Strategy

Product Development and Innovation in Emerging Markets: The New Competitive Reality

2012-05-14T05:00:00Z

IT and the Strategic Growth Agenda

2012-05-07T05:00:00Z

A small but growing group of business leaders see IT as a way to spur change that prevents a company from peaking, then fading when its revenue growth stalls. They put IT to work to support strategy—to anticipate and respond to customers’ demands, renew their management teams and strengthen the layers of talent they’ll need if they’re to weather the bad times and grow fast when business is good.

Nutritional Products Manufacturer: Reduction of Operational Complexity

2012-05-02T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps a nutritional products manufacturer reduce operational complexity to unlock high performance.

Postal Organizations: Lens on the Long Term

2012-04-27T05:00:00Z

Learn how high-performing postal players understand and update their long-term strategies and operations to secure profitability.

Podcast: How Big Data Can Fuel Bigger Growth

2012-04-27T05:00:00Z

In this High Performance Business Podcast, hear how big data – the massive amounts of analytics data companies collect – can power a new information services growth engine.

Turning the Tide: How Europe can Rebuild Skills and Generate Growth

2012-04-25T05:00:00Z

In partnership with the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, Accenture conducted a major study on the skills and human capital challenges facing Europe.

Using Mergers & Acquisitions to Achieve Strategic Objectives and High Performance in the Consumer Goods and Services Industry

2012-04-25T05:00:00Z

In this paper, Accenture explores how consumer goods and services companies are turning to mergers and acquisition (M&A) strategies to address key industry challenges and market trends, and pursue market leadership through constant re-evaluation and realignment of their product portfolios.

The Social Advisor: Using Social Media Effectively in Wealth Management

2012-04-18T05:00:00Z

In this report, Accenture examines how wealth management advisors and agents can use social media effectively to acquire and retain customers.

Achieving ERP Success in the Federal Government

2012-04-12T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about achieving ERP success in the federal government.

New Realities, New Approaches: The Client-Advisor Relationship in Wealth Management

2012-04-05T05:00:00Z

Accenture examines how changes in client expectations and the competitive landscape are forcing wealth management companies to rethink their relationships with clients and their own advisors.

Driving Business Value from Integrated Multichannel Distribution

2012-03-30T05:00:00Z

Integrated, multichannel banking is a customer’s dream—and a bank’s nightmare. Legacy IT systems, including aging core banking platforms, make it tricky and costly to turn this vision into a reality.

The Technology Innovation Imperative: How Banks Can Deliver Post-Recession Growth

2012-03-28T05:00:00Z

Accenture explains why retail banks should renew their commitments to technology innovation and how a focused strategy, empowered leaders and targeted investments can transform new ideas into growth.

Focus for Success: The High-Performing Investment Bank

2012-03-28T05:00:00Z

Are you a flow monster, a primary markets powerhouse or a regional champion? Learn which business model can help your investment bank build on its strengths and establish a competitive advantage.

Becoming a First Mover: How Managed Services Will Transform the Life Sciences Sales and Marketing Model

2012-03-23T05:00:00Z

The life sciences industry needs to deploy new commercial models to drive growth while delivering cost efficiencies.

Empowering Agents to Employ Digital as a Competitive Weapon

2012-03-20T05:00:00Z

Insurance agents deliver strong person-to-person customer relationships while delivering distinctive customer experiences. Carriers can leverage this if they arm their agents to compete in a digital world.

Insurance: Achieving High Performance in Advice-Led Distribution

2012-03-20T05:00:00Z

A multi-trillion dollar opportunity confronts life insurers if they can access the huge uninsured and under-insured global markets. This whitepaper explores how insurers can penetrate this opportunity.

Catching the ASEAN Wave

2012-03-01T06:00:00Z

Bordered by powerhouses China and India, Southeast Asia is sometimes overlooked by multinational companies. But ignoring the transformation now under way could blind leaders to this increasingly attractive market—and to the arrival of some bold new innovators on the global stage.

Insurance | Claims at a Crossroads: Accenture Claims Transformation Services

2012-02-28T06:00:00Z

High performance in claims can create a competitive advantage through increased loyalty and superior financial performance. Conversely, a failure to execute can have disastrous consequences.

Accenture Named a Strong Performer in Forrester Research, Inc. Global Commerce Service Providers Study

2012-02-27T06:00:00Z

Forrester Research designates Accenture as a strong performer among global commerce service providers (GCSPs), with deep eCommerce expertise

Banking Technology Vision: Technology Waves That Are Reshaping the Banking Landscape

2012-02-24T06:00:00Z

Accenture has studied how technology and business trends are converging—and what that means for banks. Read this report to learn about the technology waves that are shaping the banking landscape.

Going Above and Beyond: How Banks Can Optimize Talent During M&A Integration

2012-02-21T06:00:00Z

Read why banks should not lose sight of talent management during an M&A.

Analytics: The Secret Weapon for Retaining Customers During and After a Merger

2012-02-17T06:00:00Z

Read how analytics can help companies reduce customer dissatisfaction and attrition during a merger.

