Accenture

Accenture is a Dublin-based company that specializes in offering professional services in business strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. Each service has various technologies and employees dedicated to it.

Product and Services

The Accenture Strategy services combines industry expertise with analytics to aid clients in making optimal business decisions. The company creates strategies around a zero-based mindset with the intention of discovering non-working money for a company and then reinvesting it into the company in a productive way.

The consulting services bring together experts in business with data-collecting actions such as research, incubation, and prototyping, to aid clients in finding business success. Accenture consults on topics such as technology, customer insight and growth, supply chain and operations, and more.

The Accenture Digital service consists of various software that can improve a client's business. The software aids clients in aspects of their business such as the use of interactive platforms to increase business and the use of artificial intelligence for transformative outcomes.

The technology services is presented to clients in order to help them integrate technologies such as cloud and infrastructure systems and data analytics. Specific services that are offered include platform services, software engineering services, and technology consulting.

Accenture Operations offers a service called SynOps, which is a human-machine operating engine. It utilizes data, applied intelligence, digital technologies and human talent to transform the business operations of their clients.

Timeline

November 24, 2020

Accenture says it will acquire end-to-end Analytics, a Palo Alto, CA-based analytics and data science consultancy.

November 5, 2020

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Salt Solutions.

July 23, 2020

Accenture completes acquisition of Sentelis.

June 15, 2020

Accenture announces its intent to acquire Sentelis.

May 18, 2020

Accenture acquires Byte Prophecy.

March 6, 2020

Accenture acquires Context Information Security.

January 31, 2020

Accenture signs an agreement to acquire the Workday, Salesforce and U.S. MuleSoft practices from Sierra-Cedar.

January 2020

Accenture agrees to acquire Symantec's Cyber Security Services business.

June 26, 2019

Accenture acquires BCT Solutions.

BCT Solutions, a privately held technology consultancy that is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture.

May 15, 2019

Accenture was named the Technology Advisory House of the Year by Energy Risk magazine for the fourth consecutive year.

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Funding rounds

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Accenture funding round, May 2007

May 21, 2007

Bear Stearns

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Acquisition of Acquity Group by Accenture

Acquity Group

316,000,000

May 19, 2013

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People

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Ankan Mohanty

Investor

Brittany Greathouse

Investor

David Campbell

Investor

Florian Hildebrand

Founder

Juan David Mendieta

Investor

Luis Taylor

Founder

Scott Keys

Employee

Wouter Bron

Employee

Documentaries, videos and podcasts

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Accenture to transform BPCL's sales and distribution network

Kalpana Pathak

April 13, 2021

mint

Through artificial intelligence and cloud technologies to build, design and implement a digital platform called Iris, Accenture will integrate real-time data from across BPCL's countrywide network

Accenture to build for BPCL digital platform to track sales, distribution

Neha Alawadhi

April 13, 2021

@bsindia

Network will integrate real-time data from across BPCLs countrywide network of more than 18,000 fuel outlets

10 High-Potential Fintech Firms Chosen for 11th Annual Fintech Innovation Lab New York

Omar Faridi

April 11, 2021

Crowdfund Insider

10 high-potential Fintech companies have reportedly been chosen for 11th Annual Fintech Innovation Lab New York.

Accenture Closes Acquisition of Pollux | FinSMEs

FinSMEs

April 11, 2021

FinSMEs

Accenture and Global Ventures Establish Partnership | FinSMEs

FinSMEs

April 10, 2021

FinSMEs

Accenture buys cloud analytics firm Core Compete for undisclosed sum

Neha Alawadhi

April 7, 2021

@bsindia

Core Compete enables digital transformation with cloud-native solutions that deliver AI and ML-based biz outcomes. It has clients across US and UK, with focus on supply chain, retail and fin services

Build a Post-Pandemic AI Strategy for Resilience, Recovery

Mark Dineen, Managing Director, Accenture IT

April 2, 2021

InformationWeek

As companies recover from the pandemic, scaling AI capabilities across the organization can bring the agility and speed demanded to stay competitive.

Middle Eastern Companies That Take a Strategic Approach to Innovation Achieve Higher Profitability and Productivity, According to New Accenture Report

April 5, 2021

WebWire

Middle Eastern companies registered a significant surge in their innovation strategy scores on Accenture's Innovation Maturity Index, as businesses reviewed their strategies due to COVID-19. However, the new report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) found that despite the pandemic opening doors to embrace new ways of working and doing business, there was only a marginal uptake in companies reimagining themselves, reflected by a 1% increase in the overall index score. This signifies the regional dich...

