Human Resources and Talent Management

Rail 2020

2012-01-04T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about the Rail 2020 Industry and how its value chain aspects are changing due to trends like growing traffic, price sensitivity, mobility and IT innovations.

Global Alcoholic Beverages Company: SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) Implementation -- Project Snapshot

2011-11-30T06:00:00Z

Accenture is helping a global alcoholic beverages company to deploy a SAP Human Capital Management system to improve performance and drive growth.

Talent and Analytics: New Approaches, Higher ROI

2011-11-25T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about how executives can start using data to measure and improve HR's contributions to business performance.

Managing a Global Workforce

2011-06-30T05:00:00Z

Listen to this Accenture podcast in which David Gartside and Rustin Richburg look at how companies can successfully manage a global workforce to support their growth strategies.

Different Strokes: How to Manage a Global Workforce

2011-06-06T05:00:00Z

As companies stake their growth strategies on global expansion and the pursuit of new markets, their ability to forge a human capital strategy and HR capability that is both globally consistent and locally relevant will be critical to success.

What Executives Really Need to Know about Employee Engagement

2011-05-31T05:00:00Z

Read more about Accenture Employee Engagement study and learn what executives really need to know about Employee Engagement.

The Next-Generation Insurance Contact Center: Driving Efficient Growth

2011-05-18T05:00:00Z

Carriers that establish contact centers as a key part of a comprehensive distribution strategy can drive growth, provide differentiated customer experiences and, ultimately, achieve high performance.

A Team You Can Count On

2011-05-09T05:00:00Z

The best companies surpass competitors in part by attracting serious talent—people at the top of their professions. And they keep them on board by ensuring they are part of an enterprise staffed with extraordinary individuals all striving toward the same ambitious goals.

How is Your Talent in 2011? A Talent Health Check for Australian CEOs

2011-04-19T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on why talent management is the top issue for Australian CEOs and learn eight questions they should be asking to shape a skills strategy.

Jumping the S-Curve: The Critical Role of Talent

2011-04-19T05:00:00Z

In this video, Accenture’s Paul Nunes and Tim Breene talk about their new book, Jumping the S-Curve, focusing on the critical role of talent.

The Talent to Grow

2011-04-11T05:00:00Z

New research suggests that few executives believe their recession-battered workforces are prepared to fully exploit the global recovery. To drive growth, companies need to embrace a human capital strategy that more closely links workforce planning to business objectives and looks at the broader implications for leadership and the organizational culture.

The Talent Management Handbook

2011-03-30T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s David Smith, Robert Thomas, Elizabeth Craig and Yaarit Silverstone contributing in the new Talent Management Handbook.

Solving the Skills Crisis in the Automotive Industry

2011-02-28T06:00:00Z

Following a period of severe cutbacks, one might think automakers have a supply of talent ready and waiting. It’s not that simple. New and more complex skill sets are essential.

Ten Enterprise Learning Imperatives for a New Generation of Business Challenges

2010-12-01T06:00:00Z

Enterprise learning is now a strategic capability, given today’s challenges and pace of change. Executives should give priority to these ten learning imperatives.

Work Forces Stay Lean after Slump’s Cutbacks

2010-11-02T05:00:00Z

The Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2010

Where Will the Jobs Come From?

2010-10-15T05:00:00Z

Contrary to more doom-laden views, there are ample opportunities for new growth and jobs in the mature economies of North America, Europe and Japan. But without significant cooperation between policy makers and business, a decade of stagnation could ensue instead.

Performance Management: Transforming Workforce Performance in the New Business Reality

2010-07-29T05:00:00Z

In the post-recession business reality, performance management is becoming a key enabler of high performance.

The New Generation of Human Capital Analytics

2010-07-21T05:00:00Z

HR executives must do more than use data to report on past performance, generate compliance reports and process administrative tasks.

The Accenture High-Performance Workforce Study 2010: Overview of Findings

2010-07-14T05:00:00Z

The Accenture High-Performance Workforce Study 2010 examines the trends relating to human capital management globally—with this set of results focusing on the United States in particular.

