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
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Oracle’s Cloud Supply Chain Capabilities, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- Industry 4.0
- Why Software Best Practices Do Not Exist
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation ...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Why Oracle is Cutting Up to 30,000 Jobs, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The Anatomy of an ERP Project Failure (Fred Hessler, Third Stage Consulting)
- Why Your Business & IT Operations Are in Conflict
We also cover a numbe...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- How Restrictive H-1B Policies Are Driving Tech Talent Back to India, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The Top 10 Reasons Why Transformations Fail
- How CIOs Can Avoid Blame for Failures
We also cover a number of other relevant t...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Accenture's Acquisition of Faculty, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- How Mid-Market ERP Systems Are at a Crossroads (Jose Gomez, IT leader at Stephen Gould and founder of EpiUsers.help & Kerrie Jordan, Epicor)
- Are SAP's Days As ...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- New Tech Laws of 2026, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- Legal Shifts and Regulatory Pressures in the ERP Space (Marcus Harris, Taft Law)
- Digital Transformation Mistakes that CFO’s Often Make
We also cover a number of other rel...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- IT’s Having Its Best Year Since 1996, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The 2025 ERP Awards (Greg Benton, CSO at Third Stage Consulting)
- How Your ERP System Is Making You Weaker
We also cover a number of other relevant topics r...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- The Widening IT Talent Gap, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- How Executives Are Regaining Control of Their ERP Projects (Stuart Robb, Third Stage Consulting)
- Why Kingfisher Said No to SAP S/4HANA
We also cover a number of ot...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- New AI Standards Group, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- Talent Mistakes That Cost CIOs Millions (Jonathan Whipple, Lander Talent)
- What You Need to Know About Working With Big 4 Consultants
We also cover a number of other rele...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- The US Software Reform Bill, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The Inconvenient Tech Truths that Leaders Don’t Want to Hear
- Why the Consulting Industry Is Broken
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digita...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- New Software Pricing Models in the Enterprise Tech Space, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- How to Rescue a Troubled Digital Transformation Project
- How to Create a Realistic Implementation Plan for Your Project
We also cover ...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- India’s New Data Privacy Rules, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- Digital Transformation Trends and Predictions For 2026
- The Difference Between Project Management and Program Management
We also cover a number of other relevant to...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Zimmer Biomet’s $172 Million SAP Failure, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The Digital Transformation Playbook for 2026
- $10 Million is Being Invested in Portugal’s AI Data Hub
We also cover a number of other relevant topics ...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Microsoft’s Huge AI Investment in the UAE, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- The Future of Digital Transformation in Capital-Intensive Industries (Mark Moffat, CEO of IFS)
- Top 10 Enterprise Systems for 2026
We also cover a numb...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- The Big Gemma Pullback
- The Future of Manufacturing Tech (Sanjay Brahmawar, CEO of QAD Software)
- Big Tech Monopolies
We also cover a number of other relevant topics related to digital and business transformation throughout the show.
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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:
- OpenAI’s Atlas Browser, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- What’s New in the World of Infor CloudSuite? (Soma Somasundaram, CTO, & Kevin Samuelson, CEO from Infor)
- Long Live ECC
We also cover a number of other relevant top...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- The State of Digital Transformation in Europe, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- Big Blunders in the Tech Space (Stuart Robb, Third Stage Consulting)
- How to Spot Trouble Before Your Digital Transformation Fails
We also cover ...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- A MedTech Firm Warns of Their Impact from Their Software Switch, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- What do the EU’s Antitrust Allegations against SAP Really Mean? (Scott Hays – Vice President at Rimini Street, Marcus Harris – Partner...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- Building an AI-First Strategy (Brian Perkins, Director at Sumitomo Drive Technologies)
- 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...
The Transformation Ground Control podcast covers a number of topics important to digital and business transformation. This episode covers the following topics and interviews:
- How to Get Your ERP Modernization In Tune, Q&A (Darian Chwialkowski, Third Stage Consulting)
- 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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