Asia Consumer Product Trends: Implications for Retailers and Manufacturers

2012-02-16T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about Asia consumer product trends, implications for retailers & manufacturers and how consumer buying behaviors are changing due to economic cycles.

Accenture Life Sciences: R&D Services for High Performance

2012-02-06T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture Life Sciences and learn how we help drive productivity, optimize success rates and improve quality and value by transforming R&D for life sciences companies.

Up Close and Personal

2012-02-06T06:00:00Z

With such formidable competitors as Amazon and Apple successfully invading their space, many traditional retailers will struggle to keep pace over the next decade unless they can swiftly develop a deeper, more intimate and long-term relationship with consumers.

M&A Insights: Shifting Gears in a Changing Market Podcast

2012-02-03T06:00:00Z

Who Says M&A Doesn’t Create Value?

2012-01-30T06:00:00Z

The conventional wisdom that most acquisitions destroy value might be obsolete. Our latest research shows M&A success rates have climbed, and that top-quartile performers—and often even median ones—can create substantial amounts of shareholder value in any industry or region, at any point in the economic cycle.

Are Your Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Brands Maximizing the Return on Your Digital Investment?

2012-01-29T06:00:00Z

Accenture, comScore, and dunnhumbyUSA study shows direct correlation between CPG brand website usage and in-store purchase behavior.

Accenture Life Sciences R&D: Management Consulting Services for High Performance

2012-01-25T06:00:00Z

Leading life sciences companies turn to Accenture’s R&D-specific management consulting services to make transformational changes that deliver portfolio, organizational and business improvements.

Accenture Life Sciences R&D Centers of Excellence: Industrialization, Innovation and Acceleration for High Performance

2012-01-25T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture Life Sciences R&D Centers of Excellence support R&D transformation with innovative and industrialized solutions and delivery models.

European Cross-border E-commerce: The Challenge of Achieving Profitable Growth

2012-01-17T06:00:00Z

Accenture study reveals enticing e-commerce opportunity beset by challenges for Europe’s retailers.

The Tightening Belt

2012-01-17T06:00:00Z

Making the Most of Leaner Budgets in Challenging Times

Making Mobile Point of Sale (POS) Happen: Five Ways Stores Can Better Compete and Grow

2012-01-16T06:00:00Z

Retailers need to invest now in mobile point of sale to keep up, not only with competition, but also with customers and the new technologies they’re bringing into stores with them.

Succeeding at Microinsurance through Differentiation, Innovation and Partnership

2012-01-12T06:00:00Z

Microinsurance success can be achieved through differentiation, innovation and strategy.

Rail 2020

2012-01-04T06:00:00Z

Accenture/Mergermarket Webcast: Is M&A Performance Improving?

2012-01-04T06:00:00Z

Read about a webcast on which M&A specialists discuss whether M&A performance is improving, based on new Accenture research.

Carlsberg: Business Standardization Program

2012-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture teams up with Carlsberg to design a solution for common processes when faced with the challenge of very independent country operations.

The Future of Pharmaceutical Innovation: Tackling the R&D Productivity Gap

2011-12-22T06:00:00Z

Performance indicators reveal the most significant challenge for pharmaceutical R&D is the productivity decline.

Digital Channels - Reaching Doctors in China

2011-12-21T06:00:00Z

Over the last few years, a number of factors converged to expand healthcare opportunities in China.

Time to Get Together: Delivering Improved Health Outcomes through Pharmaceutical and Payer Collaboration

2011-12-17T06:00:00Z

With integration increasingly becoming the watchword in the North American life sciences industry, pharmaceutical companies must collaborate with payers and align interests to remain ahead of their competitors in the ever-evolving healthcare marketplace.

If a Country Leaves the Euro

2011-12-15T06:00:00Z

What would happen if a country were asked to leave the euro-zone? How would investment banks be affected and what steps can they take now to prepare? Accenture models how the situation might unfold.

How Big Data Can Fuel Bigger Growth

2011-12-05T06:00:00Z

In the right hands and handled strategically, the massive amounts of information companies collect today - Big Data - can become a valuable new asset. Players seeking additional organic revenue streams should consider tapping their data trove to power a new information services growth engine.

Navigating in the Age of Uncertainty — An Accenture POV in ‘Public Utilities Fortnightly’

2011-12-01T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about how the utilities industry is facing unprecedented political and regulatory uncertainty.

Point of View: Banking in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2015

2011-11-29T06:00:00Z

Point of view: Banking in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2015

Insurance | Reigniting Business Growth in Insurance through Relevant Digital Consumer Interactions

2011-11-25T06:00:00Z

Consumers are using the Internet to research and purchase their insurance. This trend provides forward-thinking carriers with tremendous growth opportunities, if they can drive the right consumers to the right offerings.

Going for Growth: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Must Balance Cost and Price to Drive High Performance in a Recovering Global Economy

2011-11-25T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research about how pharmaceutical companies are striking the cost/price balance to reignite growth.

Emerging Market Entry Candidates—Where to Invest in India

2011-11-15T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research about the risks and opportunities of investment in India to create a market-entry strategy.

