Dragon’s Breath

Dragon’s Breath is where SAP stops being tech and starts being your tactical industry 4.0 business investment.
This blog exists to cut through the noise and show CFOs, CIOs, and business leaders how to unlock real value from SAP in the age of Industry 4.0 and AI everywhere.
The Era of Quantum Risk Management in SAP Programmes
SAP programmes are not linear projects – they are quantum portfolio of work packages, releases, projects and programmes . They operate within a multi-matrix framework of people, process, technology, and data, where both known and unknown dependencies, risks and issues constantly collide.
It only takes a couple of poorly managed risks to interact for a “quantum effect” to occur: sudden energy release, disruptive waves, and the derailment of an entire programme. This is why traditional risk registers, red-amber-green heatmaps, and one-dimensional assurance approaches are no longer enough.
Delivering SAP in the AI SAP Omniverse
The end of rip it out and start again - Perpetual Tactical Innovation Delivery is the only way to deliver tangible ROI.
The SAP landscape has evolved into what we call the SAP Omniverse – a vast and complex ecosystem where legacy platforms, sovereign cloud services, S/4HANA transformations, Agentic AI, Robotics, Data fabrics, and ever-shifting industry 4.0 business models coexist.
SAP’s Next Big Leap, It’s S/4HANA PCE 2025 Time
SAP S/4HANA PCE 2025 is coming - a revolution or SAP steadying the ship before the real game-changer in 2027 ?
✅ Suite First. AI First.
✅ Agentic AI microservices start to appear.
✅ Joule + WalkMe — the UX shift Fiori never managed.
✅ A new way SAP will monetise its entire customer base.
For CFOs & CIOs: this is less about migration, more about positioning for 2027.
💡 I cut through the hype in my latest blog: what really matters in PCE 2025, what’s coming next, and how to avoid paying more for less.
SAP AI: Bucking the MIT Junk AI Trend
MIT says 95% of enterprise AI fails - But SAP AI is bucking the trend
With embedded AI, LLMs grounded in enterprise data, Joule Co-pilot and WalkMe driving adoption, SAP is showing what it takes to land in the winning 5%.
CxOs: if you want AI that actually delivers business outcomes, not just boardroom demos — this is a must-read.
Hyper-automation Meets Agentic AI: Redefining Productivity in Finance
Finance leaders have long looked to automation as the lever for efficiency. Hyperautomation — the orchestration of RPA, AI, process mining, and workflow tools, has delivered impressive gains by removing manual effort from high-volume, rules-driven tasks like invoice processing, reconciliations, and reporting. The result? Faster cycle times, fewer errors, and lower costs.
But efficiency has a ceiling. Once the transactional load is optimized, the real question becomes: how do we create smarter outcomes, not just faster ones?
By embedding AI into forecasting, scenario modelling, and driver-based planning, CFOs can unlock agility, accuracy, and automation. But it requires intent—not just tech.
SAP Phase Zero: Helping you navigate the SAP Omniverse
SAP Phase Zero: Helping you navigate the SAP Omniverse
SAP today isn’t a single journey, it’s an Omniverse.
ECC, S/4 HANA, Business Suite, Sovereign cloud, AI, robotics all co-existing, all competing for attention.
In this complexity, Phase Zero is your navigation system.
It helps you map where you are today, resist vendor-driven deadlines, and chart a course that’s modular, business-led, and future-proof.
At Dragon ERP, we use Phase Zero to give leaders clarity, control, and confidence to move through the SAP Omniverse with purpose.
Phase Zero:
Helping you navigate the SAP Omniverse.
The SAP Omniverse: Why It Matters to CIOs and CFOs
The SAP Omniverse is a new paradigm that recognizes how AI, robotics, and legacy SAP systems are converging to fundamentally reshape how SAP is consumed by the business —both as a product and as a business operating model. It’s not a new product or platform. It’s a way of seeing SAP as everything, everywhere, past and present
Shaping a Modern Public Sector FP&A Operating Model that Helps Drive UK PLC Value
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is undergoing a transformative evolution in the public sector. With rising fiscal pressures, demand volatility, and a growing need for transparency, modern public bodies must reinvent how they plan, forecast, and steward public funds.
This article explores a future-facing FP&A Target Operating Model (TOM) for large public sector organisations—designed to deliver better outcomes while reducing the burden on taxpayers.
By embedding AI into forecasting, scenario modeling, and driver-based planning, CFOs can unlock agility, accuracy, and automation. But it requires intent—not just tech.
CFO’s guide to sustainable Financial Planning and Analytics FP&A
Cloud Isn’t the Silver Bullet for FP&A—But AI Might Be
While cloud ERP promises flexibility, agility, and scale, it rarely delivers enterprise-grade FP&A without targeted investment in data, operating model reform, and decision intelligence.
This is where AI-enabled FP&A comes in.
By embedding AI into forecasting, scenario modeling, and driver-based planning, CFOs can unlock agility, accuracy, and automation. But it requires intent—not just tech.
Modernizing SAP Planning and Consolidation:
As the SAP ecosystem evolves, businesses still running SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) are at a crossroads. The future lies in cloud-native platforms—and the natural path forward leads to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for planning, and SAP Group Reporting for consolidation.