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Powerful Trends Are Re-shaping Businesses Worldwide All these trends are affecting all companies Changing how you implement and innovate business processes disruptive TECHNOLOGY empowered WORKFORCE intensified COMPETITION powerful CUSTOMERS increased RISK Increased transparency Abundance of supply Information work 24/7 operations Speed of change Business networks Market volatility Compliance imperative Connectivity Digitization

Increased transparency

Abundance of supply

Information work

24/7 operations

Speed of change

Business networks

Market volatility

Compliance imperative

Connectivity

Digitization

Innovation and Flexibility Matter to the CEO 75% of CEOs place a high or very high priority on the ability to respond rapidly Only one in ten CEOs believes that their organization has the ability to be very responsive to changing market conditions Consequently, major companies are considering Business Model Innovation as a transformation imperative! Source: 2006 IBM Global CEO Survey 87% of CEOs believe fundamental change is required in the next two years to drive innovation. 78% believe integrating business and technology is crucial for innovation.

75% of CEOs place a high or very high priority on the ability to respond rapidly

Only one in ten CEOs believes that their organization has the ability to be very responsive to changing market conditions

Consequently, major companies are considering Business Model Innovation as a transformation imperative!

Enterprise SOA Increases Business Agility Exploit synergies Accelerate time to value Increase velocity of innovation YET Business Agility Requires Flexible business process platform Specialized resources Vibrant ecosystem that fosters collaboration and co-innovation The Enterprise Challenge Customer’s Business Network IT Ecosystem Customers Vendors SAP

Enterprise SOA Increases Business Agility

Exploit synergies

Accelerate time to value

Increase velocity of innovation

YET

Business Agility Requires

Flexible business process platform

Specialized resources

Vibrant ecosystem that fosters collaboration and co-innovation

Enterprise SOA is like your wardrobe Assemble outfits from your wardrobe easily and with flexibility Make those basics work better just by adding a great sweater SOA helps your business become more stylish… more innovative Save money by creating new outfits with your existing clothes Think of each article of clothing in your wardrobe as a business service Enterprise SOA Is Like Your Wardrobe…

SAP Practitioners – The Fast Changing Landscape of the Future For IT to deliver flexibility, it needs a single, unified business process platform that provides a repository of coherent services. Who can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen? BUT

Business Process Platform Enables Agility and Flexibility DISRUPTIVE INNOVATORS COMPOSERS CONSOLIDATORS Sub-sidiary Business Partner Home Grown / ISV SAP Composite Applications SAP NetWeaver Business Process Platform Process Components REPOSITORY KEEPERS ? Business Process Experts Who can harness the business process platform to make business process innovation happen?

Who Is the Business Process Expert? The Business Process Expert Has the business knowledge and IT savvy to make business process innovation happen in real-time by adapting, composing and executing business processes using best practices , composition software and enterprise services This professional evolves from roles like Business Analyst Application Consultant Process Developer / Modeler Business Process Architect Business Process Manager Enterprise Architect

The Business Process Expert

Has the business knowledge and IT savvy

to make business process innovation happen in real-time

by adapting, composing and executing business processes

using best practices , composition software and enterprise services

This professional evolves from roles like

Business Analyst

Application Consultant

Process Developer / Modeler

Business Process Architect

Business Process Manager

Enterprise Architect

As a BPXer Some Core Skills Will Be Important Software & IT knowledge Applications & Solutions Skills Community & Social Media Skills Business Process Modeling & UI Skills BPM Knowledge Soft Skills Bus Consultant Skills today BPXer of tomorrow IT Consultant Skills today Enterprise SOA knowledge Practical Experience

The Business Process Expert Adapts business processes to meet specialized needs Composes and deploys new services and applications from existing services Executes processes to enable continuous innovation Collaborates on Business Scenarios Process Lifecycles Change Leadership Horizontal Process Practices HR, Finance, Supply Chain… Industry Customizations Consumer Products… Tools Methodologies What Is the Business Process Expert Community? The first community to focus on helping business process experts drive process innovation through collaboration and collective learning

