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

July 2, 2025 181 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. Pentagon’s $11B IT Modernization Struggles, Q&A  

2. What Do People, Government & Public Sector Need to Know About Digital Transformation?  (Panel: Scott Bickley, Info-Tech, Fred Hessler, Third Stage Consulting, Marcus Harris, Taft L...

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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. Everything You Need to Know About Organizational Change Management
    1. OCM for ERP Implementations: https://www.youtube.com/live/KEqg3Ok2CAA?feature=share
    2. Top Change Management Strategies: https://youtube.com/live/UAcaw4ygLZ4?feature=share
    3. AI and Chang...
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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 Rimini Street is Extending Support for SAP, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting) 
  2. Lessons from a Client’s ERP Implementation (Seth Morth, Clair Global) 
  3. Can Your Company Can Survive a Cyber Attack?

 We also cover a number of ot...

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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:

 

Everything You Need to Know About Creating a Digital Strategy & Roadmap for Your Digital Transformation:

  1. How to Begin Your Digital Transformation with Greg Benton...
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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 AI Tools Bring New Cybersecurity Threats, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Lessons From Complex ERP Implementations (Walter Kolodziey, WaltKo Services)
  3. How ERP Almost Killed Gummy Bears

 

We also cover a number of other re...

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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 Doubles Down on Agentic AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. How to Get Ready for AI in Your Organization (Khalid Morris, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. Why Your Employees Secretly Hate Change

 

We also cover a number of other re...

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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 Epicor is Doubling Down on AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The Rise of ERP Manufacturing Platforms (Raj Badarinath, Chief Marketing Officer at Rootstock Software)
  3. Which ERP Software Has the Best ERP Features

 

We also...

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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. Can Cloud ERP & AI Really Drive Sustainability?, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. ERP Implementation in Small & Midsize Companies (Geordie McDougall & Nate Stroeher, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. Are You Overpaying For Your Te...
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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. Oracle’s New Role at the Top of the ERP Throne, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Lessons From Government ERP Implementations (Ron Puccinelli, City of Menifee)
  3. How to Conduct a Digital Transformation at No Cost

 

We also cover ...

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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 & Amazon’s Involvement With AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The World of Tech Startups & M&A (Adam Haynes, Managing Director at GLC Advisors & Co., LLC)
  3. An ERP Implementation Success Case Study

 

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 “Business Unleashed” Strategy, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Tariffs and Their Impact on the Tech Industry & Supply Chain Management (Blythe Milligan, Founder of Digital Dispatch and Host of the Everything is Logistics ...
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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 AI Is Outsmarting Corporate Executives, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. AI Trends in Marketing and Strategy (Vladimer Botsvadze, Advisory Board Member at US AI Institute & Mentor at Techstars)
  3. Inside Lidl’s Massive SAP Fail...
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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. CRM Trends in the Market, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Executive Mastermind, Inside the Minds of Digital Transformation Experts (Greg Benton, Aaron Patterson, Scott Janke...
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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. AI & the Future of Jobs, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. How Robotics is Transforming Manufacturing (Chad Wright, CIO, Boston Dynamics)
  3. Agentic AI (Eric Kimberling & Khalid Morris, Third Stage Con...

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 Celonis Law Suit Against SAP, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Legal Pitfalls in Digital Transformations, (Marcus Harris, Taft Law Firm)
  3. Why Software Vendors Are the New Mafia

 

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

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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 New Autonomous AI Agent, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Business Process Management in ERP Implementations, (Scott Adams, Victaulic)
  3. Why Business Process Standardization Fails in ERP Projects

 

We also cover a number of ot...

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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. Salesforce Being the Best Software Company of 2025, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. AI and Data Strategies (Khalid Morris, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. A Deep Dive into the ‘Matrix’ ERP Case Study

 

We also cover a number of other...

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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. Apple’s $500 Million Investment in AI, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. Lessons From Three ERP Failures (Dr. Scott Janke, Third Stage Consulting)
  3. Why the End of Big Consulting is Near

 

We also cover a number of other relevant...

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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 Digital Transformation Dilemma, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. How Composable ERP is Destroying the ERP Software Space as We Know It (Jan Baan, Rappit & Vandenburg Group)
  3. Why We Hate ERP Software

 

We also cover a nu...

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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. Workday’s Massive Job Cuts, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
  2. The Secrets to Effective IT Vendor Management (Scott Bickley, InfoTech)
  3. The Pros and Cons of Odoo

 

We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digita...


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