Comment by orangepurple

4 years ago

The executive that hired Accenture paid them with OPM (pronounced "opium", known as "other people's money"). Accenture is a safe choice because nobody got fired for hiring Accenture. This executive likely jumped ship to another venture before the project failed, in the interim heralding themselves as a leader of a major strategic initiative. Long gone.

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torginus  4 years ago

>nobody got fired for hiring Accenture

Are you sure? It's not a name that inspires confidence.

  • orangepurple  4 years ago

    Clients think a large consulting firm like Accenture can throw more bodies at the problem or rotate out under performers if things start to go wrong.