The Business Process Expert

Adapts business processes to meet specialized needs

Composes and deploys new services and applications from existing services

Executes processes to enable continuous innovation

Collaborates on

Business Scenarios

Process Lifecycles

Change Leadership

Horizontal Process Practices

HR, Finance, Supply Chain…

Industry Customizations

Consumer Products…

Tools

Methodologies

What Does SAP Offer the Business Process Expert? BPX Community 300,000+ Members! Exclusive Content Best practices in methodologies with case studies and examples Business Process Lifecycle stages Process modeling Enterprise Services from the ES Community Analytics, Supply Chain Management, GRC Getting started with new role profile, tasks, skills required eLearning available 24x7 Professional skills certification Industry Knowledge Industry-based best practices for a comprehensive set of industries, and growing Visual Composer ARIS for SAP NetWeaver ES Bundles SAP Discovery System for Enterprise SOA Solution Manager Skills Enhancement Enablers & Tools

Best practices in methodologies with case studies and examples

Business Process Lifecycle stages

Process modeling

Enterprise Services from the ES Community

Analytics, Supply Chain Management, GRC

Getting started with new role profile, tasks, skills required

eLearning available 24x7

Professional skills certification

Industry-based best practices for a comprehensive set of industries, and growing

Visual Composer

ARIS for SAP NetWeaver

ES Bundles

SAP Discovery System for Enterprise SOA

Solution Manager

The BPX Community Can Accelerate Your Business and Career Co-Innovate Leverage trends and opportunities shared in a community of world-class peers, and launch new ideas Connect and Network Get quick answers from the BPX community when faced with business process challenges Establish Yourself As an Expert Share your business process know-how and grow your business Be a Thought Leader Learn and evangelize how to bridge the gap between business and IT

Co-Innovate

Leverage trends and opportunities shared in a community of world-class peers, and launch new ideas

Connect and Network

Get quick answers from the BPX community when faced with business process challenges

Establish Yourself As an Expert

Share your business process know-how and grow your business

Be a Thought Leader

Learn and evangelize how to bridge the gap between business and IT

Get Involved – Join BPX.SAP.COM Be Part of a New Breed of Professionals Who Adapt business processes to meet specialized needs Compose and deploy new services and apps from existing services Execute processes and enable continuous innovation Collaborate on Business Process Scenarios Analytics Supply Chain Management Industry Processes Best Practices CONNECTING OVER 350,000 PROFESSIONALS GLOBALLY Join today to collaborate with peers through forums, blogs, and more BPX.SAP.COM

Be Part of a New Breed of Professionals Who

Adapt business processes to meet specialized needs

Compose and deploy new services and apps from existing services

Execute processes and enable continuous innovation

Collaborate on

Business Process Scenarios

Analytics

Supply Chain Management

Industry Processes

Best Practices

The New World: Interacting Together, Bridging the Gap Process Analyst/Modeler

The New World: Interacting Together, Bridging the Gap Process Innovators

The New World: Interacting Together, Bridging the Gap Business Partner Customer Enterprise Architect

The New World: Interacting Together, Bridging the Gap Process Analyst/Modeler Process Innovators Business Partner Customer Enterprise Architect

From SAP Functional/Technical Expert to Business Process Expert – Getting There by Leveraging the Community Time Information & Knowledge Start of the Information Age My Knowledge Info Community Knowledge Today Filter Feedback Rating Network Events

Getting Ready for Business Network Transformations Don't under-estimate the skills challenge and change Partner with the BPX Community in an open and frequent opinion exchange Use BPX early on as a learning platform and network - beyond your existing network Together with us, get ready for Business Network Transformation! BPX.SAP.COM Together We Can Manage this Transition More Effectively

Don't under-estimate the skills challenge and change

Partner with the BPX Community in an open and frequent opinion exchange

Use BPX early on as a learning platform and network - beyond your existing network

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