SAP Partners – Partner Categories
Services Partners – Partner Guidelines
The following table lists the guidelines for services partners.
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Partnership Guidelines
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SAP Partner - Services
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SAP Alliance Partner - Services
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SAP Global Partner - Services
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SAP nomination process
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Country managing director or head of SAP alliances
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Country managing director or head of SAP alliances
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Global Alliance Steering Committee or SAP Executive Board
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SAP approval process
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Country managing director
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Country managing director
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Global Alliance Steering Committee or SAP Executive Board
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Pre-existing status as an SAP Partner - Services on a country level
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Required
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Commitment to generate incremental business for strategic initiatives
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Country-specific
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Country-specific
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At least €15 million incremental SAP license revenue
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Market segment standing
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Not applicable
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Country-specific
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Must be among top companies as rated by independent analysts and customer satisfaction metrics
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Geographical presence with ability to manage global projects
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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At least two regions, including Europe and North America
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Investment in partnership
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Not applicable
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Country-specific
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At least €1 million
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Key reference customers
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At least three customers
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At least five customers
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10 global customers
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SAP competence centers
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Optional
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Optional
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Two regional centers
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SAP consultants
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Country-specific; at least 20 consultants
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Country-specific
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At least 1,500 consultants; at least 40% must be outside home region
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Solution/product knowledge and certification
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Country-specific
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Country-specific
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At least 20% certified consultants in most recent versions of SAP's strategic solutions
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Ability to address specific industry market segments
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Country-specific; at least one segment
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Country-specific; at least one segment
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Five segments
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Ability to influence SAP sales activities and provide presales support
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Optional
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Required
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Required
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Installed SAP Business Suite components/test and demo system
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Required
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Required
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Required
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