Professional Services and Global Consulting

Industry Overview

Fast Forward works with service-based organizations that require strong PMO structures, global program governance, and cross-functional alignment. We support consulting firms, advisory organizations, and multi-region service businesses that need both operational clarity and financial precision across complex delivery structures.

Key Challenges

•    Project-based revenue recognition and work-in-progress (WIP) management complexity

•    Resource planning and utilization visibility across global service delivery teams

•    Multi-currency, multi-entity intercompany billing and consolidation challenges

•    Alignment of CRM, project management, and ERP systems across business units

•    Scalable finance operations supporting rapid organic and acquisition-driven growth

How Fast Forward Solves it

•    SAP S/4HANA Professional Services and Project Systems (PS) configuration

•    Revenue recognition and WIP management for time-and-materials and fixed-fee engagements

•    Resource management and workforce planning integration

•    Intercompany billing automation and financial consolidation design

•    CRM and project management platform integration with SAP back-end

Relevant SAP Solutions

•    SAP S/4HANA Professional Services

•    SAP PS (Project Systems)

•    SAP RAR for Services Revenue

•    SAP Concur for T&E

•    SAP SuccessFactors (Workforce)

•    SAP Analytics Cloud for Reporting

Business Outcomes

•    Real-time project profitability visibility across all active engagements

•    Accurate WIP reporting and revenue recognition reducing audit risk

•    Improved resource utilization through integrated workforce and project planning

•    Streamlined intercompany settlements reducing period-end close time

•    Scalable finance infrastructure supporting growth without proportional headcount increases

Why Fast Forward

Fast Forward is itself a professional services organization, we understand the business model from the inside. That means we bring both the SAP expertise and the operational empathy to design solutions that actually fit how service businesses work. We have helped consulting and advisory firms build the financial infrastructure to scale without losing control.