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

Harvard Business

Changing consumer needs, combined with shifting workforce expectations, are altering the competitive landscape and dictating transformation of existing company operating models for consumer industries. Accenture, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, has created a vision of the operating model of the future for consumer industries.

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

Harvard Business

Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. 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. What can I do?”

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Designing an Effective Cloud Center of Excellence

Kates Kesler

Accenture has found that over 65 percent of senior executives say that they are struggling to realize the expected benefits of cloud transformation. What operating model do we need for this new ecosystem?”. Because of that clear ambition, design of the CoE went well beyond focusing on solution development and training services.

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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

The rise of contractual employment offers businesses the benefit of agility and adaptability by turning full-time employees into freelancers. In terms of flexibility and autonomy, consultants who operate as contractors can decide what services to offer, when and how to offer those services, and what prices to charge.

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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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Lessons Learned by an Early Career Consultant

Tom Spencer

Storytelling is a lifelong skill that consultants develop over time. Just as a soldier does not need to understand the entire battlefield strategy in order to be highly effective, you should be able to operate as a highly effective junior consultant without always having the big picture. It is important to be open-minded and agile.