To unlock the potential that SAP mobile applications offer
businesses, having a robust and efficient deployment approach is paramount. Accenture’s implementation services for SAP mobile applications delivers a predictable, more rapid, end-to-end deployment approach that enables an enterprise to get started with mobility at a fixed price, scope and timeline while reducing
risk.
2. Mobility transforms the way an
organization operates by extending
business processes to any device—
for anytime, anywhere access. Giving
employees more secure mobile access
to the information and systems they
need most helps drive agility, improve
productivity and sharpen a company’s
competitive edge.
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3. To unlock the potential that SAP mobile applications offer The Benefits of Taking Businesses Mobile
businesses, having a robust and efficient deployment approach
The market is ready for—and already being transformed by—
is paramount. Accenture’s implementation services for SAP
mobility. Mobilizing a business presents the opportunity to
mobile applications delivers a predictable, more rapid, end-to-end
leverage the demand and adoption of mobile technology to help
deployment approach that enables an enterprise to get started
accelerate business processes and enhance productivity from
with mobility at a fixed price, scope and timeline while reducing
day one. The end-to-end solution from Accenture helps extend
risk. Our implementation services bring together the heritage of
the value of enterprise applications with mobile accessibility to
Accenture’s SAP practice with the focus of Accenture Mobility
help facilitate better communication and collaboration among a
Services, to offer a clear path to the successfull implemention of
business’ employees, partners and customers.
SAP mobile applications.
Unwiring an enterprise helps increase employee satisfaction
Leveraging an Accenture Mobility Business Integration Services offer,
as they can now work from anywhere and concentrate on
our standardized implementation services for SAP mobile applications
the important areas of their work while balancing other
helps lower the cost of implementation and accelerates time to value.
commitments. As a result, decision making in the field—at all
We can better deliver mission-critical capabilities to organizations to
levels of the organization—tends to improve greatly.
support the deployment of customizable SAP applications.
With instant access to business information and the ability to
Mobility Business Integration Services provides large-scale,
execute decisions remotely, mobility has become a game changer
integrated solutions using the full complement of Accenture
that can help enable a business to gain a competitive edge and
Mobility Services’ capabilities to service enterprise mobility needs,
expand to new areas through innovation. Mobility also offers
including business to employee, business to business, and business to
potentially immense and immediate benefits with limited risk
consumer solutions. We deliver integrated business and technology
because the traditional channels of an enterprise continue to
mobility services through a vertical or functional domain.
work as it progresses towards mobilization.
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4. A More Complete, End-to-End
Mobile Solution
SAP mobile applications help accelerate the pace of business and
bring greater flexibility to the working day. The standardized set of
productivity applications (see Table 1) can also run on the Accenture
Managed Service for SAP Mobility Platform (formerly known
as Sybase Unwired Platform) to reduce set-up time and
on-premise infrastructure.
The SAP applications, which include process mobile applications,
people productivity mobile applications and consumer mobile
applications, can be downloaded to mobile devices from public
applications stores and run in demo mode with connectivity to
the SAP environment.
The implementation services can include installation, customization
and deployment—as well as technical architecture, support and
maintenance—of the SAP mobile applications on premise or on
the SAP Mobility Platform.
In collaboration with SAP, we offer end-to-end, rapid-deployment
solutions which allow more predictability, out-of-the-box integration
and adoption choices as business demands. This includes extensions
into client landscapes, integration with back-end systems and
integration with other applications.
