Where will I fit in?

Accenture’s structure
Growth Platforms

All our people are generally grouped by geographic region. Those in Consulting will also be aligned to one of our
three specialist groups which are known as Growth Platforms. Growth Platforms offer the chance for those
aligned to them to build world-class skills, develop their knowledge and lead in the marketplace.

Growth Platforms:
Management Consulting
Systems Integration & Technology (SI&T)
Outsourcing

Client Service Groups

We then break down our structure into five Client Service Groups, in which there are 18 industry groups. It isn’t as
complicated as it might look – it means we can serve clients in every industry, drawing on our understanding of
each sector, its issues and its trends to deliver innovative solutions to clients.

Client Service Groups:

Communications & High Tech
• Communications
• Electronics & High Tech
• Media & Entertainment
Financial Services
• Banking
• Capital Markets
• Insurance
Public Service
• Defense
• Postal
• Education
• Revenue
• Human Services
• Immigration
• Justice/Security
• Election Services
Products
• Automotive
• Health Services
• Industrial Equipment
• Pharmaceuticals & Medical Products
• Retail & Consumer
• Transportation & Travel Services
Resources
• Chemicals
• Energy
• Forest Products
• Metals & Mining
• Utilities

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Management Consulting
The focus here is on organisational change and business transformation. There are five main components in
Management Consulting.

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 • Customer Relationship Management
Helping companies acquire, develop and retain more customers, increase the value of these customer
relationships and enhance the economic value of their brands.
• Finance & Performance Management
Working with clients to create finance and business performance management capabilities which will
improve profitability.
• Talent & Organisational Performance
Creating and implementing strategies to solve human resources, workforce and cultural change which is
crucial to the operational success of a business.
• Strategy
Developing strategies for clients which deliver operational and transformational solutions.
• Supply Chain Management
Helping to improve the performance of clients by applying innovative approaches to operating model
design, sourcing and procurement, demand planning, manufacturing, product design and fulfilment.

Systems Integration & Technology

Systems Integration & Technology is where the focus is on developing creative technical solutions for our clients.
There are six components here plus the Accenture Global Delivery Network.

• Architecture for Complex Solutions

Creating complex and large-scale technology solutions in areas such as business intelligence, data
warehousing, enterprise resource planning and portals.
• Enterprise Solutions and Integration
Taking responsibility for all our package development around software application suites like SAP,
PeopleSoft, Siebel and Oracle.
• Infrastructure Consulting
Providing highly specialised technology consulting focused on infrastructure planning and transformation,
security, operations and network management.
• Global Delivery Excellence
Developing and deploying our methodologies, tools and architecture which supports our delivery in
consulting, technology and outsourcing.
• Research & Development
Including Accenture Technology Labs, identifying and developing new technologies to enable us to be
first to market with unique capabilities.
• Alliances & Intellectual Property
Managing our global alliances and overseeing our intellectual property programme.
• Global Delivery Network
An integrated network of centres across the world delivering the full range of Systems Integration &
Technology and Outsourcing services so that clients can source the right skills wherever they are needed
- onshore, near shore or offshore.

Outsourcing
Outsourcing provides full-service outsourced solutions, from technology infrastructure to applications and
business process outsourcing which helps clients achieve high performance at lower cost.

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