Accenture Positioned as a Leader in Gartner's 2015 "Magic Quadrant for SAP Implementation Services, Worldwide"


NEW YORK; August 25, 2015 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been confirmed as a "Leader" in Gartner Inc.'s recently published "Magic Quadrant for SAP Implementation Services, Worldwide1." In this year's report, Accenture has been placed the furthest along both the execution and vision axes within the Leaders quadrant.

Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for SAP Implementation Services, Worldwide" report evaluates 17 service providers in a broad range of implementation services across multiple SAP® applications and technologies. The report assesses their ability to provide a comprehensive set of consulting, system integration and implementation services as well as their ability to service multiple industries in multiple geographies.

"We believe Accenture's positioning as a leader in this year's Gartner Magic Quadrant is reflective of our commitment to help clients get the full business value from their investments in SAP," said Christophe Mouille, global managing director of SAP business for Accenture. "Further, we feel this is a true testament of the Accenture and SAP Business Solutions Group, a unique joint organization focused on developing industry-specific solutions on SAP HANA, and our track record of helping clients use SAP solutions across a variety of areas such as in-memory computing, analytics, cloud and mobility."

With a 40-year history of working closely together, Accenture and SAP collaborate and co-innovate to help mutual customers draw more value from their SAP investments in an increasingly digital and real-time business environment. SAP has recognized Accenture with many awards, including 30 SAP Pinnacle Awards to date.

The full Gartner report can be found here.

About Accenture
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1Gartner, Magic Quadrant for SAP Implementation Services, Worldwide, Susan Tan, 23 July 2015

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