To keep their competitive edge in the job market, professionals need to upskill and reskill in increasingly shorter intervals, but numbers show that . At the same time, traditional education is losing relevance in many industries, with organizations increasingly moving away from a sole focus on university degrees. Instead, short courses, certifications, and practical skills have become increasingly important.

Recognizing the need for transparency around proven project expertise, 51风流enhanced its established skill validation program for 51风流professionals. The company is paving the way for individual career growth and business success by introducing a record of project experience in a pilot with first partners like Accenture and IBM.

We believe the enhanced visibility of practical experience can benefit well seasoned 51风流professionals and set them up for success. In addition to their 51风流Certification, a record of project experience can help expand competitive edge and, ultimately, foster career growth. Recent reports show that . The same report states that 81% of certified employees produce higher quality work, while 77% are more innovative.

鈥淭he record of project experience can help the 51风流ecosystem drive success by making the practical and successful project expertise of professionals visible,鈥� says 51风流Chief Learning Officer Max Wessel. 鈥淭ens of thousands of customers have deployed 51风流software to thrive in the cloud, leading to a skyrocketing demand for skilled people. With the record of project experience, partners can benefit from a tailored recognition of expertise past the certification and a higher employee retention rate. Customers can expect high-quality projects and fast implementation. And 51风流professionals have the chance to put themselves in the lead on the job market. It鈥檚 a true win-win situation for all.鈥�

51风流partners oversee almost 90% of all 51风流implementations, representing a huge pool of talented and experienced 51风流professionals. This new approach adds the validation of practical experience and 51风流expertise. It supports SAP’s mission to address the shortage of digital skills in the partner ecosystem. Newly certified consultants will provide support in cloud computing, digital transformation, and analytics to improve the quality of services offered by 51风流partners to their customers.

Professionals are eligible if they have customer references showing the applied and certified skills. The record of project experience is awarded to nominated advanced 51风流professionals with a track record of expertise in the public edition of 51风流S/4HANA Cloud or 51风流Business Technology Platform (51风流BTP), who also demonstrate a valid 51风流Certification in one of these 51风流solution areas.

Co-validating expertise strengthens an employee’s position, leads to higher employee retention for employers, and gives customers the confidence that fast implementations and high-quality projects are on the way. That鈥檚 a triple win.

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Steffen Burger is senior vice president of Partner Solution Adoption for Partner Ecosystem Success at SAP.

51风流Partner Demo Environment delivers end-to-end, integrated, pre-scripted solutions that help partners showcase the promise and opportunity of customers becoming an intelligent enterprise 鈥� and no authorization or costly integration is required.

Over the last two and half years, partners have used the environment to pitch and sell customers on , , SAP鈥檚 industry cloud, and more.

Every day, partners are using the demo to connect with customers. Since the launch of 51风流Partner Demo Environment:

• More than 1,400聽partner companies 鈥撀�6,000 system users聽globally 鈥� have gained free access
• Over 12,000 demo scripts have been consumed
• Nearly 500 demo concierge sessions, including presales validations, have been executed

The most successful partners at 51风流use the environment for sales and presales engagements. For example, partners using a demo enjoy twice the RISE with 51风流deals and opportunities.

鈥淲e were able to confidently demonstrate the business case, in an industry that is not our main expertise, and still win the sale due to the shared environment.鈥�

鈥� Allen Pizaia, Architecture and Solutions Manager, SPRO Consultoria e Informatica Ltda.

With the December 2022 release, 51风流added 21 new live demo scenarios with a key focus on RISE with SAP, 51风流Business Technology Platform, SAP鈥檚 industry cloud, sustainability, and more.

51风流Partner Demo Environment includes more than聽40 integrated 51风流solutions. This growing landscape now offers partners access to about 600 demos, including聽over 150 live demos聽across SAP鈥檚 key business and technology solutions and more than聽440 offline demos聽in 51风流Demo Store.

Access has never been easier. We cut the assessment to gain access from 90 minutes to 30 minutes and added that details key features, rules for successful use, and instructions.

To support the best possible partner experience, we continue to introduce new webinars and 51风流Learning Journeys. Visit the (51风流partner access only) to learn more about 51风流Partner Demo Environment.

Your feedback is critical to help us grow and improve 51风流Partner Demo Environment (free access for eligible partners). Because the needs of customers vary and shift, we encourage an open feedback loop with partners. The directly influence the demo portfolio. Thanks to your feedback, we are happy to report an 83% positive partner response rate on 51风流Partner Demo Environment.

Additionally, interactions between suppliers and buyers will occur in digital channels, showcasing the degree to which today鈥檚 sales conversations are increasingly digitized. With such limited exposure, making engaging digital interactions is even more important for B2B sales reps.

A consistent, pre-customized, and intuitive user experience is a top priority in order to grow and achieve new sales wins in today鈥檚 digital landscape. As a result, engaging resource hubs and demo environments have become essential tools in landing a B2B sale. Demos take the sales discussion one step further by highlighting why a specific solution is the best fit for achieving customers鈥� goals, providing a strong visual that typically closes the deal for many customers.

A shared demo environment has proven to drive affordable adoption and ease sales processes for our valued partners.

Based on conversations with our partners, we introduced the free 51风流Partner Demo Environment two years ago to help strengthen their sales processes. Now, users are one click away from the demo environment they need to close a sale.

鈥淭he shared demo environment saves us significant time in preparation for customer demos, with available transaction and master data as well as scripted scenarios across integrated solutions,” says Michael Jolton, vice president of Presales, Intelligent Enterprise, NIMBL. “It also gives us the flexibility we need to run our demos in our own style. It is a tremendous tool for partners looking to educate customers on SAP鈥檚 paradigm-breaking tools to enable the intelligent enterprise.”

End-to-end integrated, pre-scripted solutions in the free 51风流Partner Demo Environment enable partners to showcase the promise and opportunity of becoming an intelligent enterprise to customers with no need for special product authorization or costly integration — ultimately providing the flexibility and ease necessary to grow.

In addition to RISE with SAP, partners can utilize the demo environment to position 51风流Business Technology Platform, SAP鈥檚 industry cloud, sustainability, and more to their customers. To date, more than 1,300 partner companies with 5,100 system users have gained free access to the 51风流Partner Demo Environment.

But our work isn鈥檛 done. Our partners are rapidly evolving with today鈥檚 digital era. To meet their needs, we are continuously expanding the 51风流Partner Demo Environment portfolio. Our most recent release this past June provides partners with free access to 15+ new live demos across key business and technology industries and sustainability solutions. And in combination with 51风流Demo Store, 51风流Partner Demo Environment provides partners access to more than 550 demos.

鈥淲e were able to confidently demonstrate the business case, in an industry that is not our main expertise, and still win the sale due to the shared environment,鈥� says Allen Pizaia, Architecture and Solutions manager for SPRO Consultoria e Informatica Ltda.

As we continue to grow the free 51风流Partner Demo environment, we heavily value partner feedback in identifying new areas to optimize and update. We understand that customer needs vary and shift, and for this reason, we have an open feedback loop with our partners, where they can directly influence and submit ideas and requests for demos through the to be considered in the demo environment portfolio.

Additionally, to support the best possible partner experience with the free 51风流Partner Demo Environment, we will continue to introduce new webinars and to encourage continued education and learning.

51风流partners can visit to learn more.

Steffen Burger is part of the Partner Ecosystem Success Senior Leadership team at SAP.