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Accenture: Continuing to stretch the meaning of “consulting”

The Source

Watching Accenture in action is always an invigorating experience. While scale is still a key part of the firm’s narrative, the years in which Accenture offered the consulting equivalent of Bauhaus brutalism have given way to an altogether smarter approach, all agile and innovation. But where is Accenture going now?

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David and Goliath: How Boutique Firms Triumph

Tom Spencer

This trend towards specialization and personal service is reshaping the landscape, offering clients a unique blend of niche expertise, agility, competitive pricing, and strong relationships that big-name consultancies struggle to match. The decisions of the firm are ultimately more specialized, agile, cost-effective, and client-centric.

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An Overview of Software Consulting

Tom Spencer

The city hired Accenture to modernize its civil service, which led Accenture to create an app to manage daily maintenance in the city by alerting relevant technicians. Once clear goals and terms of engagement are established, the consultants can then get the greenlight to develop the solution.

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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center.

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How to Make Sure Agile Teams Can Work Together

Harvard Business

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. This story is not unique. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive.

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Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.

Harvard Business

I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Learn and experience how agile works.

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How to Become a Future-Ready Business - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ACCENTURE STRATEGY

Harvard Business

Accenture, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, has created a vision of the operating model of the future for consumer industries. Read more from Accenture Strategy: How Technology Is Changing M&A in the U.S. Click here to learn more from Accenture. There’s no time to lose.