ERP shouldn’t be tricky
For mid-market companies, growth is a double-edged sword: more transactions, more locations and more channels bring more chaos. The tools that supported your first $100M won’t safely support your next billion. Cloud ERP is what you need, but it’s out of reach for those without an enterprise budget and a two-year roadmap.
ADVANCE, powered by Accenture and SAP, is different. We’ve right-sized the world’s most powerful ERP solutions to make them accessible for businesses of every size. Now, you can run on the same foundation used by Fortune 500 companies with a solution that’s built to fit your current (and future) needs.
What is ADVANCE?
ADVANCE is a strategic partnership between Accenture and SAP to accelerate SAP Cloud ERP + Line of business delivery for organizations pursuing high growth with annual revenues between $300 million and $5 billion.
What will you get? A powerful, modern cloud ERP in a package that's simpler to manage, faster to start and ready to scale—perfect for mid - market companies. Watch the Video
Finance
Automate high-volume transactions and establish a "single source of truth." Pivot your team from manual data entry to data-driven strategic growth.
Supply Chain
Connect your entire value chain from inventory to logistics. Gain the real-time visibility needed to predict disruptions and fulfill customer promises.
Procurement
Gain full transparency into third-party spend and automate supplier collaboration. Identify cost-saving opportunities often lost in fragmented legacy systems.
Human Capital Management
Streamline the entire employee lifecycle — from recruitment to payroll. Empower your workforce with modern tools that improve retention and operational efficiency.
Customer Experience
Integrate sales and service data directly into your ERP. Ensure every customer interaction is backed by real-time inventory and delivery data for a seamless "quote-to-cash" experience.
Automated configuration
Zero-code extensions
Instant visibility
Pre-built industry models
Conversational insights
How we work together
Qualification Workshop
In our Qualification Workshop, we map your existing ERP platform, data model, and process gaps against your business ambitions — then use SAP Digital Discovery Assessment insights to pinpoint the right ADVANCE package and the transformation levers to activate before implementation begins.
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Build your package
Choose from SAP Business Suite Packages paired with Accenture Edge Packaged Services. Add Data and AI Innovation Services, select your add-ons and finalize pricing — all tailored to your business, with no surprises.
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Go live and innovate
We deploy your configured solution with Activate Methodology, install your Packaged Services and add-ons and launch Business Value Implementation. From day one, Managed Services and Continuous Innovation Adoption can keep you ahead of what's next.
Designed for today, scalable for tomorrow
One connected business
Bring your core functions together on a single cloud foundation. By removing data silos, you get the real-time visibility needed to spot trends and make faster, better decisions.
Al-ready foundation
Use built in analytics, embedded intelligence and an architecture designed for future Al and agent based capabilities.
Enterprise-grade security
Get the governance, security and audit standards used by large enterprises to build instant trust with boards, partners and auditors.
Why Accenture Edge and SAP
45+ years of partnership with SAP
with Global Strategic Services Partner status, the highest tier
21 SAP industry-specific solutions
spanning technology transformation, operations and lines of business
40 SAP Pinnacle Awards
recognizing excellence in developing and growing our partnership
80,000+ SAP practitioners
bringing expertise to every stage of your SAP journey
Predictable results
- Reduction in total cost of ownership through lower infrastructure costs, maintenance and support overhead
- Fewer manual workarounds by unifying data and workflows across multiple lines of business
- Faster return on investment with standardized finance processes and reporting
- Improved supply chain visibility, enabling faster movement of inventory and products
Choose the package that fits where you are today
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Lite
A modern, cloud-based Finance engine
Live in: 5 months
Best for: those that need to get off an old accounting system and establish a fast, stable financial foundation.
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Core
Finance engine + 1 line of business (LOB).
Live in: 7 months
Best for: those with a specific bottleneck in addition to finance, like hiring delays or siloed sales data.
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Prime
Expanded capabilities across all functions
Live in: 9 months
Best for: those requiring a full-scale digital core and seamless integration across every business function.
Frequently asked questions
It’s designed for high-growth companies (typically $500 million-$3 billion in revenue) that have outgrown their current systems. If you need a scalable cloud ERP that can be built in a shorter timeline, ADVANCE is a good fit for you.
No. In fact, ADVANCE is ideal for companies new to the SAP ecosystem. It’s a "business-in-a-box" approach that reduces the complexity of enterprise-grade software, making it accessible and fast to adopt for growing teams.
It means you aren't starting with a blank sheet of paper. We use "ready-to-run" building blocks aligned to proven industry processes. This eliminates the need for months of custom design workshops, allowing us to focus on your specific business priorities instead of reinventing the wheel.
Absolutely. The platform is designed to scale. You can choose a focused starting line of business — like Finance or Supply Chain — and expand into other areas as your business grows. You only pay for what you need today, with the foundation already in place for tomorrow.
Your data is protected by SAP’s world-class cloud security and global compliance standards. You get the same level of encryption and protection used by the world’s largest banks and governments.
Buying software alone leaves the "how do we build this?" problem to you. ADVANCE is a total solution: it combines SAP Cloud ERP with Accenture’s industrialized implementation services. You get the software, the AI tools, and the experts to set it up—all in one bundled package.
We don’t just hand you the keys and walk away. ADVANCE offers optional "Run" tiers (Bronze through Platinum) for ongoing support and optimization. This ensures your system stays current and continues to evolve as your business hits new milestones.