Going Once … An Accenture POV in Fortnightly’s Spark

2011-11-11T06:00:00Z

Watch Accenture’s report about how mergers and acquisitions can help companies balance their asset portfolios and improve their financial strength.

Banking 2012: Revenue Growth and Innovation

2011-10-31T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s Banking 2012 research which examined the drivers that are required for sustainable revenue growth and innovation.

New Paths to Growth: The Age of Aggregation

2011-10-17T05:00:00Z

Today’s expanded-scale businesses require ever more substantial sales volumes to create shareholder value. In order to grow, they must become market aggregators—masters at identifying commonalities in far-flung consumer segments—recognizing that the strongest growth will happen not within industries or markets but across and among them.

Targeting M&A Opportunities in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

2011-09-23T05:00:00Z

Life in a post-program world – approaches to growth in the defense industry.

Emerging Market Entry Candidates—Indonesia

2011-09-21T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on why Indonesia’s growing makes it a key prospect for companies and learn how to create a suitable market-entry strategy.

Africa Market Entry: Strategies for Consideration

2011-09-14T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s seven-step framework can help craft a successful strategy for entering African markets.

Driving Successful Change at Nokia Siemens Networks

2011-09-12T05:00:00Z

Following the merger that created the company, Nokia Siemens Networks overcame a series of challenges with a comprehensive, business-driven transformational change program. As a result, the company has thrived without the performance degradations typically experienced in post-merger integration.

The Dynamic African Consumer Market: Exploring Growth Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa

2011-09-07T05:00:00Z

The growth of Africa’s consumer markets presents an opportunity too big to ignore.

Achieving High Performance in Insurance through Multi-Channel Distribution

2011-08-26T05:00:00Z

The path to profitable growth in insurance lies in giving customers a consistently exceptional experience. To achieve this, insurers must develop robust capabilities in multi-channel distribution.

Attracting and Retaining Customers for Life

2011-08-26T05:00:00Z

As customer behaviors and expectations change, successful insurers will change with them. By attracting and retaining customers for the long term, carriers can achieve high performance.

Inside Corporate M and A: The Formula of the Fittest

2011-08-22T05:00:00Z

Read about the formula for successful M and A, based on the seven secrets of leading practitioners.

Thinking Strategically about Mobility: A Roadmap for Life Sciences Companies

2011-08-17T05:00:00Z

The widespread use and continued innovation in mobile technology presents new opportunities for life sciences companies to improve business performance and enable better patient care.

Property and Casualty Distribution Services

2011-08-16T05:00:00Z

Accenture provides a wide range of services that help P&C insurers improve their multi-channel distribution capabilities and deliver exceptional customer and agent experiences.

Driving Innovation in the Customer Experience for High Performance

2011-08-16T05:00:00Z

Accenture helped an insurer facing customer loyalty challenges that threatened its growth projections, by identifying the causes and improving retention.

Leveraging Mobility to Maximize Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness

2011-08-16T05:00:00Z

Traditional pharmaceutical sales approaches are no longer enough.

Rightsizing Public Budgets

2011-08-03T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how government agencies can rightsize public budgets to overcome extraordinary challenges without curtailing services.

Strategy at the Edge

2011-08-01T05:00:00Z

When companies sense the need to find a new growth business, many turn inward, searching to extend core competencies and relying on centralized planning. High performers, on the other hand, look outward, focusing on the edge of markets and the perimeter of their company for insights and opportunities.

Young Chinese in the Hinterland: How to Tap This Blossoming Market

2011-07-26T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture research on some key success factors for servicing the growing market of young Chinese in the hinterland and the importance of young Chinese in the inland cities.

Cross-Border Banking: An Accenture Study of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions in Banking

2011-07-25T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on the Cross-Border M&A in Banking and how some firms are using cross-border M&A to fuel growth in the banking sector.

Emerging Market Entry—Keys to Success

2011-07-20T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research stating many compelling reasons to consider entering one or more of the fast-growing emerging markets.

Webinar: The High-Growth Markets

2011-07-06T05:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s Mark Spelman in the High Growth Markets Webinar hosted by the Economist Intelligence Unit which covered the opportunities & risks in Africa & Asia.

Europe in Tomorrow’s World: The Views of Business Leaders

2011-07-05T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research with the European Business Summit and FEB discussing the new challenges and opportunities for European market.

Joint Ventures in Banking: A Source of Growth and High Performance

2011-06-29T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture's analysis stating that joint ventures in banking industry are emerging as an increasingly important lever of growth.

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry

2011-06-07T05:00:00Z

Read more about Accenture outlining the critical success factors for Mergers & Acquisitions in the complex but potentially rewarding Chinese pharmaceutical industry.

Window of Opportunity: Divesting in Challenging Times

2011-06-06T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on Divesting in Challenging Times and how tough times represent a window of opportunity for strong companies to tailor their business portfolio.

IT within Divestitures: Proven Practices for Seamless Execution

2011-06-03T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture has identified IT issues in a Divestitures and key practices for IT that help companies navigate through a smooth & cost-effective process.

