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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. Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development.

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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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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. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing. Thanduxolo Love Mtsweni is a Management Consultant Analyst at Accenture in South Africa.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met. Then invest in the sales processes and business sales training necessary to succeed. Understand Your Market Landscape Knowing your marketplace matters.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met. Then invest in the sales processes and business sales training necessary to succeed. Understand Your Market Landscape Knowing your marketplace matters.

Sales 36
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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. Because of that clear ambition, design of the CoE went well beyond focusing on solution development and training services.

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Harvard Business

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

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