How ERP Really Works
Processes, Data, and People—One Coffee Break at a Time. A practical introduction to the connections behind ERP screens, transactions, roles, requirements, and change.
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System-agnostic • practical • clear
ERP knowledge.
ERP knowledge.
One coffee break
at a time.
Short, approachable guides for people who work with ERP every day — without vendor bias, unnecessary jargon, or a hundred-page detour.
10+ years in enterprise systems
International ERP experience
System-agnostic
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Volume 1 builds the foundation.
How ERP Really Works is the starting point for the series. Future volumes build outward from the thinking introduced here.
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The next coffee break will build on the foundation established in Volume 1. More details will be announced when the volume is ready.
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Further volumes will continue the practical, system-agnostic journey through the topics that make ERP work in real organizations.
Coming soonInside Volume 1
Six coffee breaks. One clearer way to see ERP.
Built for business users, new key users, junior ERP consultants, and anyone who wants to understand what is really happening behind the screen.
01What ERP actually is
02How business processes flow
03Master vs. transactional data
04Roles, requirements & change
The Coffee Break promise
Simple ideas.
Simple ideas.
Real impact.
Practical ERP knowledge shaped by real-world experience, an international perspective, and learning designed to fit into the working day.
Practical Insights
Clear ideas you can connect directly to everyday ERP work.
Real-World Experience
Grounded in the realities of users, processes, systems, and change.
Global Perspective
System-agnostic thinking designed for an international ERP audience.
Bite-Sized Learning
Focused explanations designed to make one coffee break count.
Why this series exists
Complex systems deserve clear explanations.
The idea behind The ERP Coffee Break Series came from a familiar problem: enterprise systems are often taught as tasks and click paths, while the bigger picture remains unexplained.
Briley Braun is the international pen name of Birgit Maria Braun, a Senior ERP Consultant and business process specialist with more than a decade of experience in enterprise systems. Her career began at SAP’s Vancouver office and grew from customer service into business applications and CRM. Today, her work connects users, processes, system logic, and interfaces — the same real-world perspective that shapes every Coffee Break.
“Here is what is actually happening. Here is why it matters. And here is what you need to know.”Meet Briley Braun →
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