As the world's largest hyper-growth economy, China sees a growing number of organizations that implemented SAP enterprise software to compete with other world class businesses. Due to the sophistication of SAP software deployment and operations, companies are demanding more competent and knowledgeable SAP consultants. Incidentally, a qualified consultant is one of the key success factors in a quality and cost driven SAP implementation and efficiently maintained SAP solution. However, the current local talent pool is insufficient in numbers to support the new growth and the existing solutions. Many companies had to import service from other countries in order to keep up with the local demand. Now, the challenge for the Chinese market is to identify the future talents and to put a roadmap into place to close the talent gap.
"Siemens and SAP fostered a mature relationship, since the founding days of SAP, through global service and global hosting partnerships and experiences in Siemens as the world's largest SAP customer. In context of this new partnership Siemens adds its long standing history in China and its local expertise in the sectors of Industry, Energy and Healthcare. All these reasons position Siemens as the ideal partner to cooperate with SAP on this education initiative," Robert Demann, CEO of Siemens IT Solutions and Services China says, "Further, Siemens can leverage the vast variety of our enterprise solution experiences in the SAP environment into the education curriculum. We believe a balance of practical exercises and real customer problems can supplement the academic learning process."
"Siemens' experience shows that SAP certification is like a driving license. Without it, a SAP consultant cannot get far in his/her career path. A certified consultant with project experiences can be 30% to 50% more productive compared to the market average. This phenomenon can be fully attributed to the holistic and structural understanding of how to blend technology and business process, which results in less 'rework.'" Robert says,"I am confident about the SAP education market in China. Siemens will continue to drive this initiative, to nurture new talents, and along with SAP to develop further a full spectrum of education offerings for an ever increasing market demand."
In addition to the EFP program, Siemens provides a comprehensive range of SAP professional and operational services as well as other SAP training programs. One example is the SAP Academy program which targets committed professionals with several years of related work experiences in Finance, Logistics, Information technology or ERP. After successful completion of the certification exam the person is globally recognized as a certified SAP consultant.
Siemens in China
Siemens is one of the most well-known, liked and respected corporate citizens in China. This is not surprising, given the fact that Siemens' first co-operation with China dates back to 1872, when the company delivered China's first pointer telegraph. Presently, all business segments of Siemens worldwide are active in China including Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, Information and Communications, Lighting as well as Household Appliances. Core focus areas of Siemens are Energy & Environmental Care, Industrial and Public Infrastructures as well as Healthcare. To date, Siemens maintains more than 90 operating companies and 60 regional offices in China. These offices are the backbone of Siemens' regional strategy and ensure that the company is close to its customers to be able to respond quickly and efficiently to their needs. With 50,000 highly qualified local staff, Siemens is one of the largest employers amongst foreign invested enterprises in China. The company has become a fully integrated part of the Chinese economy and is committed to continue its investment to develop and extend local manufacturing, engineering, R&D, software development, as well as procurement to ensure the sustainable and profitable growth of its business in China.
Siemens IT Solutions and Services
Siemens IT Solutions and Services is an internationally leading provider of IT solutions and services with more than 50 years of history in IT field. In China its service offerings cover the entire IT service chain from a single source, from consulting to system integration, from software development and IT solutions right through to the management of IT infrastructures. With its comprehensive know-how and industry-specific knowledge, Siemens IT Solutions and Services provides measurable added value for its customers. Siemens IT Solutions and Services employs around 43,000 people worldwide and posts annual sales of about 5.4 billion euros, of which some 70 percent are generated outside of the Siemens group. More information at: www.siemens.com.cn/it-solutions.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software (*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 47,800 customers (excludes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." (For more information, visit www.sap.com)
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
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Siemens Ltd., China
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