Accenture has been named a leader in SAP implementation services in a December 2007 report, “The Forrester Wave™, SAP Implementation Providers, Q4 2007”. This is the first year that the tier one independent research firm has published a Forrester Wave™ focused on SAP service providers. Forrester states that overall, SAP implementers represent an “extremely qualified pack”. Accenture received the top score in the current offerings category. Forrester states, “Accenture is one of the only providers that excel across the implementation life cycle, capable of providing everything from strategic front-end business process consulting expertise through low-cost technical implementation work.” “This is a very strong way to start the year and speaks to the quality of solutions and services our teams deliver to clients’,” states Patrick Puechbroussou, managing director, SI-SAP. “These benchmarking exercises reflect broad opinions on how the global players are performing. We have scored well in these reports in the past, but over the last two years we have solidified our position as a leading service provider. Our position as a leader is based on the work we do on projects everyday.” According to Forrester, “Accenture is one of the only providers capable of staffing a global project without requiring partner firms or contract workers. Furthermore, Accenture's extensive experience in multi-country SAP rollouts positions it to provide best practices expertise to its clients.”