Ascend by Deloitte

Ascend by Deloitte is a productivity tool. Deloitte Ascend is a consulting-delivered digital transformation platform combining intelligent automation tools, Deloitte assets, accelerators and templates for enterprise programs on SAP, Oracle and Workday, from discovery to deployment.

Deloitte Ascend is a digital transformation platform that Deloitte uses to deliver large business transformation programs. Rather than a self-serve software product, it bundles intelligent automation tools, proprietary Deloitte assets, accelerators and templates, and applies them across a client engagement from discovery through deployment. The pitch is that every project draws on the firm's industry and domain experience, methods and tooling instead of starting from a blank page. The platform is aimed at enterprises running ERP, HR and finance modernisation, cloud delivery or broader technology-enabled change. Its page describes tailored journeys for each client, built on well-established methods that are adjusted to a specific situation, with a common quality assurance layer behind them. Risk mitigation, security and data management are described as part of every stage. AI and other emerging technologies are used inside Deloitte's own delivery workflows to support its people, and the platform is said to absorb new innovations over time so later work benefits from earlier improvements. In practice, access runs through Deloitte's consulting services. A buyer contacts the firm or submits an RFP, and Ascend is then applied inside the engagement. The site ties it to specific enterprise ecosystems: SAP, Oracle and Workday, plus Deloitte's Engineering, AI and Data practice and its Operate framework for cloud and program delivery. Related offerings include Deloitte SuperLedger on Oracle Cloud, which pulls sub-ledger detail from several ERPs into one standardised ledger, and Ascend for Oracle. Client stories cover a health system consolidating solutions for more than 24,000 employees and a beverage maker that trimmed month-end close effort by nearly 200 accounting hours a year. Among alternatives, Ascend sits with the delivery accelerators of large consulting and systems integration firms, not with standalone automation or workflow software. The homepage cites Deloitte's position as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Custom Software Development Services. Buyers comparing it with other products should expect a services relationship, with no public self-service tier, pricing page or product documentation on the page itself.