Our SAP Technology Experience |
Deloitte Consulting LLP's (Deloitte Consulting's) experience with SAP technology includes: Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (Enterprise SOA) and SAP® Enterprise Portal.
Enterprise SOA is a blueprint for an adaptable, flexible and open information technology (IT) architecture for developing services-based, enterprise-scale business solutions. With SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation, enterprise SOA moves IT architectures to higher levels of adaptability — and moves companies closer to the vision of real-time enterprises by elevating Web services to an enterprise level.
An enterprise service is typically a series of Web services combined with business logic that can be accessed and used repeatedly to support a particular business process. Aggregating Web services into business-level enterprise services provides a more meaningful foundation for the task of automating enterprise-scale business scenarios.
SOA is designed to deliver value much earlier in the implementation cycle.
The SOA approach can bring value for both business and IT, but only if it aligns with a relevant business strategy. Balancing benefits and challenges requires disciplined management to help tip the scale.
Deloitte Consulting’s SAP ESOA Roadmapping Framework uses a set of time-tested and client-tested methods and tools, including:
- SOA Abstraction Model – Visualizes the “touch-point” between business and IT required for an effective SOA implementation. Both worlds are connected through the abstraction layer, allowing collaboration while at the same time promoting a high degree of organizational agility.
- SOA Maturity Model – Facilitates the evaluation and planning of an SOA implementation throughout the different domains within an organization.
- Enterprise Value Delivery (EVD) Methodology – Mapping ESOA to Deloitte Consulting’s Enterprise Value Delivery Model allows for the use of time-tested and client-tested methodologies and techniques to help structure and design an ESOA implementation across the lifecycle phases.
These methods and tools help our clients to quickly establish the SAP ESOA foundation that they will need, and evaluate where to effectively apply ESOA. And our Roadmapping framework is aligned with our time-tested and client-tested SAP Enterprise Value Delivery methodology to support:
- Visioning and planning activities
- Designing and building activities
- Delivering and operating activities
The SAP NetWeaver™ platform is changing the way organizations support their business processes — providing a comprehensive and integrated platform designed from the ground up to work with SAP solutions and other standard technologies. But understanding when, where and how to deploy SAP NetWeaver components to generate the most business value requires a comprehensive understanding of a company’s business processes and organizational structure — along with in-depth knowledge of various technology practices. Deloitte Consulting combines all of these elements to create a state-of-the-art SAP NetWeaver platform that addresses our clients’ most pressing business issues.
SAP® Enterprise Portal gives employees, customers, suppliers and business partners convenient access to a wide range of company data through a single Web site. A well-designed portal makes information more accessible and easier to understand, enabling better decisions and significantly reducing transaction and reporting costs. Also, learn more about our broader Enterprise Portal practice.
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