For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

August 17, 2009

Outsourcing SAP Operations Expands With Economic Uncertainty

by Bill Martorelli, Liz Herbert

with Christine Ferrusi Ross, Elizabeth Rose


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Continuing economic pressures are contributing to the new popularity of outsourcing services for SAP operational services, complementing the large, well-established market for implementation services. Diverse offerings now coexist within the marketplace, including applications management services and managed services including hosting, which appeal primarily to large enterprise companies and midsize enterprises, respectively. Sourcing and vendor management professionals should be aware of the major categories of SAP operational services and how they are evolving. Buyers should also note that the most capable suppliers of SAP operation services are not always those with the most prominent implementation capabilities.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

itemDemand For SAP Outsourcing Services Is Growing

itemSAP Operations Services Fall into Three Major Categories

itemMultiple Supplier Types Provide SAP Run Services

itemSuppliers' Differences In Approach Can Complicate Vendor Evaluations

recommendations

itemDo Not Leave The SAP Run Decision As An Afterthought

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 15 vendor companies, including ACS, AT&T, CGI, CSC, HCL AXON, HP/EDS, IBM, Infosys, Intelligroup, Softtek, SunGard Availability Services, TCS, T-Systems, as well as numerous user companies.

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Analyst: Bill Martorelli, Liz Herbert
Technology: Enterprise Resource Planning Applications, IT Services, Outsourcing, Packaged Applications, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Systems Integration
Geography: Europe, North America

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