The Way of the Web (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
In an example of timely thinking, Accenture has released a report which tallies with my recent revisit to how the IT departments of most companies need to radically change to meet the needs of a very different and constantly changing environment. My original post ‘IT could lead the revolution‘ and ‘Still waiting for the IT [...]
t2 business solutions blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
ILM have posted an interesting article explaining how managers will have to work even harder to keep morale high in their workplace as the economic downturn bites.Apparently, research by Accenture reveals that 61% of business leaders believe that employees are...
SiliconRepublic.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Generation Y or that generation of 14 to 27 year-olds called the 'Millennials' will prefer to bring their own technology into the workplace, said Accenture, creating a challenge for CIOs intent on containing potential data leaks.
Financial24 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
When the Indian outsourcing upstarts came on strong five years ago, it looked as if some giants of the $600 billion tech services industry would fall like top-heavy palm trees in a Category 4 hurrica
Times of India (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Forget about pinkslips. Large scale hiring is actually going on in SBI, MetLife, Accenture, Satyam, L&T, Maruti and some other banks and companies.
ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
According to a new report by Accenture , a large number of Millennials (those born between 1977 and 1997), expect their companies to accommodate their IT preferences, including their preferred computers and applications. More than a third of Millennials also indicated that they were dissatisfied with the technologies their employers currently provide. Among other things, Millennials would prefer to...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and BTS have won awards from both Training magazine and Brandon Hall for their jointly developed Accenture Enterprise Senior Manager Core Program.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Service again ranked above price as a global driver of customer churn, according to Accenture’s fourth annual study on customer service satisfaction, titled “High Performance in
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
AUSTIN – Texas and the one-time contractor that operated state call centers are close to a financial pact that will settle their ugly breakup 20 months ago, state social services czar Albert Hawkins said Monday.Mr. Hawkins told lawmakers that the state and Accenture LLP should agree by Dec. 31 on how to put to rest what began as a five-year, $899 million contract but soon went sour and was suspended...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
File this under "Privatization Blues". The $863 million IBM Corp. contract to consolidate the computer data centers of 27 state...
T+D Blog (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
There is no escaping the depressing news about the economy. And a new survey by Accenture finds that nearly two-thirds...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly two-thirds of U.S. middle managers say that the economy is having a negative impact on their work environments, according to an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) survey
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Avanade, the Seattle-based global IT consulting firm formed in 2000 by Accenture and Microsoft, has hired Rob McIntosh as "senior vice president of global talent acquisition," the company said today. He was previously in recruiting with Deloitte and prior to that led national recruiting for Microsoft Canada.
IT consultant's blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
Consulting job portal Top-Consultant.com has announced a new date for the popular Virtual Careers Fair: February 20th, 2009. 42 consulting firms, including Accenture, Deloitte, Detica and IBM, attended the first career event in June 2008. If you are interested in exhibiting at the Virtual Careers Fair in February 2009, please contact Sarah Nutton at sarah@top-consultant.com . If you are a consultant...
Beauty Packaging Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Consumers are putting the brakes on holiday spending. In its annual holiday shopping survey, Accenture asked 537 U.S. consumers 43 questions about their buying and spending outlook for 2008. The data highlights the challenges facing retailers in the battle for their customer’s dollars during the 2008 holiday shopping period. According to Accenture: • 88% stated that they will restrict their holiday...
