Best practice consulting

What Best practice consulting does

Best Practice Consulting AG (bpc) is a German SAP consulting firm headquartered in Münster, founded circa 1998-1999, operating as an SAP Silver Partner with 300+ employees across four German office locations and additional presence in Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium. The company delivers end-to-end SAP strategy, implementation, and optimization services — most prominently SAP S/4HANA migrations — targeting eight defined industry verticals: public sector (Bund/Länder/Kommunen/Kantone), utilities (Versorgungswirtschaft), real estate, healthcare and social services, churches and non-profits, universities and research, waste management, and financial services.

The technology stack is SAP-centric: bpc resells and implements core SAP platforms (S/4HANA ERP, SAP for Utilities, Public Sector, Business Intelligence/BW/4HANA, Customer Experience, Real Estate Management RE-FX, Billing/BRIM, SAP BTP/Fiori) and complements them with a proprietary suite of 15+ SAP-integrated add-ons and templates, including the COS App (utilities customer portal), Haushaltsplan App (KomHVO-compliant municipal budget printing), MV Suite (Mitteilungsverordnung), Workflow App, Transformation Suite, Interface Suite, Kirchen Template, S/4HANA Template for Municipalities, EnergyCommunity (with Exnaton), and Best Billing App. The proprietary layer encodes German regulatory and process knowledge that generalist SAP partners typically lack.

bpc's business model is professional services — billable consulting engagements — augmented by proprietary software products that are delivered as part of implementation projects rather than as standalone shelf-ware. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales in the DACH region, supplemented by a recurring event program (best practice class online seminars; annual best practice conferences for Public Sector, Utilities, and Public & Energy CH), content marketing, and an active LinkedIn/XING presence. Customer concentration is spread across 40+ named enterprise logos, including swb AG, N-ERGIE AG, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Stadtwerke München, Stadt Dortmund, ELKB, ALBA Group, and Deka Immobilien, with no disclosed single-customer dependency.

Name

Best practice consulting

Legal name

best practice consulting AG

Website

https://bpc.ag

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Best Practice Consulting AG (bpc) is a German SAP Silver Partner with 300+ employees delivering S/4HANA consulting, migrations, and proprietary add-on software to eight industry verticals — primarily utilities, public sector, and churches — across the DACH region and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SAP Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK), Integration, API & Middleware Consulting (BPAHAEAJ), Enterprise Integration, iPaaS & Middleware Services (API/EDI) (BPAEAGAH), HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• SAP consulting
• SAP S/4HANA implementation
• Utilities SAP solutions
• Public sector SAP
• SAP business intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Münster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Management, process, and IT consulting services in the SAP environment, including project support, implementation, and optimization of SAP solutions. Revenue is generated through billable consulting engagements with clients in target industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Best practice consulting AG is an SAP Silver Partner that provides end-to-end SAP consulting services — including strategy, migration, implementation, and optimization — alongside a portfolio of proprietary SAP-integrated applications and pre-configured industry templates. Core offerings cover SAP S/4HANA ERP, SAP for Utilities, SAP for Public Sector, SAP Business Intelligence, SAP Customer Experience, SAP Real Estate Management, SAP Billing, and SAP Technologies, with proprietary add-ons such as the COS App, Haushaltsplan App, MV Suite, Workflow App, Transformation Suite, and Interface Suite accelerating industry-specific deployments for utilities, municipalities, churches, healthcare, real estate, waste management, universities, and financial services clients.

Product overview

Best practice consulting AG (bpc) is an SAP Silver Partner offering a comprehensive portfolio of SAP-centric consulting services and proprietary software products. The company provides core SAP solutions including SAP S/4HANA ERP, SAP for Utilities, SAP for Public Sector, SAP Business Intelligence, SAP Customer Experience, SAP Real Estate Management, SAP Billing, and SAP Technologies. These are supplemented by a suite of bpc-developed add-on modules including the COS App (customer portal), Workflow App, Haushaltsplan App, MV Suite, Best Billing App, Transformation Suite, Interface Suite, Material Mover Suite, and others. The product architecture combines SAP's enterprise platform with bpc's proprietary extensions and templates to deliver industry-specific solutions for utilities, public sector, healthcare, real estate, and financial services organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kirchen Template by bpc: Template solution for church organizations on SAP S/4HANA
• Haushaltsplan App by bpc
• COS App by bpc
• Workflow App by bpc
• MV Suite by bpc
• Transformation Suite by bpc
• Interface Suite by bpc
• Best Billing App by bpc
• Material Mover Suite by bpc
• Business Partner Workflow Suite by bpc
• Ausgangsrechnung Workflow Suite by bpc
• EnergyCommunity by Exnaton & bpc
• S/4HANA Template für Kommunen
• S/4HANA-Template for Public Sector

