Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work sustainably, the investments involved are enormous and the technology is developing as rapidly as it is currently doing with agentic AI.
In addition to the technologies used, the focus is on the ability to use them sensibly in everyday work. This is also seen as the big challenge of the so-called AI adoption.
Competence development in AI has therefore become a strategic task. The question for SAP customers and partners is how to qualify their own teams so that they can confidently handle current and future requirements. Below you will find 7 tips for developing AI skills specifically for the SAP context.
1. Basics in AI learning
There are many learning offers for the basics in the form of e-learning courses or webinars. Some of them are even free like that openHPI online courseson AI Campus or of course from SAP. We have here in the Blog Some basics were selected: on AI in general, SAP Joule, SAP Business AI but also on the important topic of ethics and responsible AI.
2. Determination of position – Where am I?
Everyone should understand the basics of AI, then you can delve deeper into it. This can be the case SAP AI self-assessment help with determining the location. Here you assess yourself in the areas of awareness, motivation, knowledge and application skills. The topic areas are SAP Joule (Copilot & Agents), Embedded AI, Machine Learning Services on SAP BTP, SAP Build Joule Studio, Responsible AI & Implementation of SAP Business AI.
3. Deepening by topic & role: Which AI skills are still needed?
Once you have assessed yourself as a team or individual, you can then use the various SAP learning offers – information about this can also be found here in the blog “SAP AI Training and SAP AI Skills Self-Assessment” – help you create your own learning plan. A look at the relevant subject areas, your own role and preferred learning formats makes orientation and selection easier.
4. Set learning goals and document successes
Setting specific learning goals and arranging specific learning times, for example in your own calendar, helps many people. Documenting and reflecting on learning progress and aha moments also helps you and others – whether through blogs in the SAP community, your own learning diary in digital notes or simply verbally in the team.
5. Learning from and with others
In so-called peer learning, learning takes place in bar camps, workshops, discussion groups, communities, learning groups, network meetings or promptathons.
A promptathon is a type of hackathon in which small groups solve challenges from their everyday work using AI tools. Companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Continental and SAP already use this format.
Learning through exchange in communities like the SAP Community for SAP Business AI with lots of blogs and discussions is another format for peer learning. There are also many in the SAP Learning Hub AI Live Sessionswhere you can ask questions.
6. Learning through experience and doing
With such generic technologies like AI, it is important that everyone explores for themselves where AI can help him or her and tries out hands-on. Be it in learning projects, where you experiment and reflect on how to use new AI tools, or in team workshops. For workshops it can SAP Apphaus toolkit Help with templates for Joule Agent Discovery, AI Agent Design, Business AI Design, Business AI Exploration, among others. Discovery and exploration should definitely happen at a strategic level, but is also very helpful at a team level. The practice systems in the SAP Learning Hub can also help with practice.
7. Regularly check and update AI skills
The field of AI is developing rapidly, so regular learning, updating and trying out new tools is mandatory. Podcaststhe resources mentioned in the article, the SAP AI newsletter or the diverse SAP events can help with that. Or why not build your own news update agent for your own context?
Summary and outlook
AI learning in the SAP environment is a company-relevant, continuous task. You can only understand AI by applying it and actively engaging with it. It is also important to adapt to these new technologies or even to completely rethink tasks and jobs.
Start with an overview here in the blog SAP AI Training and SAP AI Skills Self-Assessment Take the self-assessment, create a learning plan with your peers and book the learning opportunities relevant to you today.
