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The Energy Industry:Tapping into SAP-based solutions

for high performance


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In a multi-polar world, one

in which the centers of business

are not just in the developed

economiesenergy companies can

be virtually anywhere. In this world,companies need to operate with

multiple centers of expertise,

innovation and management, and

manage workforces that are becoming

more dispersed and mobile. In

markets around the world, a variety

of playersincluding international

oil companies (IOCs) and increasingly

competitive national oil companies

(NOCs)compete head-to-head for

resources, customers and talent.

In this high-demand, multi-polar

environment, energy companies

need to meet a variety of local

needs and, at the same time,

manage from a global perspective

to drive efficiency and speed and

focus the organization on the right

opportunities and challenges. This

reality has made enterprise systems

a key enabler of success in the

industry. Indeed, research from

Accentures Institute for High

Performance Business, including

input from more than 450 executives,has found that enterprise systems

can lead to better financial

performance, improving an

organizations ability to integrate

and optimize business processes,

as well as analyze for business

advantage. But implementing

these systems is not always easy.

Enterprise systems involve

sophisticated and powerful

technology that requires companies

to have in-depth understanding

and strong implementation

capabilities to enable them to

take full advantage of their

investment and their efforts to

build high-performance businesses.

Energy companies strive for highperformance in an increasinglymulti-polar world.


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Why choose Accenture for your SAP energy needs?

Co-developed IS-Oil industry solution (now part of the SAP for Oil& Gas solution portfolio) with SAP

Awarded 22 Pinnacle Awards by SAP, more than any other systemsintegrator

Accenture has an SAP partner center, the Accenture InnovationCenter for SAP NetWeaver, at SAPs development headquartersin Walldorf, Germany, dedicated to developing and deliveringnext-generation SAP solutions

Over 34,000 SAP-skilled professionals delivering more than 1,500SAP projects each year, with more than 700 people with strongenergy industry know-how

The Accenture Center of Excellence for Energy in Bangalore, partof our Global Delivery Network, comprises more than 13,700 staffdelivering proven results. For example, we reduced a global IOC's

baseline IT support costs (related to SAP applications) by almost50 percent

Certified by SAP to provide hosted application managementservices, including infrastructure and application outsourcing

Tools to ensure a reliable and consistent SAP implementation,including Accenture Delivery Suite used for SAP solutions,Accenture Advanced Enterprise Solution, Accenture SAP ChangeManagement Accelerator used for SAP solutions, and Accenturesbusiness process initiative

Regularly research how organizations make the most of theirenterprise system investments

Value to our customers

Deep and long relationship with SAP in the energy industry

Recognized for quality solutions and services to customers

Allows clients early access to new products

Depth of knowledge and skills

Global scale and cross-project learnings

Services extend throughout the project lifecycle

Packaged knowledge helps jump-start projects while alsoincreasing predictability and implementation quality

Constantly sharpening our approach to implementing SAPsolutions based on real-life customer experiences


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We focus on reducing total project

costs and system complexity,

leveraging standard processes and

reducing implementation time frames.

But while we help energy companiesuse SAP software to drive operational

efficiencies, we also know that increas-

ingly SAP-based solutions are the basis

for building distinctive capability, the

essence of competitive advantage.

To help energy companies make

effective use of SAP solutions,

we combine our extensive industry

knowledge with our deep SAP

skills and experience. Accenture is a

leading implementer of SAP software,with more than 34,000 SAP-skilled

professionals delivering some

1,500 SAP projects each year,

ranging from straightforward techni-

cal implementations to enterprisewide

transformational change initiatives.

Along the way, we have developed

a track record of helping energy

companies implement SAP solutions.

In addition, Accenture and SAP have

a 30-year history of working together

across multiple industries, functional

areas and technology advancements.

For example, we teamed with SAP to

co-develop the SAP IS-Oil industry

solution (now part of the SAP forOil & Gas solution portfolio) in the

1990s and the depth of our relation-

ship since then is reflected in the fact

that Accenture has been successful

in achieving 22 SAP Pinnacle Awards,

more than any other systems integra-

tor. These awards are given to SAP

partners that provide quality solutions

and services to joint customers.

