested in Portugal’s AI Data Hub

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. Microsoft’s Huge AI Investment in the UAE, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The Future of Digital Transformation in Capital-Intensive Industries (Mark Moffat, CEO of IFS)
  3. Top 10 Enterprise Systems for 2026

We also cover a numb...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. The Big Gemma Pullback
  2. The Future of Manufacturing Tech (Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of QAD Software)
  3. Big Tech Monopolies

 

We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.

 

🔗 Resource...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. OpenAI’s Atlas Browser, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. What’s New in the World of Infor CloudSuite? (Soma Somasundaram, CTO, & Kevin Samuelson, CEO from Infor)
  3. Long Live ECC

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. The State of Digital Transformation in Europe, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Big Blunders in the Tech Space (Stuart Robb, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. How to Spot Trouble Before Your Digital Transformation Fails

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. A MedTech Firm Warns of Their Impact from Their Software Switch, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. What do the EU’s Antitrust Allegations against SAP Really Mean? (Scott Hays – Vice President at Rimini Street, Marcus Harris – Partner...
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

  1. Building an AI-First Strategy (Brian Perkins, Director at Sumitomo Drive Technologies)
  2. What's REALLY Behind the Downfall of SAP, Blockbuster, and BlackBerry?

 

We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transform...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. How to Get Your ERP Modernization In Tune, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Allegations of Anti-Trust Behavior From SAP (Ralph Torres, VP of Operations at Eastman Music Company & Sanket Akerkar, Chief Revenue Officer at Acumatic...
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. How Rolling Stone is Suing Google Over AI Overviews, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Why Do Digital Transformations Fail?
  3. What Do Smart Business Leaders Know About AI Success?

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers several topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. Where is the ERP Market Headed?
  2. It’s Time to Completely Re-Think ERP Systems (Eyal Katz & Evgenya Kontorovich, Priority Software)
  3. Microservices & Alternatives to ERP, Jan Baan

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

  1. Tech Hiring Landscape, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Everything You Need to Know About Managing Careers in Technology & Consulting (Jonathan Whipple, CEO & Co-Founder of Lander Talent)
  3. 5 Lessons I Wish I Knew Before Startin...
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. The Microsoft Study About Jobs Being At Risk From AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. How Microsoft is Approaching Enterprise Technology (Mason Whitaker, CEO of Volt Technologies)
  3. Metcash’s ERP Failure

 

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September 3, 2025 122 mins

The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. Behind the Scenes at Stratosphere
  2. Interviews with Jan Baan: Rappit, Stanislaw Karpinski: ANEGIS, Marcus Harris: Taft Law, Tiffany Canada & Tanya Gonzalez: Infor
  3. Stratosphere Vendor Panel

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. How API’s are the Key to Agentic AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Surviving the Chaos of Digital Transformation (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. How to Start an AI Tech Company

 

We also cover a number of othe...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. Intro to SI’s, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Everything You Need to Know about Selecting the Best Integrator (Bonnie Tinder, CEO & Founder of Raven Intel)
  3. How to Select and Implement the Right Systems Integrator

 

We al...

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. SAP’s $1.5 Billion Bet on AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Inside a Real World SAP Implementation (Justin Rauner, CTO at Kiewit)
  3. Shocking Whistleblower Claims about S/4HANA

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. ERP Lessons from the Frontlines of SMB Implementations, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Why SMBs Should Embrace Bots (Nate Stroeher & Geordie McDougall, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. Shocking Reason Tech Projects Fail Every Time
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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Redesigning the Supply Chain from the Inside Out (Jan Baan, Ema Roloff, Casey Jenkins, Will Quinn)
  3. Walmart’s US Supply Chain Playbook

 

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The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:

 

  1. How Elon Musk’s Chatbot Grok Will be Used by Federal Agencies, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The Future of ERP and AI in 2025 (Senior leaders from Oracle NetSuite, Infor, Epicor, and Priority Software)
  3. 4 Digital Strategies That W...
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