Professional services firms sell their people’s time, so every unbilled hour and idle consultant comes straight off the margin. We connect projects, time, expenses and billing on GROW with SAP, and help you hire, staff and develop the people who do the work.
Time to invoice
hours captured against projects and billed from GROW with SAP
Right people, right project
resource planning and utilisation in one view
Margin by project
profitability visible while the work is still running
One partner
SAP, talent and INK apps under one team
Your firm, from project to payment
Choose any point in the firm to see the problems we solve, the SAP solutions we use and the INK services behind them. Add the ones that matter to your plan.
Set up projects
The problem
- Projects set up in spreadsheets after the work has started
- Budgets and contract terms not linked to delivery
What we deliver
- Customer projects with budgets, roles and billing rules
- Contracts and rates linked to each project
- One project structure for time, expenses and billing
- GROW with SAP
- SAP Cloud ERP (GROW with SAP)
INK services: GROW with SAP
Hire
The problem
- Good candidates accept other offers while we wait
- Hiring tracked in email and spreadsheets
What we deliver
- Career site, candidate pipeline, interviews and offers in one system
- New hires passed to onboarding without re-keying
- SmartRecruiters
- SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
INK services: Talent Acquisition
Contract consultants
The problem
- Projects wait while we look for specialist skills
- Contractors managed outside our systems
What we deliver
- Contract SAP and technology consultants for client projects
- Contractor onboarding, timesheets and vendor governance
- INK Talent Solutions
- INK Contingent Workforce app
INK services: Talent Solutions · Contingent Workforce app
Staff & utilise
The problem
- Consultants on the bench while other projects are short of people
- Staffing decided in corridor conversations
What we deliver
- Resource requests and staffing against project demand
- Skills and availability in one view
- Utilisation dashboards by team and practice
- GROW with SAP
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- INK Finance & People Intelligence
INK services: GROW with SAP · Finance & People Intelligence
Capture time
The problem
- Timesheets filled in late, from memory
- Hours worked never reach the invoice
What we deliver
- Time entry against projects and tasks, on desktop and mobile
- Timesheet approval by project managers
- Approved time ready for billing
- GROW with SAP
- SAP Fiori
INK services: GROW with SAP
Travel & expense
The problem
- Client expenses not recharged
- Claims chased on paper and by email
What we deliver
- Travel requests and expense claims in one app
- Policy-driven approvals across countries and entities
- Expenses posted to S/4HANA against the project
- INK Travel & Expense app
- SAP BTP
- GROW with SAP
INK services: Travel & Expense app
Bill & margin
The problem
- Invoices go out long after the work is done
- Project margin known only when the project closes
What we deliver
- Billing from approved time, expenses and milestones
- Project profitability while the work is running
- Margin and utilisation dashboards for leaders
- GROW with SAP
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- INK Finance & People Intelligence
INK services: GROW with SAP · Finance & People Intelligence
Develop people
The problem
- Good consultants leave because they cannot see a career path
- Reviews and training tracked in separate tools
What we deliver
- Learning plans and certifications tracked in one place
- Goals, performance reviews and succession plans
- Attrition dashboards for leaders
- SAP SuccessFactors Learning
- SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals
- SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development
INK services: SuccessFactors Talent Management · Finance & People Intelligence
Services for Professional Services
GROW with SAP
Time capture, project billing and resource planning.
Learn more →Talent Acquisition
Faster hiring for knowledge workers.
Learn more →SuccessFactors Talent Management
Learning, performance and succession.
Learn more →Finance & People Intelligence
Utilisation, margin and attrition dashboards.
Learn more →Talent Solutions
Contract consultants for your client projects.
Learn more →INK apps for Professional Services
Also available for every industry: GROW with SAP · RISE with SAP · ECC to S/4HANA migration · Finance · SuccessFactors & HCM · Payroll · Health Check 360° · iCare AMS · Change & Adoption · Local tax & e-invoicing · Talent Solutions
Before and after
Firms today
- Timesheets late and hours unbilled
- Staffing managed in spreadsheets
- Margin known after the project ends
- Expenses claimed on paper
Firms with INK and SAP
- Time captured against projects and billed
- Resource planning and utilisation in one view
- Project profitability while the work is running
- Travel and expenses run to policy
Talk to an expert about professional services
Tell us how you staff, track and bill your projects today. We’ll show where GROW with SAP closes the biggest gaps first.
Frequently asked questions
Can time entry flow straight into billing?
Yes. In GROW with SAP, time is recorded against projects and tasks, approved by project managers and used for billing without re-keying.
Can we see project margin before the project ends?
Yes. Costs, time and revenue sit on the same project in SAP, so profitability is visible while the work is running. Finance & People Intelligence adds margin and utilisation dashboards for leaders.
How do you handle travel and client expenses?
With our Travel & Expense app on SAP BTP: policy-driven approvals across countries and entities, with expenses posted to S/4HANA against the project.
Can you provide consultants for our client projects?
Yes. Our Talent Solutions team provides contract SAP and technology consultants, and our Contingent Workforce app helps you govern contractors and vendors.