A Workforce of One

2010-06-22T05:00:00Z

New research shows that when it comes to managing talent, one size no longer fits all. To be competitive as the economy regains its footing and to maximize the performance of a workforce, companies need to understand and respond to the diverse needs of individual employees.

Shared Services Talent Management: Lessons from the Masters

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

Talent management is one of the key enablers of high performance in shared services.

Fostering High-Value Collaboration

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

Collaboration is hugely valuable but largely intangible. Most managers understand the importance of collaboration to the success of their companies.

HR Shared Services: The Foundation for Integrated Talent Management and High Performance

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

HR shared services offers organizations much more than the chance to reduce costs—it can help create a foundation for talent management.

Adapting Leading Talent Management Practices to the Nonprofit Sector

2010-05-21T05:00:00Z

Challenges, ideas and opportunities as highlighted at the National Human Services Assembly Meeting in March 2010

Developing Future Business Leaders for High Performance Podcast

2010-05-01T05:00:00Z

In this Accenture podcast, hear how organizations are developing future business leaders to help position their businesses for high performance.

Counting on Analytical Talent

2010-03-09T06:00:00Z

Learn how about the importance of effective analytics talent management is increasing as organizations look to improve their decision making processes.

The Paradox of the Shrinking Retail Talent Pool

2010-03-05T06:00:00Z

Retailing success requires a highly engaged, skilled and productive workforce: the right people, with the right skills, doing the right things to contribute to the company's success. Accenture can help.

How to Engage and Retain Analytical Talent

2010-01-27T06:00:00Z

More and more companies are turning to analytics to gain a competitive edge.

Human Capital Analytics

2010-01-25T06:00:00Z

Generating Insights to Meet Complex Workforce, HR and Business Challenges on the Journey to High Performance

Put Data to Work

2010-01-04T06:00:00Z

Human resources departments gather terabytes of data each year about people and performance.

How to Organize Your Analytical Talent

2009-12-17T06:00:00Z

Companies increasingly rely on a relatively scarce resource to maintain their competitive edge: the people who are able to use statistics; rigorous quantitative or qualitative analysis; and information-modeling techniques to make business decisions. Or, in shorthand, “analytical talent.”

Preparing for the Recovery: Five Ways to Get Your Organization Ready Now

2009-12-07T06:00:00Z

Surviving the economic downturn is only half the battle: high-performance businesses see it as a window of opportunity to make the changes that will help them gain long-term dominance in the coming recovery.

How to Create a Talent–Powered Analytical Organization

2009-11-18T06:00:00Z

Whether your company aspires to compete on analytics or just become more analytical, all the people who regularly work with data must be treated as a distinct and valuable workforce that's pivotal to the organization’s success.

How to Keep Your Best Executives—The Key: Make It Easier for Them to Leave

2009-10-27T05:00:00Z

Historically, there is a significant increase in the number of executives leaving their companies as market conditions improve and more job opportunities open up.

Talent Management Strategies: Seizing Opportunities to Outperform Podcast

2009-09-01T05:00:00Z

Talent management strategies are a top priority in any economy, but especially so in times of economic challenge, which provide a good opportunity for organizations to think differently about talent.

Planting Green Seeds Today to Grow Tomorrow’s Talent

2009-08-12T05:00:00Z

Accenture’s James Arnott and Peter Lacy argue that, with environmental issues continuing to grow in importance, developing a green workforce must become a priority for achieving high performance.

Congratulations! You’re the New Chief Talent Officer

2009-08-05T05:00:00Z

Catherine S. Farley, managing director-Talent & Organization Performance, Accenture, argues that the chief talent officer has much broader responsibilities than yesterday’s head of HR.

Make HR Happy

2009-07-01T05:00:00Z

David Gartside and Jason W. Cutshall, both senior leaders in Accenture Talent & Organization Performance, discuss ways in which HR executives can meet the high expectations of their C-suite colleagues while coping with heavy workloads, budget and staff cuts.

