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By: Christy Harner, Chief Marketing Officer of TCG Consulting

is excited to announce its expanded partnership with SAP »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ in 2019 and beyond. In addition to offering workshops and webinars for SAP »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ customers who are looking to optimize their travel, meetings, payment and expense programs (TMPE), members of our leadership and engagement delivery teams have received the Certified Implementation Partner (CIP) accreditation and will also be completing the Certified Consulting Partner (CCP) accreditation before the end of 2019.

TCG¡¯s Certified Implementation Partner (CIP) accredited team works with SAP »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ to design, implement and optimize end-to-end programs. This support spans across legacy »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Expense, with an emphasis on front-end »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Travel integration, and often incorporates a client¡¯s adoption of additional »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ products and services to help enable a broader spend under management program strategy.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

An increasing number of organizations have reached, or are displaying characteristics of, T&E program maturity, and are now faced with the navigational challenge of where to go next to generate new and incremental program savings, service and revenue opportunities. The solution is the adoption of TCG¡¯s industry leading, proprietary and patented Total Cost of Ownership for Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense (TCO-TMPE?) approach to program strategy and management. This will ensure alignment with broader company strategic imperatives (SIs) and requires the operational enablement of key program suppliers and enablers such as SAP »ÆÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ and expands beyond traditional expense only.

Graham Ruskin, Managing Director, Advisory Services headed up this initiative for the TCG Consulting team. Graham states, ¡°The development and patent approval of TCO adoption into travel (TCO-TMPE?) was an important milestone for TCG. We believe there are distinct parallels with SAP¡¯s Intelligent Spend Management (ISM), more comprehensive approach to company spend categories.¡± He also added that ¡°both TCO-TMPE? and ISM are intended to engage new company functions and more broad/senior stakeholders, and we look forward to continuing to pursue opportunities of mutual value.¡±

TCG Consulting is the global leader for strategic advisory and management services, driving organizational transformation, integration and optimization of global Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense (TMPE). As part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration this year, and in honor of the transformation of our services to focus on Spend Under Management, Program Maturity and the Total Cost of Ownership for T&E, we have transformed our brand and digital platform. Visit our website at .