- Accenture (ACN, Financial) and SAP (SAP) have launched ADVANCE to help enterprises achieve connected intelligence.
- This collaboration targets high-growth businesses, offering tailored solutions to enhance speed and agility.
- ADVANCE aims to deliver results in 6-12 months with preconfigured services optimized for industry needs.
In a strategic expansion of their partnership, Accenture (ACN) and SAP SE (SAP) have jointly introduced ADVANCE. This initiative aims to support companies with annual revenues up to $5 billion in their transition to the cloud, enabling them to become more connected, intelligent, and responsive enterprises.
ADVANCE harnesses the capabilities of the SAP Business Suite, merging business applications with data and AI functionalities, alongside Accenture's expertise in industry, innovation, and operations. This collaboration is set to facilitate business transformation by streamlining finance, procurement, supply chain, and workforce management through preconfigured, industry-specific services.
The solutions, designed for fast and secure implementation, promise measurable business outcomes in as little as six to twelve months. They leverage AI to provide contextual data insights and ensure predictable results, while enhancing decision-making and customer experiences in a rapidly changing market environment.
Accenture is committing to a dedicated practice involving SAP-certified SaaS professionals to deliver these purpose-built packages, focusing on simplicity, security, speed, and future-readiness. This initiative is expected to help companies modernize quickly, improving workflows, lowering costs, and speeding time to value.
According to Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO of Accenture, the ADVANCE initiative is poised to help high-growth companies reinvent themselves and thrive despite market challenges. SAP's CEO Christian Klein also emphasized the importance of technology and services in driving real transformation and achieving agile business operations.