The New Talent Equation

2009-06-08T05:00:00Z

The objective at the heart of successful talent management in difficult times: to think ahead and to think more strategically about creating a workforce with the capabilities to outperform.

The Power Within: How Human Capital Management Helps Organizations Achieve High Performance

2009-05-18T05:00:00Z

To overcome challenges of globalization and economic volatility, Accenture believes that organizations must take steps to unleash the talent of their existing workforces.

Managing Talent in Uncertain Times

2009-01-23T06:00:00Z

Cutting headcount unthinkingly during tough times can have long-term negative consequences.

The Point: The Right Combination - HR Transformation for the New Financial Services Landscape

2009-01-15T06:00:00Z

Building a High-Performing HR Function for the New Financial Services Landscape

Becoming a Talent-Powered Bank

2008-11-07T06:00:00Z

What is a talent-powered bank? It is one that sees workforce talent as the engine for sustained, competitive advantage—and excels at attracting, developing, engaging and retaining its best people.

Avaya: Enterprise Learning Outsourcing—Interactive Credential

2008-09-23T05:00:00Z

Avaya is a world leader in business communications software, systems and services.

Where Will All the Talent Come From?

2008-01-15T06:00:00Z

The war for talent has gone global. New technologies are transforming the nature of work, the skills demanded, the manner in which work is sourced globally.

The Talent-Powered Organization

2007-08-24T05:00:00Z

The Talent Powered Organization: Strategies for Globalization, Talent Management and High Performance, to be released by Kogan Page in November, tackles one of the most pressing and challenging issues on executives' agendas: winning the battle for talent.

Accenture High-Performance Workforce Study 2006

2007-08-10T05:00:00Z

For the past several years, Accenture has engaged in comprehensive research to identify the characteristics of high-performance businesses across industries and functions.

The High-Performance Workforce Study 2007: India

2007-07-26T05:00:00Z

India has grown fast in the past decade, but in most Indian companies the human resource function has not advanced in tandem with other functions, and now finds itself playing catch-up to build the capabilities necessary to meet senior executives' expectations and achieve high performance.

Revolutionizing HR Transformation for Business Impact

2007-05-03T05:00:00Z

We believe a new road map to HR transformation is necessary—what Accenture calls a "portfolio-based" approach to creating business value through HR.

Workforce of One: Is It Right for My Organization?

2007-02-08T06:00:00Z

By Susan Cantrell and Susan Miele

Driving Successful Outsourcing through the Transformation of the Retained Workforce

2007-01-10T06:00:00Z

What steps must organizations take to ensure their retained workforce is able to perform at the levels needed to maximize the ROI of the outsourcing arrangement?

Are Your Harried Employees Enjoying Life or Headed to the Doctor's Office?

2006-07-06T05:00:00Z

How enterprise learning will change over the next decade.

How Top Talent Uses Networks and Where Rising Stars Get Trapped

2006-05-18T05:00:00Z

Research over the last few decades has emphasized the importance of networks.

Building a High-Performance Human Resources Organization in Australia

2006-04-13T05:00:00Z

In late 2005-early 2006, Accenture and Fairfax Business Research surveyed several leading Australian organizations about their human resources (HR) function.

Achieving High Performance in a Rapidly Aging World

2005-11-14T06:00:00Z

The largest segment of the working population will retire in the next five to 10 years and the potential remaining talent pool is smaller, less experienced and likely to be more expensive.

The Accenture Human Capital Development Framework: Assessing, Measuring and Guiding Investments in Human Capital to Achieve High Performance

2005-07-01T05:00:00Z

Research Report Abstract

Leadership and High Performance: Experience is the Best Teacher

2005-04-14T05:00:00Z

Research Note

Avoiding the Dark Side of Service with a Smile

2005-04-07T05:00:00Z

Research Note

Leadership Styles: Leadership Management Articles from Accenture

2005-02-24T06:00:00Z

Research Report Abstract

Sinclair Knight Merz: Workforce Performance

2005-01-05T06:00:00Z

In this employee performance management case study, Accenture partnered with Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), one of the leading professional services companies in the Asia Pacific region, to assist the company in enhancing its human capital capabilities.

