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.
>nobody got fired for hiring Accenture
Are you sure? It's not a name that inspires confidence.
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.