SAP AI
Readiness Check.
Joule, Business Agents and the Business Data Cloud are coming. We put you on a foundation that can actually carry these technologies – data, processes, people.
Most AI pilots don't fail because of the technology.
They fail because of what should have happened first: clean data, documented processes, clear ownership. That is exactly the foundation the SAP AI Readiness Check builds – before you put Joule, Business Agents or the BDC into production.
BTP investment planned, know-how missing
That many DSAG members plan high or medium investments in the Business Technology Platform. But the in-house know-how for AI-native architectures usually isn't there.
Source: DSAG Investment Report 2026
The EU AI Act gets teeth
From August 2026 the second stage of the EU AI Act applies. Anyone who wants to run AI in production needs a robust governance structure – not as a compliance duty, but as a precondition for trust.
SAP invests in n8n
With its stake in n8n (valued at USD 5.2 bn, GA Q3 2026), SAP makes visual AI-workflow orchestration an official BTP building block. The pressure to make an architecture decision is rising now.
Source: Handelsblatt
Three theses we work by.
Not sales slides, but a stance. If you see one of these theses differently, we should talk beforehand – not in the workshop.
Readiness before rollout.
Starting AI pilots without a foundation burns budget and trust. We build the foundation first – even if the first weeks look less like innovation.
Technology-neutral, SAP-native.
We prepare you for Joule, Business Agents and the BDC – and just as much for external LLMs and workflow layers like n8n. You decide. We deliver the basis for the decision.
People before machines.
Change management isn't an appendix – it's step 3 of our process. A perfect architecture without adoption is an expensive slide. An average architecture with adoption changes the business.
How we work
Three steps. Bookable by module.
Every step ends with a work result that lives on in your company – not in a consulting binder. Book the whole program or start with a single step.
Assessment
Technical lead: Simon Pamies
An honest status check. Where does your company really stand – beyond the slides from the last strategy offsite?
- Data maturity in S/4: master-data hygiene, authorizations, quality
- Identify and prioritize use-case potential
- Analyse the governance gap against the EU AI Act
- Assess BTP maturity and BDC readiness
Onboarding path
Technical lead: Simon Pamies · Co-creation: Sarah Niesel
The operayo methodology is translated to your situation. This is where the architecture takes shape that holds up in front of your architecture board.
- Architecture blueprint: Joule, Business Agents, BDC, external LLMs
- Use-case prioritization with business case and ROI calculation
- Pilot selection and a roadmap for the first 90 days
- Decision matrix for the workflow layer (n8n vs. CAP vs. Integration Suite)
Change management
Lead: Sarah Niesel · Technical support: Simon Pamies
Bring people along, rebuild workflows. The most underestimated part – and the one that decides the business value in the end.
- Workflow redesign along the prioritized use cases
- Role and responsibility mapping
- Training concept and communication cascade
- Define measurable adoption KPIs
A concrete start
AI-Workflow Architecture Check – step 02 as a one-day package.
Fixed day, fixed outcome.
Want to see how we work before taking on the full program? Book a day with Simon:
- Placing the stack
- Live architecture on your use case
- Decision matrix for the workflow layer
Duration
1 day
Format
On-site or remote
In the program
Step 02 – Onboarding path
Your outcomes
What you hold in your hands after the program.
Not slides to re-read, but work results that live on in your company.
Readiness score
A structured assessment across data, processes and organization. The three most important fields of action, documented.
Architecture blueprint
The SAP AI stack as a map for your company – Joule, Business Agents, BDC, external LLMs and the workflow layer in relation to each other.
Use-case roadmap
A prioritized list with a business case per use case and a sequence for the first 12 months.
Change concept
Workflow redesign, role mapping, training and communication plan – with measurable adoption KPIs.
Governance package
Policies and responsibilities against the EU AI Act – pragmatic, not oversized.
CEO briefing
A two-page memo in the language of the executive board – so IT leadership doesn't have to pitch internally on its own.
Who it's for
This program is for you if …
We work with mid-sized SAP customers who want more than another AI pilot sitting in a drawer.
Managing Director / CEO
You want to know what AI on the SAP stack can realistically deliver – and whether the investment fits your strategy before the IT board decides.
Head of IT / CIO
You're expected to deliver an AI roadmap without the architecture ending up driven by a 1,000-slide SAP pitch.
Business Application Manager
You own the SAP application landscape and need a robust assessment of new building blocks – without starting from scratch in every strategy sprint.
Digital Transformation Lead
You're meant to orchestrate transformation, not just moderate it – and need a partner who thinks technology and change together.
Head of Data / CDO
You know AI doesn't work without clean data – and need an honest status check that makes this sayable in front of the board too.
Compliance / Legal
You want to see the EU AI Act not as a brake, but as a governance framework – pragmatic, auditable, documented.
Workshop leads
Simon Pamies & Sarah Niesel
Technical leadership and change expertise in tandem – the precondition for AI readiness in the Mittelstand to become more than a slide topic and actually land in data, processes and people.
Simon Pamies
Technical lead · Head of Product & Delivery | Solution Architect, operayo GmbH
Simon combines deep SAP architecture expertise with a clear view of modern technology stacks. As Head of Product & Delivery and Solution Architect at operayo, he owns the technical strategy behind QUIOS, PAN and the entire BTP product line. He advises mid-sized SAP customers on Clean Core, AI readiness and integration architectures – convinced that technology must serve the business, not the other way round.
In the Readiness Check, Simon is responsible for the assessment, the architecture evaluation and translating the operayo methodology to your specific situation.
Sarah Niesel
Change & Business Value · Business Development | Systemic Coach, operayo GmbH
Sarah leads business development at operayo and guides mid-sized SAP customers through change processes where technology and organization meet. As a systemic coach and change manager, she brings the perspective of how companies actually adopt new technologies – and translates between IT architecture and executive logic. She is active in the DSAG community and in Espresso Tutorials' partner formats.
In the Readiness Check, Sarah owns step 3 – change management, workflow redesign, communication cascade – and moderates the co-creation in step 2.
Ready for real readiness?
A 30-minute diagnostic call is enough to clarify whether the full program fits – or whether we start with a single step. No pitch, just an honest assessment.
Request a diagnostic callSarah Niesel · Business Development · sarah.niesel@operayo.de