Achieving High Performance Through Leadership Simulation

2004-04-14T05:00:00Z

Research Note

Executives: How Do You Plan on Boosting Performance?

2004-03-03T06:00:00Z

Research Note

Volkswagen: Payroll and Master Data Management Processes

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Helping Volkswagen continue its journey to high performance by introducing new payroll and master data auditing capabilities

Accenture Talent Planning and Management Solution

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Accenture Talent Planning and Management Solution addresses market trends—including generational shifts, globalization and demographic changes—that are altering the workplace.

HR and Learning Within the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Our HR and Learning services help Aerospace and defense companies manage risks—and build the value of their human capital on an ongoing and sustainable basis.

Human Resources, Payroll and Finance and Accounting Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

When the performance of individual employees or teams of employees is aligned with departmental and organizational objectives, the result is a more disciplined and cost-effective workforce.

Managing Workforce Transition

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this Point of View, we consider the importance of managing and measuring the labor savings attained through a shared services program.

Technology Services for Human Capital Management: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps companies and governments become talent-powered organizations, equipped to achieve high performance.

Accenture Human Capital Management Solutions: Strategy and Implementation Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Many leading companies leverage their enterprise systems to optimize their HR functions and generate talent power—however, choosing the right implementation partner is vital in the drive toward high performance.

Queensland Government: SAP Human Resources Solution

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with the Queensland Government to create a complete HR solution that will be among the biggest SAP government implementations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accenture: Human Resource Management -- Summary

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture implemented SAP Human Capital Management to create a global, standardized HR organization that would support its drive to achieve high performance.

Talent Management for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Winning the "war for talent" is a priority in all industries, but perhaps none so much as aerospace and defense.

BAE Systems: Human Resource Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Learn how Accenture helped BAE Systems in developing a human resource strategy by conducting a gap analysis and defining what competencies would be needed.

SAP: Human Resources Shared Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

By combining routine functions across group offices and moving them to a shared services organization, Accenture helped SAP’s human resources department to become a strategic business partner rather than a purely administrative function.

Incentive Compensation Management for Health Payers

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s comprehensive incentive compensation management approach aligns sales force behaviors with business strategies to achieve revenue growth and cost savings through high performance.

Britannia Building Society: Human Resources Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture’s groundbreaking High Performance Business research clearly indicates that people and workforce issues are critical to competitive differentiation and to achieving high performance.

Who’s Minding the Store?

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Barbara Williams of Accenture shares her views on the talent management challenges facing retailers and why retailers need a new approach

Citizens Financial Group: Human Resource Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture's Global Delivery Network helped Citizens Financial Group save over $500,000 annually and boost productivity by transforming its human resources operations.

Comcast: Building a State-of-the-Art Human Capital Management Solution

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Hear Comcast's Senior VP of Compensation and Benefits, Bill Strahan, tell us how Accenture’s Human Capital Management Solution helps his organization achieve high performance.

Comcast: Integrated HR Platform

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Comcast implement an integrated HR platform on its journey to high performance.

Compass Group: HR Efficiency & Excellence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Compass Group PLC is the world's largest food service and hospitality organization, with annual food service revenues of approximately £11 billion (US$21 billion) and 400,000 employees in more than 90 countries.

Accenture HR Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

We can help dramatically reduce costs and improve your HR capabilities at scale and at speed.

Toyota: Grooming Junior Executives

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Learn more about how Accenture helped Toyota develop a learning program to retain its most promising junior executives and develop its next generation of leaders.

Engineers India Ltd.: Leadership Development Program

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture help to Engineers India Limited in developing and launching an innovative leadership development program to support its growth agenda.

Eskom: Human Capital Investments

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

To help Eskom gather the necessary data about the human capital investments that would be most conducive to high performance, executives teamed with Accenture to implement the Accenture Human Capital Development Framework.

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: Human Resource Assessment and Strategy - Interactive Credential

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

To help Harley-Davidson attract and retain the best talent in the industry, Accenture performed a comprehensive human resources capability assessment for the company.