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5. Table 1. A Sample of Mobile Applications from SAP
Process People Productivity SAP HR Approvals mobile application
Lets managers approve employees’
SAP Material Availability mobile
application
SAP CRM Sales mobile application HR-related requests Enables users to search for materials, view
Finance
Gives on-the-go sales teams fast, reliable details, and make reservations from a mobile
SAP GRC Access Approver mobile application SAP Interview Assistant mobile application
access to data in the SAP Customer device
Enables managers to review and approve Allows managers to access documents,
Relationship Management (SAP CRM)
time-sensitive and operation-critical access capture information during interviews, and SAP Customer and Contacts mobile
application anytime, anywhere—from any
requests collaborate during the hiring process application
mobile device
Lets users access customer and contact
SAP GRC Policy Survey mobile application SAP Leave Request mobile application
SAP Field Service mobile application details directly from a mobile device,
Enables managers to keep track of the latest Lets employees create new and review
Gives field personnel anytime, anywhere providing all necessary customer information
policy changes within their organizations existing leave requests
access to relevant information from mobile and sales order history, so they are better
devices, so they can get to customer sites and complete policy-related surveys SAP Manager Insight mobile application prepared for meetings
on time, complete more orders more quickly, SAP Payment Approvals mobile application Provides managers with quick access to
SAP Customer Financial Fact Sheet mobile
and reduce processing time; by maximizing Allows cash managers or financial executives HR data, reports and key performance
application
field service features in SAP CRM, it helps to check and process payments that need indicators
Lets sales reps or account executives check
field engineers be productive and improves approval anytime, anywhere—from any SAP Timesheet mobile application the financial situation of customers from a
the overall efficiency of service operations mobile device Enables time-entry capturing immediately mobile device
SAP Retail Execution mobile application SAP Travel Receipt Capture mobile as work is performed anytime, anywhere—
SAP ERP Order Status mobile application
Helps consumer products companies application from any mobile device
Enables sales reps to track the status of a
maximize the value of retail visits and Lets business travelers record expenses on
Manufacturing and Procurement sales order on the spot, anytime, anywhere
increase the productivity of on-the-go a mobile device as they incur them, helping
merchandisers and sales reps reduce the administrative overhead of SAP ERP Quality Issue mobile application
SAP Syclo EAM mobile application sorting through their receipts and scanning Allows employees to log a quality issue Supply Chain
Gives field technicians the information they them into the system after they return anytime, anywhere, which is sent to SAP Management
need while at a work site, letting them make ERP, where a quality notification is created
SAP Travel Expense Approval mobile SAP Transport Notification and Status
better-informed and timely decisions while application SAP Cart Approval mobile application mobile application
executing work assignments more efficiently Lets managers approve travel expense Enables managers to approve employees’ Allows drivers to display details of assigned
SAP Electronic Medical Record mobile reports from a mobile device shopping carts freight orders and report the status
application
Human Resources Sales SAP Transport Tendering mobile application
Provides healthcare professionals instant Enables a trucking company to receive,
access to their patients’ electronic medical SAP Employee Lookup mobile application SAP Sales Order Notification mobile
accept, and reject requests for quotations
records Provides access to employee details and application
for a potential freight delivery
organizational chart information in the Lets salespeople subscribe to sales
SAP ERP application to any employee orders and automatically receive change
notifications to subscribed sales orders
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6. Pricing Structure of
Implementation Services
by Application Complexity
Accenture categorizes the SAP mobile applications pricing structure
by implementation complexity. There is an incremental engagement
model to install, customize and deploy the applications on premise
or on the Accenture Managed Service for SAP Mobility Platform.
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7. Pricing Structure of Implementation Services by Application Complexity
Application Complexity Standard Complex Very Complex
• Employee Lookup • Travel Capture Receipt • Syclo EAM mobile application
• Leave Request • Time Capture • CRM Sales
• HR Approvals • Sales Order Notification • Scheduler for SAP Order Management
• Cart Approval • Customer & Contacts • Service Management
• Supplier Search • Material Availability • In Transit Asset Tracking
• Travel Expense Approval • Access Approver • Asset Visualizer
• Payment Approvals • Order Status
• Customer Financial Fact Sheet • Equipment Fact Sheet
• GRC Policy Survey • Account Management
• Virtual Boardroom • Manager Insight
• Interview Assistant • CRM Mobile Retail Shopper
• iPeople • Transport Tracker
• Skillscanner • Transport Tendering
• Compliance and Regulatory Insight
Duration to Implement Pilot 1 month 3 months 4-6 months
Pilot Implementation Cost <$170,000 / <¤160,000 <$375,000 / <¤350,000 <$1 Million / <¤1 Million
Pricing Structure for SAP Mobility Platform Implementation
Duration to Implement Pilot 2-3 weeks
Pilot Implementation Cost <$60,000 / <¤55,000
** All pricing is as of June 2012 and is subject to change at Accenture’s sole discretion.
Additional requests or changes requested by the client or mandated by a certain
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8. Accenture and SAP Collaboration
The strong collaboration between Accenture and SAP drives Our mobility knowledge, which is showcased at the Accenture-
business transformation by helping empower an enterprise to SAP Co-Innovation Centers, spans across devices, technologies,
adopt mobile technology more quickly and efficiently. Innovative applications and platforms. Our best practices, methodology
and ahead of the market, Accenture has deep experience and know-how about applying mobility facilitate a deep
transforming leading companies’ businesses and deploying SAP understanding of how mobile accessibility is applicable to a
mobile applications to thousands of users. Collectively, Accenture business’ unique needs. We can help drive more transformation
and SAP have more than 30 years of alliance experience helping to businesses immediately without an upfront investment on
our clients around the world achieve high performance with technology and skills by leveraging the Accenture Managed
highly skilled industry specialists. Mobility offering in the cloud.
Moving into mobility more quickly and securely on Accenture’s
platform enables a company to tap into the vast potential of
mobility across the entire enterprise. At a fixed price, scope and
timeline, the Accenture implementation services for SAP mobile
applications helps increase efficiency, streamline processes, boost
productivity and engage a workforce the way they want.
Along with SAP, our complete solution helps enable a company to
more quickly and easily execute a mobility strategy that meets its
specific business needs. We help clear the path to an enterprise’s
mobility vision and drive more high performance to its business.
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