Products and services

• Customer Online Services (COS) App by bpc SAP-integrated customer self-service portal for utilities, enabling end customers to view contracts, download documents, and manage services online 24/7. Deployed as part of bpc client engagements for Stadtwerke, water utilities, and waste-management operators.
• Haushaltsplan App by bpc SAP-integrated application that formats and generates municipal budget plans and annual accounts (Haushaltsplan, Jahresrechnung) compliant with German municipal budget regulations (KomHVO), including pre-configured templates and SAP Fiori-based interfaces. Targeted at German municipalities and public administration bodies.
• Mitteilungsverordnung (MV) Suite by bpc SAP-integrated framework that implements the German Mitteilungsverordnung (notification regulation) reporting requirements. Used by universities, municipalities, and other public-sector organizations to comply with statutory reporting duties within their SAP environments.
• Workflow App by bpc SAP Fiori-based application providing optimized workflow processes including approval routing, document management, and task automation. Used by public sector and utilities clients to streamline operational workflows.
• Transformation Suite by bpc SAP-integrated suite of analysis and cleansing tools designed to support S/4HANA transformation projects. Helps clients assess data readiness, identify cleanup requirements, and prepare for migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.
• Interface Suite by bpc SAP-integrated framework for efficient interface management, connecting SAP systems with external platforms such as MuleSoft and ServiceNow to streamline data exchange.
• Material Mover Suite by bpc Intuitive capture and management of warehouse and inventory processes under SAP S/4HANA, enabling logistics teams to handle materials handling with streamlined SAP interfaces.
• Business Partner Workflow Suite by bpc Efficient and structured management of SAP business partners with workflow support, including master data lifecycle and approval processes for public sector and utility clients.
• Ausgangsrechnung Workflow Suite by bpc Workflow-based outgoing invoice process automation within SAP, providing structured approval and processing of outbound invoices for bpc clients.
• Netzanschlussportal (NAP) Suite by bpc Digitalization and automation of grid connection management processes for utility operators, providing a SAP-integrated portal for managing network connection requests.
• Documentation App by bpc Automated analysis and central documentation tooling for SAP implementations, supporting project teams in capturing and maintaining documentation across SAP transformation programs.
• Testcase Finder Template by bpc (TCF) Automated testing template for customer portals in energy utilities, providing pre-built test cases and execution tooling to accelerate QA of COS App and related customer portal deployments.
• Bilanz App by bpc Application supporting balance-sheet evaluation by partner companies for financial reporting, designed to operate within SAP environments.
• Best Billing App by bpc Flexible billing item capture application enabling flexible invoicing and billing process management within SAP.
• Dataflow Template by bpc Dataflow template that simplifies and flexibly enables Excel-based uploads into SAP, supporting data migration and batch processing tasks during SAP implementations and ongoing operations.
• EnergyCommunity by Exnaton & bpc Smart neighborhood management solution co-developed with Exnaton, supporting utilities in managing local energy communities for sustainable energy distribution.
• Kirchen Template by bpc Pre-configured SAP S/4HANA template tailored for church and non-profit organizations, used in implementation projects such as the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Bayern (ELKB) transformation.
• SAP S/4HANA Template for Municipalities (Kommunen) Pre-configured SAP S/4HANA template specifically designed for municipal governments, incorporating SAP Analytics Cloud-based budget planning and the Haushaltsplan App to serve as a project accelerator for Kommunen S/4HANA migration projects.
• SAP S/4HANA ERP Consulting Comprehensive SAP S/4HANA ERP consulting and implementation service across multiple industries, including migration from SAP ECC, finance and accounting (Rechnungswesen), logistics, embedded analytics, margin analysis, ILM, archiving, lean request, and self-service procurement.
• SAP for Utilities Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP for Utilities, covering SAP S/4HANA Utilities, MaCo Cloud, SAP Utilities Core, SAP EDM, SAP IM4G, SAP Cloud for Energy, SAP S/4HANA Utilities for Customer Engagement, format switching, and sustainability reporting.