Simplifying the move to SAP

Accenture has strongexpertise in all of theSAP solutions. Theyhave strong projectleadership skills, andthey bring a very goodlong-term commitmentto the efforts withinSAP.Relationship manager,international oil and

gas company

Accenture has 20 years of experience collaboratingwith energy companies to implement SAP-basedsolutions efficiently and effectively using proven

methods.


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Enterprise Systems Find the

High-Performance Spotlight.

About three-quarters of surveyed

companies report greater-than-

expected revenue after implementing

enterprise systems. That financial

success depends on factors such as

effective planning and prioritization

of enterprise system initiatives, the

ability to manage enterprise systemsas an ongoing program and a

willingness to approach systems

from a long-term perspective.

Using Enterprise Systems to

Gain Uncommon Competitive

Advantage.

Top-performing companies realize

significantly more value from their

enterprise systems than do their

less successful counterparts. High

performers routinely emphasize

three primary activities in their

approach to enterprise systems:integrating the organization,

optimizing business processes

and analyzing system data to

improve decision making.

New Growth from

Enterprise Systems: Achieving

High Performance through

Distinctive Capabilities.

Leading companies are

leveraging enterprise systems

to develop distinctive capabilities

one of the three building blocks

of the high-performance business.

Key factors in doing so include

tailoring systems, implementing

industry-specific solutions and

taking advantage of flexible

service-oriented architectures.

Understanding enterprise systems

Accenture conducts research into variousaspects of using enterprise systems to drivehigh performance. A sampling of this research

includes:

The energy industry is constantly

evolving, so we invest in keeping

our people, tools and thinking on

the leading edge. As part of that

effort, we maintain the AccentureInnovation Center for SAP

NetWeaver at SAPs development

headquarters in Walldorf, Germany.

The center in Walldorf is dedicated

to developing and delivering next-

generation SAP-based solutions; it

helps us sustain our lead in solution

development on the SAP NetWeaver

technology platform and lets us

provide our clients with early access

to new products. At the same time,

we regularly conduct research on how

organizations can make the most of

their enterprise system investments,

which helps us constantly sharpen

our approaches to implementing

SAP (see Understanding Enterprise

Systems, above).

With this range of resources,

experience and knowledge, we

help energy companies implement

new SAP solutions or upgrade

existing SAP software systemsquickly and cost-effectively. We

help them take advantage of

SAPs extensive out-of-the-box

functionality and keep customization

focused on the most critical and

differentiating areas. And we help

them implement SAP solutions that

will support the efficiency, speed

and flexibility needed to compete

in a multi-polar world.

Ive worked withAccenture off andon over many yearsstarting in the early80s, and I think itsas true today as itwas then that itsthe consistency ofquality of staff thatwe get thats thebiggest differentiator."Industry Executive,

multinational energy

company


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I believe Accenture isa differentiated systemsintegration firm fromthe standpoint that theresources, capabilities,delivery and flexibilityare excellent. Accentureis always there tohelp us, whateverour needs are.Information Director,

international oil and

gas major

Once SAP software systems are

in place, we can also help energy

companies manage them over time.

We are an SAP-certified provider

of hosted application managementservices, including infrastructure

outsourcing and application

outsourcing. Our SAP application

outsourcing services are designed

to be flexible and cost-competitive,

and to help organizations increase

productivity, reduce total cost of

ownership, and improve service

execution and reliability.


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Accentures business process

initiative, which focuses on

leading industry processes and

operational excellence and offers

a comprehensive operating modelfor the energy industry that spans

all segments. This model includes

energy-specific business processes,

process flowcharts, key performance

indicator frameworks and capability

assessment models.

Accenture Delivery Suite,

which provides a standard approach

to delivering a reliable and consistent

SAP implementation for any business

function. In essence, this suite

provides packaged knowledge in

the form of job aids, tools and

templates. These help us jump-start

projects and provide a solid frame-

work that is used by professionals

in our global network to support

collaboration, consistency and

quality in SAP implementations.