Accenture and Sumitomo Chemical Establish Joint Venture to Drive Digital Transformation

April 1, 2021

WebWire

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Sumitomo Chemical have established a joint venture SUMIKA DX ACCENT, which began operations today. The joint venture will leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and other technologies to transform operations and create new businesses at Sumitomo Chemical Group. It is 80% owned by Sumitomo Chemical and 20% by Accenture., , , , Using Accenture's industry and digital-transformation experience, the joint venture will optimize the company's sup...

Tata Consumer Products Digitally Transforms Supply Chain with Blue Yonder and Accenture

March 25, 2021

WebWire

Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) has created an autonomous and integrated supply chain with Blue Yonder, world leader in digital supply chain and omni-channel commerce fulfillment, and implemented by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Leveraging solutions in Blue Yonder's LuminateTM Planning, the digital transformation of TCPL's supply chain will improve end-to-end visibility across the value chain to meet growing consumer demands and enable purposeful growth., , , , The project was powered by Mi...

UK heading towards digital skills shortage 'disaster'

By Mary-Ann Russon

March 22, 2021

BBC News

Demand for AI, robotics and cloud skills is up amid news young people are shunning IT skill courses.

Accenture Q2FY21 earnings: Five ways in which it can impact Indian IT

Saloni Goel

March 19, 2021

@bsindia

Accentures Q2FY21 revenue beat, bookings at historically high and improvement in demand trends even in stressed verticals were among the key highlights from Accentures Q2 show

Accenture's blockbuster results point to mouth-watering Q4 IT earnings

March 18, 2021

The Economic Times

Accenture's strong deal wins bode well for Indian IT companies, who themselves have reported swashbuckling deal wins in recent quarters helped by increased demand for digital services among clients in the US and Europe.

Nifty IT index slips over 4% on profit booking; Infosys, HCL Tech tank 5%

SI Reporter

March 18, 2021

@bsindia

In the month of March, the IT index has outperformed the market by surging 7.7 per cent as against a 1.3 per cent gain in the benchmark index till Wednesday

The Circular Economy Can Help Reduce Vehicle Lifetime Emissions by up to 75% by 2030, according to Accenture and the World Economic Forum

March 15, 2021

WebWire

The adoption of circular economy practices combined with accelerated electrification in the automotive industry has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by up to 75% and non-circular resource consumption by up to 80% per mile by 2030, according to a report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the World Economic Forum, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development., , , , The report, "Raising Ambitions: A new roadmap for the automotive circular economy," is based on an Accenture analys...

Mannheim/Berlin-based HRtech fable+ becomes latest acquisition by Accenture - Tech.eu

Dan Taylor

March 11, 2021

Tech.eu

In a move to expand their capabilities in analytics-driven transformation and workplace cultures, global giant Accenture has acquired Mannheim/Berlin-based consulting firm fable+ Terms of the deal were not divulged. fable+'s team of 50 employees are all expected to join Accenture's Talent & Organisation / Human Potential team. fable+ has leveraged their cloud based app to [...]

Rise of AWS causing trouble for old-guard IT consultants

Andy Patrizio

March 5, 2021

Business Insider

The pandemic has driven huge demand to Amazon Web Services and other clouds, but only shown that companies like IBM and Deloitte need to adapt.

Accenture Acquires Leadership and Talent Consultancy Cirrus to Support C-Suite Transformations

March 1, 2021

WebWire

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Cirrus, a UK headquartered leadership and talent consultancy. Cirrus joins Accenture's Talent & Organization / Human Potential team and strengthens its development and coaching capabilities for leaders seeking business transformation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed., , , , With 70 experts located in the U.K. and Australia serving global clients, Cirrus blends leadership, talent, and engagement expertise to assess and develop leaders -- creatin...

When Should You Use AI to Solve Problems?

Bob Suh

February 17, 2021

Harvard Business Review

Not every challenge requires an algorithmic approach.

Accenture Acquires Edenhouse, Boosting SAP Cloud Capabilities and Leadership in the UK

February 15, 2021

WebWire

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Edenhouse, a UK-based independent SAP partner. The acquisition will further enhance Accenture's capabilities to support clients in their digital transformation journey. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2008 and an SAP platinum partner, Edenhouse specializes in the sale, implementation, support, and hosting of SAP products and services to mid-sized businesses. Edenhouse's SAP specialists have a broad breadth of technical knowledge,...