Through an expansion of their partnership, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) have launched ADVANCE.
The two companies have worked together to create a pathway to the cloud for organizations pursuing growth with “annual revenue of up to $5 billion to help create more connected, intelligent and responsive enterprises.”
Drawing on more than four decades of learnings from working with the world’s largest organizations, Accenture and SAP are “applying their expertise and innovations to help fast-track business transformation with streamlined finance, procurement, supply chain and workforce management, delivered through preconfigured services.”
The ADVANCE offerings leverage the power of SAP Business Suite—which brings together “business applications, data and AI capabilities—combined with Accenture’s industry, innovation, implementation, delivery and operations expertise to provide connected experiences across the enterprise while building resilience and enabling sustainable, top-line growth.”
Available in ready-to-consume, right-sized packages, the solutions “leverage AI to help companies modernize faster, in as few as six to twelve months, while providing contextual data insights and achieving predictable outcomes.”
Tailored by industry and function, they “provide a smooth service experience, from contracting to continuous innovation.”
Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accenture said:
“This expansion of our longstanding partnership with SAP will tailor leading technologies, industry insights and innovation to meet the specific demands of high-growth companies to help them reinvent, thrive and grow. By bringing together the very best of Accenture and SAP, ADVANCE can help growing companies gain the speed, agility and resilience they need to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of today’s dynamic business environment.”
Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE said:
“To drive real transformation, companies need technology and services that help them move faster, operate more efficiently and scale with confidence. ADVANCE brings the full strength of SAP Business Suite with Accenture’s business transformation services to a new generation of businesses, helping them grow quickly and respond with agility to new opportunities and challenges.”
To support the needs of this customer segment, Accenture will invest in a practice of go-to-market and SAP-certified SaaS professionals, who will collaborate “with SAP product specialists to deliver these packages.”
The purpose-built packages are focused on the following principles:
- Simple: Streamlined systems and process complexity. Preconfigured industry processes and best practices improve workflows and lower costs.
- Secure: Reliable and secure business operations with strong encryption, access controls and centralized data management to help improve integrity and compliance.
- Fast: Right-sized solutions with transparent pricing can be implemented quickly, achieving business outcomes in months. Industry-tailored accelerators speed time to value and measurable business outcomes, from simplifying financial complexities to supply chain planning.
- Future-ready: Respond to changing market conditions faster, while leveraging continuous innovations, including AI agents. Enhance decision-making with data and AI for better customer experience and resilience.
Additional SAP Business Suite offerings and Accenture services are also available, including “change readiness, business process management, cybersecurity, AI agents.”
As covered, Accenture is a global professional services company “that helps the world’s businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.”
They claim to be a talent- and innovation-led company with “approximately 801,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.”
Technology is at the core of change, and they claim to be “one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.”
They combine their strength in technology and focus on cloud, data and AI with “industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.”