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Simon Nichols

Simon Nichols

Founder and CEO of Thrive (itstime2thrive.co.uk), a UK mental health and neurodiversity training company, and TEDx/keynote speaker; regular guest on the UKISUG SUGTalks podcast.

Sep 9, 2026

SUGTalks

SUGTalks

Beyond Go-Live: Mental Health, Recovery and Recognition After a Project

Sep 9 · 49m

Craig Dale
Craig DaleHOST
3:05
To start things off, Simon, what does a three-year project like PARPS, a big SAP upgrade, actually take out of people delivering it from a mental health perspective?
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:19
I wish that I was asked this question in 1996, which for those of you old enough to remember was 30 years ago.
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:29
And 1996 was the first time that I got involved in an SAP upgrade project.
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:37
Now, obviously, being 35, you can imagine being five years old in a data center, that was scary.
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:43
No, I was unfortunately 23 at the time.
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:45
And I just thought...
Simon Nichols
Simon NicholsGUEST
3:53
Naively, I hadn't really been prepped onto what an SAP upgrade was like.

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Craig Dale
Craig DaleHOST
9:04
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