Why Emphasys is the #1 SAP Partner for Professional Services SAP Signavio + LeanIX.

Trusted by leading professional services firms to implement and optimise SAP with minimal disruption and maximum return on investment.

Professional Services

Digital Transformation for Professional Services with SAP

Professional services firms operate in complex, client-driven environments where utilisation, delivery quality, and margin are critical. Transformations often stall or fail — not because of the technology — but due to misaligned processes and lack of clarity.

The three most common causes of overrun:

  • No visibility into current processes or architecture – Project delivery, resource management, and financial systems often operate in silos.
  • Siloed data between IT and delivery teams – Technology initiatives move forward, but consulting teams, operations, and finance aren’t aligned.
  • Bottlenecks hidden until too late – Issues with utilisation, billing, or project governance only emerge during or after rollout.

Clarity before cutover

Current State Analysis

Use SAP Signavio to map end-to-end professional services processes — from pipeline and staffing to delivery and billing — surfacing inefficiencies and risks.

Current State Analysis

Architecture Map

Build a LeanIX-powered live model of IT systems, project management platforms, resource management tools, and ERP — providing end-to-end visibility.

Architecture Map

Migration Blueprint

Design an optimised, risk-prioritised roadmap balancing delivery performance, resource utilisation, and business outcomes.

Migration Blueprint

Proven in Professional Service transformations

Every transformation is different — but our framework adapts to the unique complexity of professional services.

Use Case Cards:

  • Client Engagement Optimisation – Streamline the lifecycle from opportunity and scoping through to delivery and invoicing.
  • Governance & Compliance Alignment – Ensure transformation initiatives maintain auditability, financial control, and regulatory compliance.
  • Resource & Workforce Optimisation – Improve utilisation, capacity planning, and skills alignment across projects and teams.
  • Project Delivery Acceleration – Reduce bottlenecks across staffing, execution, and billing to improve margins and time-to-cash.
Client Testimonial

Emphasys enables global SAP S/4HANA platform

Emphasys provided expert advice and technical solution optimization that helped us align global systems, streamline processes, and reduce sales order processing time by 69%—a significant efficiency gain. Their contribution was vital to the success of FOCUS and to advancing Shiseido’s ambition to become a truly data-driven, globally connected organization.”

François Keet
Vice President, Head of Global Business Transformation
Shiseido Co., Ltd.

With SAP Signavio, we can map client delivery and governance processes within days, refining them with your teams for accuracy.

No. We start by mapping your current systems, and compliance tools — regardless of vendor.

Minimal. Our tools automate most analysis. Your teams validate insights in short, structured workshops.

We can plug in mid-transformation to flag risks and stop overruns before they escalate.

Every delay in professional services transformation impacts delivery quality, utilisation, and revenue realisation.