NewsVoir | 06 Sep, 2016
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP),at this yearâs annual Partner Summit in India, announced the launch of SAP India Partner Advisory Board and plans to expandits collaborative channel approach for network of over 600 partners in country. At the Summit, the company also announced its long term plans to fortify its partner ecosystem and accelerate digital transformation in the country to enhance the âDigital Indiaâ initiative.
The core plan of this expansion rests on a three point strategy approach that ties together all the initiatives SAP India undertakes towards building its channel ecosystem:
1. Launch of SAP India Partner Advisory Board- The group comprising of 11 representatives from the partner ecosystemaims toaddress market opportunities, meet customer expectations and provide the extended partner network with insight to expand the customer base as well as reach of new age technology solutions.Partnersmay co-innovate with INDUS, the customer user group of SAP, to address customerâs business needs using new age technology solutions.
The founding 11 partner member board comprises of:
Chida Barat â CEO, Zieta Technologies
Prashant Pansare â Managing Director, Inteliment Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Venugopal Uppalapati â Chairman, vCentric Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Mike Dhall â CEO, ZenFocus Software Pvt. Ltd.
Rakesh Barik â Technology Leader, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd.
Mohan Ramanan â General Manager and Head â Business Applications, Wipro Limited
Sanjeev Deshpande â Managing Director, iTelligence India Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Andy Stevenson â CEO, Fujitsu India Pvt. Ltd.
Anindya Basu â Country Managing Director, Accenture Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Balakrishna Navaluri â Chief Operating Officer, Yash Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Arnab Basu â Technology Consulting and Digital Leader, PwC India Pvt. Ltd.
2. Building âspecialized capabilitiesâ toupskill partners â SAP India will work towards continuous enablement and recruitment of partners to drive technology adoption beyond ERP by aiding deployment of solutionsin Cloud like Success Factors, Ariba, Analytics and Customer Engagement and Commerce (CEC) like Hybris. The company has committed to increase investments in support of development of partner sales and consulting skillset through focused training modules as part of initiatives such as SAP Partner Sales Academy, SAP Presales Certification Drive and SAP Platinum Academy.
3. 100% Partner-led Go-To-Market Strategy for SME business- Currently, 83% of SAP customers in India are SMEs and the partners facilitate 70% of the SME business for SAP India. As part of the channel strategy expansion plans, SAP India has a plan of 100%partner-led go-to-market strategy for SME business. With focused programs, the company will enable partners togrow as well as manage the volume of the business in a competitive way. Additionally, the partner network will act as a conduit for SAP to expand deeper into the country addressing 14 clusters in non-metro locations.
âWe want our channel partners to be more equipped andcapture the market opportunities by addressing the future digital needs of our customers and prospects. To support this, we are investing in knowledge sharing capabilities and initiatives such as the Partner Advisory Board aims to drive business with partners for mutual benefit,â said Avinash Kumar Purwar, Vice President, Global Partner Operations, SAP Indian Subcontinent. âCustomers have been at our core throughout SAPâs two decades in India and expansion to our partner strategy further strengthens our commitment to the ecosystemâ.
About SAP
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