A is for Apple - Learning Lessons from a World Beater

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Read how the media industry learns about Apple’s digital value chain from Accenture.

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.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation: Organizational Realignment to New Strategy

2011-05-16T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture help to W.K. Kellogg Foundation and learn how we helped them by designing and implementing a streamlined organizational structure.

Charting Your Course to Trade Promotion Optimization

2011-05-06T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture and POI survey report on how companies are moving from control and accountability of funds/payments (TPM) to optimizing trade promotion.

What the C-suite Should Know About Analytics

2011-04-26T05:00:00Z

Analytics is a transformational phenomenon that will fundamentally change how business discourse will be conducted and decisions will be made.

A Strategy for Focused Growth in the Biopharmaceutical Industry During Uncertain Times

2011-04-18T05:00:00Z

Rural Finance Opportunities in China

2011-04-14T05:00:00Z

Rural China is underserved when it comes to financial services and thus, says Accenture, presents a significant opportunity.

Expansion into Africa: Challenges and Success Factors Revealed

2011-04-07T05:00:00Z

South African businesses in pursuit of high performance are increasingly looking to the rest of Africa as a source of growth—but they must not squander their inbuilt advantage.

Rethinking Human Services

2011-03-25T05:00:00Z

High performance during difficult times and beyond

Mergers and Acquisitions – Strategy for Focused Growth in Biopharma

2011-03-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on focused growth in the biopharmaceutical industry and learn how focused mergers and acquisitions will put them on the road to high performance.

Jumping the S-Curve: How to Sustain Long-Term Performance

2011-02-28T06:00:00Z

Successful companies often manage revenue growth to the curve of their financial performance, sustaining long-term performance.

How Companies Evolve Through CEO Transitions

2011-02-28T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s Paul Nunes & Tim Breene find out the right way for a company to transition from one CEO to another in their new book Jumping the S Curve.

Five Reasons for the World to Care About China’s New Five-Year Program

2011-02-28T06:00:00Z

China’s new five-year program breaks the mold, and companies looking to enter the Chinese market would do well to adjust their strategies in line with the program’s thinking.

Why Alliances are an Increasingly Attractive Alternative to M and A

2011-02-13T06:00:00Z

An alliance can offer a viable alternative to the risks of M&A in today’s volatile global economy—and a path toward high performance for those companies that get it right.

Growth Strategies in the New Reality: The Same Success Factors Really Do Still Apply

2011-01-12T06:00:00Z

In this video, Wayne Borchardt, lead-Growth Strategy for Accenture, discusses the key considerations that leading companies need to bear in mind as they begin to strategize for growth in the post-recession economy.

Strategic Planning in an Age of Uncertainty

2010-11-24T06:00:00Z

Given today’s post-recession uncertainty, strategic planning may seem to be undesirable.

Beat the Odds to Achieve M&A Success

2010-11-22T06:00:00Z

Harmonious Urbanization: A Catalyst for China’s Future Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

2010-11-16T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture research on harmonious urbanization, which refers to a process of social and economic change in which rural residents become urban residents under the leadership of government and institutional guarantee.

Gearing Up for the Two-Speed Global Recovery

2010-10-15T05:00:00Z

As companies in developed economies lower their post-recession growth expectations, their emerging-market counterparts have gone into overdrive. Businesses worldwide need to resolve a key question: Who’s positioned to win in this environment?

Making Mergers and Acquisitions Pay: The Key is Savvy Procurement

2010-10-01T05:00:00Z

Procurement plays a vital role in helping companies to realize the expected benefits of a merger or acquisition.

A New Model for Platform Rationalization in the Life Insurance Industry

2010-09-13T05:00:00Z

Platform rationalization is critical to unlocking high performance in life insurance. But rationalizing to one platform is typically not affordable, not deliverable—and not necessarily desirable.

Synergy: CCS Business Transformation

2010-08-31T05:00:00Z

Synergy is Western Australia’s largest energy retailer with a customer base of more than 900,000 home and business customers and revenues in excess of $1.6 billion per annum.

Mission-Critical: Gaining Analytics Competence and a Competitive Edge

2010-08-05T05:00:00Z

Discover important considerations for companies on a journey toward obtaining their own marketing analytics capabilities.

The New Marketing Reality: Forget Strategy and Focus on Agility

2010-08-03T05:00:00Z

Today’s market tempo is already outpacing the rate at which most organizations can collect, synthesize, understand and act on information. That’s why agility is as important as strategy.

Growth Strategies in the New Reality: The Same Success Factors Really Do Still Apply

2010-07-22T05:00:00Z

With the world having changed so dramatically recently, many executives are wondering if the traditional approaches to growth still apply.

Africa: The New Frontier for Growth

2010-07-20T05:00:00Z

We see Africa as the new frontier for growth. The continent has seen a sharp increase in its economic performance, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growing by an average of 6 percent between 2002 and 2008, making it the second-fastest growing region in the world.

Mastering the Set Top Box Supply Chain

2010-07-05T05:00:00Z

Accenture research outlines the challenges and identifies the areas necessary to achieve excellence in the set-top box supply chain.

