Inclusion
See diversity.

Industrialization
Many clients are looking to industrialization—repeatable processes, standards and tools as well as highly skilled resources for specific work—to enable high performance. Accenture helps organizations gain competitive advantage by industrializing the delivery and long-term contractual management of business process solutions—bringing quality, predictability, speed and reduced risk in a cost-effective manner. See also Accenture Global Delivery Network.

Industrial Placement
Enables undergraduates still studying for their degree to work on real projects and develop a broad spectrum of skills, while earning a salary. Accenture offers six- and 12-month industrial placements.

Industry Groups
A market-related grouping within an operating group. Accenture's industry groups are as follows:

• Communications & High Tech operating group: Communications, Electronics & High Tech, Media & Entertainment.
• Public Service operating group: The Public Service operating group does not have industry groups, but serves several sectors including Defense, Postal, Education, Revenue, Human Services, Border Management & Public Safety, Election Services.
• Products operating group: Automotive, Health Services, Industrial Equipment, Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products, Retail & Consumer, Transportation & Travel Services.
• Resources operating group: Chemicals, Energy, Forest Products, Metals & Mining, Utilities.
• Financial Services operating group: Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets.

Information Technology (IT)
Use of technologies from computing, electronics and telecommunications to process and distribute information in digital and other forms.

Infrastructure Outsourcing
See Technology growth platform.

Integrity
One of Accenture's core values. Integrity implies the following:

• Take responsibility for your actions and words.
• Meet your commitments, however small.
• Admit your mistakes.
• Turn mistakes into learning opportunities.
• Speak up when problems occur, ask for help when you need it.
• Give credit to those who deserve it.
• Voice your opinion, even if it may not be popular.

Intellectual Assets
See assets; enablement tools,

Intellectual Property
The legally protected form of an intellectual asset in the form of a patent, copyright, trade secret or trademark.