• SAP for Public Sector Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Public Sector, including SAP PSCD, SAP Invoice Management by OpenText, SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, SAP H4S4, SAP HCM, SAP TRM, and SAP Analytics Cloud-based budget and personnel planning.
• SAP Business Intelligence Consulting Consulting services for SAP Business Intelligence solutions including SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP Business Data Cloud, fund reporting, fund planning, contribution margin accounting, and SAP Smart Data Access/Integration.
• SAP Customer Experience Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Customer Experience, covering SAP Sales Cloud, SAP Service Cloud, SAP Customer Data Cloud, SAP Customer Data Platform, and SAP Engagement Cloud.
• SAP Real Estate Management Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Real Estate Management, including SAP RE-FX, SAP EAM (formerly SAP PM), SAP Contract and Lease Management, SAP Immobiliencontrolling, and EED-Datenaustausch.
• SAP Billing Consulting Consulting and implementation services for SAP Billing, covering SAP BRIM, SAP Convergent Invoicing, and SAP Abrechnung billing automation.
• SAP Technologies Consulting Consulting services for SAP Technologies, covering SAP Fiori, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, RISE with SAP, Cloud ALM, workflow automation, and integration with complementary platforms like MuleSoft and ServiceNow.
• SAP Self-Service for Utilities Consulting Consulting and deployment of customer self-service solutions for utilities, including SAP Multichannel Foundation for Utilities, chatbots, voicebots, and e-mail automation (Automail) using AI capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• ELKB achieved a future-proof SAP S/4HANA solution and eliminated unmaintainable legacy software through standardization.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers60 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP Silver Partner. bpc delivers a comprehensive range of SAP solutions including SAP S/4HANA, SAP for Utilities, SAP for Public Sector, SAP Business Intelligence, SAP Customer Experience, SAP Real Estate Management, and SAP Billing. bpc leverages SAP's partner ecosystem to resell and implement SAP solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SALT Solutions: Munich-based SAP consultancy focused on logistics, manufacturing, and utilities. Similar size to bpc, similar SAP-centric delivery model, and overlapping utilities customer base.
• msg group: Munich-headquartered IT consultancy with significant SAP, public sector, and utilities practices in DACH — competes for similar German public-sector and regulated-industry SAP mandates.
• cbs Corporate Business Solutions: German SAP S/4HANA and finance transformation consultancy with strong utilities/process-industry practice. Directly comparable in size, SAP-centeredness, and DACH footprint.
• rku.it GmbH: Herne-based SAP full-service provider with deep municipal/public-sector practice — co-delivered the Stadt Dortmund project with bpc and competes head-to-head in German Kommunen S/4HANA.
• All for One Group: Leading German-speaking SAP consulting firm (SE-listed) with deep focus on S/4HANA, midmarket ERP, and industry verticals. Closest comparable in scale, geography, and SAP-centric midmarket orientation to bpc AG.
• SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner: Heidelberg-based SAP partner specializing in data transformation and S/4HANA migrations via its own CrystalBridge software — competes with bpc on ECC→S/4HANA programs in the DACH market.
• Axians (VINCI Energies): European ICT brand with strong German SAP and utilities presence. Comparable in utilities-vertical SAP S/4HANA implementations and managed services.

Broad incumbents

• NTT Data Business Solutions: Global SAP-focused consultancy (Gold/Platinum partner) with large German practice. Competes with bpc across midmarket S/4HANA in DACH at greater scale and broader portfolio.
• MHP (a Porsche company): Management and IT consultancy with strong SAP/S/4HANA and mobility practice. Competes for German enterprise SAP mandates and increasingly for regulated-industry transformations.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm and major SAP partner in Germany — a broad incumbent competing for public sector and large-utility SAP contracts across DACH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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