A Portfolio Strategy for Locating Operations in the New “Multi-polar World”

2010-06-16T05:00:00Z

Strategy & Leadership, volume 30 issue 4, 2010

The Right Business Strategies for a Tough Economic Cycle Podcast

2010-06-01T05:00:00Z

In this Accenture podcast, hear how high performance business leaders successfully dealt with the economic downturn.

Meeting the Explosive Demand for Infrastructure

2010-04-09T05:00:00Z

All the indications are that the 2008 recession will give way to booming infrastructure spending as governments seek to revive their economies.

From Global Connections to Global Orchestration, Future Business Models for High Performance Where Technology and a Multi-Polar World Meet Podcast

2010-04-07T05:00:00Z

Keys to Building the Right Global Business Strategy Podcast

2010-04-01T05:00:00Z

To ensure a winning global business strategy, high-performance businesses establish footprints in various country-based economies.

Operating Model Strategy: Services Overview

2010-03-24T05:00:00Z

Accenture offers research and insights that help senior executives deliver operating model strategies that drive high performance.

Strategic Cost Reduction Services For High-Tech Companies

2010-03-24T05:00:00Z

The most pressing challenge for high-tech companies arguably is rapid and sustained cost management.

A Brave New World: The Climate for Chinese M&A Abroad

2010-03-22T05:00:00Z

Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010

How Chief Marketing Officers Can Drive a New Growth Agenda

2010-03-01T06:00:00Z

In an uncertain business environment, every business decision must be made with the customer in mind. Marketing must help shape strategy, not just execute it.

Unleashing Breakthrough Growth

2010-01-28T06:00:00Z

In today's environment, the ability to innovate will separate the successful companies from the mere survivors.

Social CRM: The New Frontier of Marketing, Sales and Service

2010-01-20T06:00:00Z

The emergence and increasing usage of social media and other Web 2.0 tools has dramatically altered how companies interact with their customers.

Bringing Science to Selling: Achieving High Performance through Sales Analytics

2009-12-07T06:00:00Z

Sales is an engine of growth and thus of high performance—and yet many sales organizations continue to underperform.

Greater Visibility and Collaboration in Planning to Achieve High Performance

2009-12-03T06:00:00Z

Accenture High Performance Business research confirms that supply chain management—and thus supply chain planning—is a cornerstone of high performance. Accenture research reveals the secrets of the supply chain planning masters, and outlines the necessary actions to follow their lead.

Aftershock: Part 2: Business Transformation and New Business Models—New Management Strategies Podcast

2009-12-01T06:00:00Z

Management can lead businesses to achieve high performance with strategies that embrace business transformation, risk management, and new business models.

Getting Ahead of the M&A Curve to Drive High Performance

2009-11-12T06:00:00Z

Mergers remain an important source of growth for companies on the road to high performance—and yet the majority of them fail.

Aftershock: Part 1: Business Transformation and New Business Models—New Realities for Success Podcast

2009-11-01T05:00:00Z

The new business reality offers opportunities for businesses to achieve high performance closely tied to business transformation and the adoption of new business models.

It's Only a Matter of Time

2009-10-18T05:00:00Z

Businesses that thoughtfully examine and measure the time customers spend with them, and then either reduce the time costs or enhance the time value of their offerings, can gain an advantage that will continue when the economy recovers.

Aftershock

2009-10-17T05:00:00Z

Global business reality has been permanently altered by economic and financial disruption. The nature and degree of the transformation will vary across industries.

Achieving High Performance in the Payer Industry through Mergers and Acquisitions

2009-10-08T05:00:00Z

Mergers and acquisitions offer numerous opportunities for health insurance and managed health care industries, collectively known as payers, to create value and generate growth.

Merger Integration: It’s Never Too Late to Generate Value

2009-09-30T05:00:00Z

The problem of “late to integrate,” while most acute for serial acquirers, actually applies to any acquisition where the full integration has, for some reason, been delayed.

Seven Catalysts for Merger Integration Success

2009-07-28T05:00:00Z

In today’s economy, it is easy for managers to lose focus during the risky merger integration process.

Putting Customers at the Heart of the Retail Merger

2009-07-02T05:00:00Z

Once the global economy recovers, retail M&A activity will take off in earnest as stronger players move on weaker competitors.

Building Market Access Excellence to Secure Future Success in the Pharmaceutical Industry

2009-06-17T05:00:00Z

Market access is not a brand new invention. What is new is its increased relevance and the systematic approach to maximize a drug’s performance under the current conditions of pharmaceutical markets.

Adapting to the Multi-Polar World: The New Globalization Playbook

2009-06-07T05:00:00Z

High performers are writing a new playbook for globalization that will help businesses withstand short-term pressures while laying the groundwork for long-term growth.

Private Practices: Private Equity Firms

2009-06-06T05:00:00Z

The downturn is driving private equity firms away from an emphasis on deal making and toward a new focus on operational improvements.

