Professional Services

SAP Professional Services is helping firms deliver digital services, engage the best talent, and become intelligent enterprises, as these companies are well-positioned to succeed in the modern landscape. As the world increasingly relies on technology, professional services companies are finding new ways to leverage it for growth. SAP provides cloud-based flexible billing solutions capable of delivering a comprehensive solution for professional services firms that address all aspects of customer engagement management, from initial contact to delivery and billing. This makes it easier for firms to innovate their business models.

By harnessing the power of data and analytics, professional services firms are redefining what is possible in terms of growth, efficiency, and customer engagement. As the professional services landscape continues to evolve, firms that embrace data and analytics will be best positioned to succeed. SAP Processional Services is enabling intelligent enterprise in the industry

Key capabilities of SAP Professional Services include:

Business development and sales. Includes commerce personalization consent-based marketing, omnichannel commerce management, sales force automation, sales performance management, single customer view, and digital services monetization.
Project and management services. Includes billing and revenues management, service-centric billing and accounting, customer project management, travel-to-reimburse, field service management, and customer experience management.
Talent and workforce management. Includes HR services delivery, external workforce management, payroll management, talent acquisition, talent management and learning, workforce planning and analytics, and employee experience management.
Core finance processes. Includes record-to-report, invoice-to-report, treasury management, FP&A, real-estate management, travel-to-reimburse, invoice-to-cash, and GRC.
SAP Road Map for Professional Services includes:
Current release highlights: Complex quote solutions, intelligent staffing of resources, relationship management lifecycle, and intelligent finance operations. 84, asset management, and legal compliance.
Upcoming innovations: Business solutions contract management, workforce planning, intelligent sales scenarios, and unified HCM reporting
Future Plans: Integrated sales enablement portfolio, end-to-end enablement management, and intelligent employee/talent management.
SAP software solutions to meet your needs include SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Projects, SAP Entitlement Management, SAP Subscription, SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Enterprise Management, SAP Integration Suite, and SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance

Key Considerations for SAP organizations:

How a Professional Services Firm Enhances Employee Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Human Experience Management (HXM) suite. Review the case study about how a U.K.-based global consulting firm that helps enable the digital transformation initiatives of companies around the world addressed its embrace of a more digital workforce. EY leveraged SAP SuccessFactors HXM suite to better support HR processes responsible for onboarding more Millennials and Generation Z talent moving forward.
Leverage SAP Cloud technology to enable digitalization of HR processes and services. In this magazine article, we learn how one professional services company provides SAP Cloud Platform deployments to support the modernization of HR processes and practices amid growing work-from-home and hybrid workforce trends.
Technology Insight Recap: An implementation partner shares the importance of the Finance-First Approach to Digital Transformation with SAP Central Finance. Many organizations are looking to SAP S/4HANA Finance to achieve the vision of an intelligent enterprise system. However, there is not always organizational alignment on the roadmap for digital transformation. Professional services firms can partner with organizations to help finance and accounting teams develop the business case for Central Finance as a deployment option to streamline SAP S/4HANA Finance adoption.

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