Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. Accenture Alliances Accenture has alliances with both established and early-stage technology companies whose capabilities complement its own, either by enhancing a service offering, delivering a new technology or helping extend Accenture services to new geographies. Alliances help Accenture deliver innovative solutions far faster than any company could do alone. Accenture Career Experience The Accenture Career Experience is how we describe the total relationship our people have with Accenture while they work for the company. Accenture Career Framework The Accenture Career Framework addresses how careers are developed and managed. Accenture Development Partnerships Accenture Development Partnerships is a not-for-profit group that makes high-quality consulting services available at greatly reduced costs, to organizations working with developing economies. Accenture Finance and Accounting BPO Services Accenture’s global finance and accounting business process outsourcing centers leverage the right combination of cost, capability and location to help deliver: Streamlined financial operations. Substantial and sustained operating cost savings. Transformational business outcomes with less risk and less capital. High performance. This unit forms part of the business process outsourcing services within Accenture—for more information, see Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture Global Delivery Network Accenture uses a global sourcing approach that leverages a worldwide network of delivery centers (more than 40 delivery centers in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific). By sharing common methods, tools, architectures and processes, Accenture professionals working at delivery centers can collaborate with those at client sites to deliver reliable service. Through global sourcing, we bring together the right mix of people, skills and capabilities to provide our clients with price-competitive and cost-effective solutions and services, with consistently high quality, reduced risk and speed-to-market. Our global network offers the flexibility of multiple facilities providing 24x7 coverage for the seamless delivery of services to clients. See also Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture HR BPOServices Provides outsourced human resources services that promote high levels of performance, productivity and satisfaction at a lower cost. This unit forms part of the business process outsourcing services within Accenture—for more information, see Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture Insurance BPO Services Offers a comprehensive outsourcing solution for insurance companies, delivered out of specialized processing centers in Europe, America and Asia. This unit forms part of the business process outsourcing services within Accenture—for more information, see Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture Learning BPO Services Offers a comprehensive learning outsourcing solution for companies looking to transform their training capabilities rapidly. This unit forms part of the business process outsourcing services within Accenture—for more information, see Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture Procurement BPO Services An outsourcing services leader that helps clients achieve high performance by reducing the costs of doing business. This unit forms part of the business process outsourcing services within Accenture—for more information, see Business Process Outsourcing Services. Accenture Solutions Group A cross-industry entity that provides a high level of expertise in SAP, Oracle and other enterprise solutions, including integration. It also drives Accenture's thought leadership in new and emerging vendor solutions. Accenture Technology Labs Accenture’s technology and research and development organization has a track record of more than 16 years of turning technology innovation into business results. It enables clients to access innovative, patent-protected technology solutions and prototypes. Accenture Technology Labs are located in Northbrook, IL; Palo Alto, CA; and Sophia Antipolis, France. Accenture Technology Solutions A wholly-owned subsidiary of Accenture, Accenture Technology Solutions builds, deploys and maintains technology solutions for Accenture clients around the globe. Solutions are focused on application development, systems administration and technology implementation. Alliances See Accenture Alliances Analyst New college/university graduates generally join Accenture as analysts. Employees at analyst level focus on developing their core skills. Having gained sufficient experience, they move on to supervise and train others. Analyst Training Program The Accenture training program followed by most college/university graduates entering the company as analysts. During the first three weeks, these analysts embark on a general induction followed by intensive technical skills training that covers both programming and Accenture development methodologies. Before new analysts start their first live assignment (usually at a client site), they also receive training specific to the team and project they will be joining. See also Buddy, Career Counselor, Start Group. Application Outsourcing Services An Accenture team that creates value for clients by outsourcing vital business processes, applications and technology infrastructure. Architecture Group Accenture business unit dedicated to designing, building and implementing the technical components of IT applications. Area of Business Focus (role) One of the three components assessed to determine a senior executive’s level and the role he or she plays in the company. The six Areas of Business Focus are: Business Development Client Account Leadership Client Service Delivery Innovation and Capability Development Operations Management Asset Assets are software or infrastructure solutions built and owned by Accenture that can be sold on to clients. These solutions represent the fruits of our long experience in a particular area, and so represent the ideal solution to a common issue in particular industry or sector. Accenture assets are key elements of our intellectual property. Avanade Avanade is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft that leverages the Microsoft platform to deliver enterprise technology solutions. Avanade creates value for its customers by designing, building and deploying customized, reliable architectures and scalable infrastructures to increase profitability, improve speed-to-market and accelerate growth.