Managing Risk in Extraordinary Times

2009-06-03T05:00:00Z

Effective Decision Making for Uncertain Times: Strategies and Practices for High Performance

2009-05-30T05:00:00Z

New Accenture research explores the unique challenges of strategic decision making in uncertain times.

Operational Excellence: Choosing the Path that Works for You

2009-05-12T05:00:00Z

Businesses face the dual challenges of the economic downturn and the long-term pressures of globalization.

The Changing Roles of Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds

2009-04-20T05:00:00Z

Not long ago, private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds were hailed as the new masters of the world economy. Nowadays, things are quite different. Is this shift permanent or cyclical?

The Six Things Chinese Acquirers Must Get Right When Venturing Overseas

2009-04-09T05:00:00Z

There are indications that Chinese companies may soon be looking to acquire foreign companies, now cheaper than they have been for 20 years.

Respond to Consumer Needs with a Demand-Driven Operating Model

2009-04-07T05:00:00Z

Transform the way you work with manufacturers and retailers to shift from the traditional “push” model and develop a more consumer-centric “pull” model.

Achieving High Performance in Turbulent Times – Creating Advantage from Adversity

2009-04-03T05:00:00Z

Accenture in partnership with CNBC TV18 hosted a knowledge session and CEO panel discussion on “Achieving high performance in turbulent times – creating advantage from adversity” in Mumbai on April 3, 2009.

Globalization: Global Economy and the Multi-Polar World Podcast

2009-04-01T05:00:00Z

Hear how trends in the global economy impact how high-performing organizations operate.

Mastering the Art of Value Capture in Merger Integration

2009-03-24T05:00:00Z

Funding Growth through Divestitures and Carve-outs

2009-03-24T05:00:00Z

Pre-Deal Mergers and Acquisitions Podcast

2009-03-13T05:00:00Z

In this podcast, Andy Tinlin, global lead for Mergers & Acquisitions, Accenture Strategy, discusses how the economic downturn is affecting pre-deal M&A activity.

Strategies for Surviving and Thriving During Challenging Times

2009-03-11T05:00:00Z

In the midst of global demand shocks, sparse credit and an uncertain, interdependent global economy, companies of all sizes are feeling the pressures of the economic downturn.

Being Bold through Effective Mergers and Acquisitions

2009-03-09T05:00:00Z

Meeting the Multi-Polar Challenge Podcast

2009-03-01T06:00:00Z

Globalization has changed, becoming multi-directional. In this podcast, we reveal just how high-performance businesses are adjusting, discussing the three critical components behind multi-polar success as revealed by Accenture research.

Seven Delusions Executives Experience During a Merger

2009-02-20T06:00:00Z

Mergers and acquisitions continue to play a pivotal role in the growth plans of many companies—but getting a merger to yield the expected benefits remains one of the toughest challenges in the corporate world.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in a Downturn

2009-02-16T06:00:00Z

As the global economy enters a significant downturn, companies with strong balance sheets are positioned to take advantage of the opportunities the current conditions create.

The Point: Playing the M&A Game - Five Steps to High Performance Podcast

2009-02-05T06:00:00Z

Building strength and value in a down market

Strategies for Managing Through Uncertain Times Podcast

2009-02-01T06:00:00Z

According to recent Accenture research, only a third of U.S. businesses in the S&P 500 are in position to pursue competitive advantage during the current economic downturn.

The New Face of Global M and A

2009-01-22T06:00:00Z

Shifts in capital and structure have become evident in the increasing presence of companies from emerging markets in global M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity.

Heineken España S.A.: Customer Relationship Management

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture collaborated with Heineken Spain to build and implement Customer Relationship Management (CRM) methodologies and tools—based on SAP CRM.

Center for Naval Intelligence: Operations, Strategy and IT

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture joined with NMITC to modernize its Center for Naval Intelligence Training through computer-based learning and leading-edge course curriculum.

Transforming Your Operating Model for High Performance in the Digital World

2008-12-15T06:00:00Z

The increasing digitization of the business world is a megatrend that no company can escape.

Guardians of Strategy in Action

2008-11-16T06:00:00Z

Based on original research led by Paul Nunes, executive research fellow—Accenture Institute for High Performance Business, in collaboration with Nate Bennett, Whalen Professor at the College of Management—Georgia Institute of Technology, this report is the first step in an Accenture program to undertake a series of COO-related research initiatives focusing on the link to high performance.

EcoLive: Organizational Strategy and Design

2008-11-06T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped EcoLive transform its operational and organizational structures to position itself strongly in the fast-growing clean energy and clean technology sectors.

The Point: Finding the New El Dorado in Banking

2008-10-24T05:00:00Z

Banks seeking to attain high performance through geographic expansion must define the right operating model.

Fighting Fakes

2008-09-15T05:00:00Z

Counterfeiting is on the rise worldwide, threatening the brand integrity of more and more companies in almost all industries.

How to Get the Most from Your Best Ideas

2008-09-15T05:00:00Z

If organizations are to achieve and sustain high performance, they need to regard innovation as a business discipline, and then manage and execute it accordingly—as an end-to-end process.

