ACCENTURE CASE STUDY It’s 5:00 in the morning, time to rustle out of bed to catch your flight from Atlanta to San Francisco. You’ll be in the City by the Bay for the next four days, helping a major retailing client implement a new information technology system. Then you’ll fly back to Atlanta on Thursday, working from home on Friday. You’ll need to do it all again next week, and the week after that, and the week after that. That’s the schedule for Keyur Patel, a consultant at Accenture—the
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Case Study: Strategic IT Transformation at Accenture An introduction to Accenture • Accenture today is a multinational management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. • Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland • World’s Largest IT Consulting firm by revenue • In 2014, reported net revenue of 30 billion • 305,000 employees world wide • Servicing clients in more than 200 cities and 56 countries History of Accenture • Started out as Andersen Consulting a division of the accounting firm
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TALLMART- BUsiness cASE TALLMART- BUsiness cASE Accenture CASE STUDY Accenture CASE STUDY ISSUES/GAPS ISSUE/GAPS We found 4 major issues with respect to the strategy implemented by Tallmart. “ The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary “ * Sam Walton,Founder of Walmart ISSUE/GAPS We found 4 major issues with respect to the strategy implemented by Tallmart. “ The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just
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1. Go to the Accenture website, www.accenture.com, to research and gather job- and career related information that might need to be adapted by other employers. As part of this research, examine how Accenture markets itself to current and potential employees. * For many organizations, a workforce is comprised of a mix of internal and external people. Recent Accenture analysis of this “extended workforce” finds that external workers, equipped with project-specific skills, are enabling organizations
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. The traits essential for a consulting organization – innovative, creative, dynamic, strategic. 2. On August 7, 200 Andersen Consulting has officially separated from Arthur Andersen. In return for its independence, Andersen Consulting had to change its name as the Andersen Consulting name was to expire December 31, 2000 the company had begun to search for a new name in advance of the arbitration decision. It was very complicated because the company had to quickly create a new name, effectively
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come to class prepared to discuss the chapter readings and present a thorough written brief on the assigned cases. Each case must be at least 1 full page in length (12“font). Case studies must be submitted at the beginning of each class. E-mail copies will not be accepted. These cases will be checked for content, grammar, use of examples and must answer the questions associated with each case. Strong emphasis in grading will be placed on individuality and originality. Questions concerning these papers
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and knowledge that inform business processes and decisions. The course focuses on how IT professionals and non-technical managers work together to ensure that applications and data are aligned with organizational strategy and business processes. The cases and readings examine how companies in various industries use IT to serve customers well, manage operations efficiently, coordinate with business partners, and make better business decisions. A key theme -- IT as a double-edged sword -- reflects a central
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inefficiencies of - Chaebol system of management, possible clash of its cargo business with its own shipping company, limited focus on the domestic market and growing competition from LCCs. How would Korean Air manage growth as a family-owned conglomerate? The case offers enriching scope for analysing a family business’s turnaround strategies, with all the legacy costs involved. Pedagogical Objectives • To discuss the (operational) dynamics of Korean Chaebols - their influence/ effects on the country’s industrial
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CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5 Data
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which also results in increased clarity, improved logic, and better structure of the paper. There may be adjustments from this document to your final paper, but at this stage the paper should not require major revisions. Final Paper: Use a case study format for the structure of your paper. Identify and analyze issues using course concepts, and propose recommendations for the organization you are focusing on. Use of course concepts 1. Use a minimum of 8 concepts for the paper. Include
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