Inclusive India: How Project Aadhaar Can Drive Growth and Social Change

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture report on how the India’s universal ID (UID) program (Project Aadhaar) can drive growth and social change.

Accenture Benchmarking Solutions for HR

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In today’s competitive and volatile global economy, HR executives are under continued pressure to reduce the operating costs of the HR function while improving the business value it delivers to the organization as a whole.

Talent Management Services for the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Talent management is a key factor in achieving high performance for consumer goods and services companies.

Talent that Fuels Growth

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this piece for Talent Management Magazine, Accenture’s Walter Gossage and Davin Lee look at how organizations can excel at change.

Victoria State Government: Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In February 1996, Victoria State Government and Accenture signed what came to be known as one of the first significant multi-service comprehensive human resource outsourcing contracts in the world.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Strategic HR Function

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Harley-Davidson, a manufacturer of high-end motorcycles, has enjoyed a great deal of business success, including not only a loyal customer base but also a loyal workforce.

DaVita: HR Transformation and EHR

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps DaVita build an infrastructure for rapid growth and high performance.

How Successful Organizations Strategically Manage Their Analytic Talent

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Because analytics are increasingly becoming a key source of competitive advantage, attracting, engaging and retaining analytical talent is now a key skill top management needs to learn.

Pensions

Running a corporate pension scheme today requires skill and flexibility.

Human Resources Management: Service Overview

Accenture's Human Resources Management services help clients to not only reduce HR costs, but also improve the delivery of an HR strategy and enhance employee satisfaction with HR management.

Leadership and Talent Management: Human Performance Enhancement

Establishing and nurturing a performance-oriented culture within your enterprise can streamline your business. Our experts deliver their insights below.

Accenture: Human Resources BPO

The family partnership between Accenture and Accenture HR BPO Services has resulted in a true transformation in Accenture's HR organization and has revolutionized the way Accenture thinks about people matters, while achieving astounding results.

Accenture: SAP HR Implementation

Accenture has always recognized that its people are its most important strategic asset and that the company's success is based entirely on its ability to deliver services to clients around the world.

Banesto: Employee Engagement

Accenture helped Banesto, a leading Spanish bank, develop a new strategic HR model that engages employees better, is tightly aligned with business strategy and thus supports the drive to achieve high performance.

Government of Queensland: Human Resource Management

To achieve high performance by delivering better service to its citizens at reduced cost, the Queensland Government teamed with Accenture to transfer its HR functions to a shared services model. This has freed up administrative resources for programs that support its social and economic priority areas.

Canon: Workforce Performance – Sales Function

In a globalized marketplace where consumer electronic goods are rapidly becoming commoditized, Canon needed to differentiate itself, and the value it provides, in the eyes of consumers and retailers.

Scottish and Newcastle plc: SAP Human Capital Management Solution

After a number of acquisitions, Scottish & Newcastle plc (S&N) found itself with a complex organizational structure and set of HR processes.

Developing Accenture Leaders to Manage a Culture of High Performance

Accenture’s branded leadership development approach is helping to build performance anatomy: its own ability to manage the interaction between leadership and strategy, people development, IT enablement, performance measurement and innovation in a way that delivers high performance.

Towers Watson: Day One Finance and HR Merger Integration

Read how Accenture helped Towers Watson complete the complex post-merger integration of finance and HR processes.

Endesa: Revitalized Workforce

Accenture's workforce performance capabilities helped Endesa, the leading Spanish electric utility and the No. 1 private-sector multinational electricity utility in Latin America, complete a performance assessment and analysis of its human capital capabilities.

Accenture HR BPO: Payroll

Accenture understands that payroll is one of the most visible and important functions to employees.

Accenture HR Services: Rewards

Keeping employees motivated and making them feel appreciated isn't easy.

Pfizer: A tax strategy for high performance

Accenture helped Pfizer create a strategy to improve performance of its tax division and enable high performance.

Accenture HR BPO: Recruitment

Many recruitment companies can help bring new hires in the door.