Making Better Decisions: Blind Spots

2008-03-11T05:00:00Z

Although management teams have access to better information and more sophisticated decision support tools than ever before, many continue to struggle with a basic problem: the quality of debate in their own ranks.

Transformational CEOs Drive High Performance

2008-02-12T06:00:00Z

The pressure on CEOs to deliver results has never been higher.

Customer Satisfaction in the Changing Global Economy

2007-12-28T06:00:00Z

Accenture 2007 Global Customer Satisfaction Survey Report

Achieving High Performance through Merger and Integration Success

2007-11-19T06:00:00Z

The forest products industry has witnessed an increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the past several years.

Future Value and Innovation: How to Sustain Profitable Growth

2007-09-15T05:00:00Z

Determining a company’s future-value premium provides a simple way for management to diagnose the complexities of market expectations and sustain profitable growth.

The Global Chemical Industry Supply Chain Best Practices Study

2007-09-14T05:00:00Z

Chemical companies face challenges ranging from global competition and global customers to increasingly complex operations and rising logistics costs.

The Point: Ripple Effects - Building High Performance Insurance in Japan

2007-04-24T05:00:00Z

Change, opportunity and the high-performance challenge in Japanese insurance

Social Banking: Social Network Imperative

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

As interest in social banking grows, retail banks must learn how to craft effective social media strategies that capitalize on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to connect with consumers.

Marketing Analytics - Accenture Interactive

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Marketing Analytics group at Accenture helps companies harness their digital marketing data to drive insights that convert into better customer experiences at scale.

Strategy: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A combination of intensified globalization brought on by recent turbulence in the global economy and the acceleration of new information technologies is driving companies and governments to look for new business models to meet increased demands for efficiency, competitiveness, short-term agility and long-term growth.

SFR: Customer Service - An Innovative Approach to Selfcare Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

New York MTA: Rapid Cost Reduction

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked closely with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to identify more than $150 million in potential savings through enterprise transformation, and rapid and sustained cost-reduction measures.

Pão de Açúcar: Sustainability through Operational Efficiency and Excellence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Pão de Açúcar in establishing Brazil’s first green grocery store & becoming the sustainable leader through operational efficiency & excellence.

Pernod Ricard: IT Merger Integration

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

To achieve the planned synergies from a complex merger, Pernod Ricard knew that integrating and streamlining its IT systems was vital.

Global Pharmaceutical Company: Multi-Channel Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read more about this Accenture study, which explains how a top ten global pharmaceutical company is harnessing the power of the multi-channel customer experience.

Large Pharmaceutical Company: Research and Development Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a global pharmaceutical company develop an R&D strategy to meet current challenges and position itself for high performance in the years ahead.

Points of Light Institute: Mergers and Acquisitions

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

North American Pharmaceutical Company: Decision-Making Effectiveness Program

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

By teaming with Accenture, this North American pharmaceutical company has significantly enhanced its decision-making skills within its various levels.

Railway Construction Company: Sustainable Growth Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a railway construction company in defining a long-term sustainable business growth strategy.

Sanoma Corp. : CRM/Advertising and Subscription Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Sanoma Corp. and Accenture collaborate to create a more customer-centric, cost-effective environment for operating the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Nordic region.

Siemens Power Generation Group: Business Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Siemens Power Generation Group collaborated with Accenture to create a customer-centric service process strategy and operating model.

Accenture Interactive - Interactive Marketing: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture Interactive accelerates the journey toward agile intelligent marketing, harnessing the digital world so customers can be delighted, touched and engaged.

Rede Ferroviária Nacional: Corporate Strategy and Supply Chain Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Rede Ferroviária Nacional turned to Accenture to assess the company's organizational structure, internal and external processes and information system infrastructure, all in the context of its financial situation and short- to long-term goals.

Unilever: Divestiture of European Frozen Foods Business

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Unilever achieve high performance by successfully divesting its European frozen foods business.

U.S. Navy: Post-Merger Integration Initiative

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The U.S. Department of the Navy's Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) was established in October 2003 and is responsible for providing shore infrastructure support for the Navy.

Accenture Merger, Acquisition, Divestiture and Alliance: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

High-performance businesses are constantly searching for ways to renew their portfolio of businesses to protect existing markets and enter new ones.

Major US Bank: Merger and Acquisition Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this major US bank progress toward becoming a high-performance business by creating a scalable operations and technology platform for its ongoing inorganic growth.

WIND: Cost Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture worked with WIND to transform cost structures by optimizing the business in three key areas: network, business processes and procurement.

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Unlocking the Potential for High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A supply chain focused on innovation and growth is key to future value creation in today's pharmaceutical industry.

World Wildlife Fund: Building Brand Value and Consumer Trust

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture Development Partnerships helped World Wildlife Fund (WWF) develop a seafood eco-labeling strategy that makes business sense of sustainability.

Supply Chain Collaboration for Consumer Packaged Goods Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture's supply chain collaboration solution lets consumer packaged goods firms collaborate with retailers and other customers and partners on business solutions.

Large Global Bank: New Operating Model

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a large global bank in developing a streamlined new operating model that is expected to generate savings and enabling high performance.