Accenture Advanced Enterprise

Solution, a preconfigured SAPsolution that uses leading practices,building blocks and implementation

accelerators supported by SAP toprovide flexible, predictable, high-quality implementations. Across anumber of initiatives, our AccentureAdvanced Enterprise Solution hasreduced implementation time by asmuch as 50 percent for a variety ofcompanies. Accenture developed thissolution for the chemicals, metalsand mining industries, and we arecurrently adapting it to the energyindustry.

Accenture Change ManagementAccelerator, a collection of provenchange management assets forSAP solutions. Change managementefforts aid organizations in embracingthe SAP solution by helping peoplesucceed with new systems, processesand roles. The accelerator encom-passes approaches, tools and practicesthat can be quickly tailored to aspecific companys situation, andthat address the full project lifecycle of an SAP implementation.

An extensive SAP toolkit

As we work with oil and gas clients, we bring anumber of unique strengths to help them withtheir SAP initiatives. These include:


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A track record of results

Over the years, Accenture has collaborated withmultiple energy companies to successfully bringSAP software into the organization and use it

to drive solid business results. For example, wehave helped:

A global IOCs North American

downstream business to use SAP

software in the harmonization of

processes after two major mergers.

We designed and built processes forthe combined retail, fuels, aviation,

trading and marketing businesses, and

are now running the systems under a

10-year contract for the applications

management outsourcing of the com-

panys SAP support and maintenance.

With harmonized business processes

supported by a stable SAP software

environment, the downstream work-

force has increased its productiv-

ity and been empowered to focus

on service. Through the use of the

Accenture Delivery Network, the

company has seen a 45 percent

reduction in baseline IT support

costs related to its SAP application

support.

An integrated Asian NOC imple-

mented SAP software to link the

back offices of dozens of former

branches and subsidiaries. We

helped implement the solution atnearly 80 facilities and reengineered

many of the organization's processes

and operations to embrace the

systems global best practices.

As a result, the companys day-

to-day operations have improved,

driving down costs and delivering

benefits to the companys bottom

line. Management also has benefited

from improved communication and,

for the first time, has an integrated

view of operations that supports

informed, rapid decision making.

The upstream business of a

supermajor oil and gas company

to simplify and standardize its

processes and replace a variety of

custom and stand-alone systemswith a single global SAP software

platform. This consolidation effort

eliminated more than 100 legacy

systems, and gave thousands of users

worldwide a common system that

supports everything from finance

to plant maintenance, logistics, pro-

curement and business intelligence

processes. The system is enabling

the company to improve operational

performance and increase efficiency

through the sharing of best

practices, standardization of business

processes, and greater transparency

and comparability of information

across the organization.


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An Asian NOC with oil and gas

interests in several countries

to implement SAP software to

support plant-maintenance

operations and provide personnelwith integrated information via the

SAP NetWeaver Portal component.

Service-oriented architecture has

been implemented to integrate the

plant-maintenance solution seam-

lessly with the companys SAP ERP

application, SAP NetWeaver Portal

and non-SAP applications. The

effort has helped improve plant-

maintenance performance, with

increased workforce productivity,

better visibility into the maintenance

process, reduced training costs

and the enabling of real-time

collaboration between operations

and maintenance teams.

For energy companies today, SAP

software is a vital tool in the race

to compete. By bringing our extensive

SAP experience and industry

knowledge to bear, we help energy

companies use that tool effectively

to target business goals, take

advantage of the opportunities

presented by a multi-polar world

and achieve high performance.


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Contact us

To learn more about how Accenture

helps energy companies leverage SAP

software to become high-performance

businesses, visit us at www.accenture.

com or call us at +1 312 737 7909,

or toll-free in the United States and

Canada at +1 888 688 7909.

Copyright 2011 Accenture

All rights reserved.

Accenture, its logo, and

High Performance Deliveredare trademarks of Accenture.

About AccentureAccenture is a global management

consulting, technology services

and outsourcing company, with

approximately 236,000 people serving

clients in more than 120 countries.

Combining unparalleled experience,

comprehensive capabilities across all

industries and business functions,and extensive research on the worlds

most successful companies, Accenture

collaborates with clients to help them

become high-performance businesses

and governments. The company

generated net revenues of US$25.5

billion for the fiscal year ended Aug.

31, 2011. Its home page is www.

accenture.com.

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