Skillset for a BPM Consultant

Hey Guys,
Recently i have been reading lots of documents on SAP BPM. From what i can see, it seems like there are several different tools/technologies which all club together for efficient functioning of a BPM process.
We can develop UI in various tools; Java WebDynPro, Adobe Forms etc, we may have more tools in future to develop UI for BPM.
We can develop webservices in various tools; PI, MDM, NWDS etc, we also have other third-party tools which can develop webservices.
Having said that, what is the kind of skillset clients are looking from BPM consultants?
I believe it would not be possible for a consultant to know all the UI, webservice etc tools?
Do they really want a person to know webDynpro Java and BPM (along with other tools) or are there separate resources who handle these pieces?
It would be helpful if people who have done real-life BPM implementations can share their experiences on what kind of skill combination clients expect from a BPM Consultant.
Thanks
Saif

Hi Saif,
I think most importantly you need to understand the business process that the client wants you to work on , only then you can visualize the process and design it accordingly. From the technical side, I think you need to know Java/Web Dynpro, web services and in some cases AIF may be helpful. MDM is one from numerous scenarios which you can implement using BPM.
Hope it helps!!
Regards,
Arafat

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