Growth Strategy Planning: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture research has shown that high-performance businesses continuously invest in profitable growth programs in all economic climates.

Freight Transportation Company: Business Transformation—Journey to High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this Freight Transportation Company make significant progress toward its business transformation goal to achieve high performance.

Making the Right Bets: How to Identify Pharmaceutical Deals Worth Doing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture has compiled the pharmaceutical industry’s first statistically rigorous study offering new insights on licensing and business development that can increase a pharmaceutical company’s competitive power.

Accenture CAS—The Leading Integrated Sales Platform for the Consumer Goods Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Sales and Marketing Strategy: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps organizations develop and implement sales and marketing strategies that transform the way they interact and engage with their customers.

Sales Transformation: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Through our sales transformation approach, Accenture guides clients in achieving the optimal balance between the science and art of sales.

Achieving High Performance in Retail through Sustainable Cost Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture can help retailers maintain profits on the road to high performance by maximizing sustainable cost management.

Strategic Cost Reduction: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

A more appropriate approach to addressing today’s challenges is strategic cost reduction, which focuses on initiatives that drive one of two possible outcomes. First outcome is operating advantage and second is structural advantage.

LANO: Corporate Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Established in 1997, the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) is a statewide network of nonprofits, foundations, corporations and individuals from every region of the state.

Premier Music Entertainment Companies: Pre-Merger Planning

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With Accenture's help, two premier music entertainment companies were ready to exploit merger synergies as soon as regulatory approval was obtained.

Automobile Manufacturer: Improving Customer Satisfaction

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a leading global automobile manufacturer with dealer networks covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa increase its customer service orientation and improve sales.

Accenture CAS Retail Execution—Building Brand Loyalty to Help Consumer Goods Companies Achieve High Performance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture Property and Casualty Insurance Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture provides a wide range of consulting services and technology solutions to the P&C insurance marketplace.

Cost Reduction and Banking Efficiency Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Helping banks craft cost-reduction and banking efficiency strategies that support high performance

Customer Service Transformation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture works with clients to redefine customer service as part of an overall strategy to achieve high performance.

BBVA: Mergers and Acquisitions Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps BBVA bank develop a technology strategy and platform based on Alnova Financial Solutions to transform and integrate new BBVA subsidiaries.

Best Buy: Customer Centricity

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture supports Best Buy in its journey towards High Performance through its Customer Centricity strategy.

BNP Paribas: Lean Six Sigma

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped BNP Paribas use Lean Six Sigma to identify more than 100 opportunities to improve its reporting cycle and accelerate its drive to achieve high performance.

Carve-Out Strategy/Divesture Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Mergers and acquisitions are not the only ways of generating new business value and enhancing competitive positioning.

Corporate Strategy Services for the Pharmaceutical & Medical Products Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

We help our clients stay on top, continuously growing and transforming their businesses to unlock new sources of value.

Life Sciences: Strategy and Governance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture works with life sciences companies to help drive growth, cost and operational excellence, and competitive differentiation. Combining hands-on industry experience with strong business research and understanding, the focus is putting insights and innovation into action to help clients achieve high performance.

Bombardier Transportation: Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps Bombardier Transportation’s Adtranz swiftly turn around its strategic vision and business model to achieve savings and better capabilities.

Marketing Transformation: Service Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Marketing is coming into a new era. In a post-recession world, chief marketing officers (CMOs) have an opportunity to help lead their organization toward growth and profitability. But they also face more challenges than ever before.

Large Global Life Sciences Company: Centralized Digital Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a major global life sciences company in building a global digital operating model featuring centralized digital services.

Managed Collaboration Services Telestration

Watch Accenture's video and learn how managed collaboration services, between retailer and supplier, can bolster shopper loyalty, drive more sales and improve brand reputations.

Global Retailer: Customer/Employee Experience and Store Operating Model Transformation -- Project Snapshot

Accenture is working with a leading global retailer develop a holistic employee and customer experience and redesign its store operating model.

Insurance: Life Insurance Services

To transform their business operations and improve the effectiveness of their sales and distribution functions, leading life & annuity insurers are turning to Accenture.

Helsana: Comprehensive Acquisition Support

With more than 1.8 million lives insured, a total premium volume in excess of CHF 5 billion (US$4 billion) and more than 2,600 employees, Helsana is the leading provider of statutory and supplementary health insurance in Switzerland.

The Next Wave of M&A in Banking Podcast

Project Snapshot: Accenture Parts Optimization Services Deployment for a European Auto Manufacturer

Accenture is helping to deploy Accenture Parts Optimization Services for one of Europe’s largest auto manufacturer in a three-year project.

Clínica Universidad de los Andes: Strategic PMO

Accenture implemented an executive project management organization (PMO) for Clínica Universidad de los Andes to track its teaching hospital implementation.

Project Snapshot: Post-Merger Integration for Leading Latin American Retailer

Accenture is working with one of the leading retailers in Latin America to implement a post-merger integration (PMI) program and achieve significant synergy savings.

Wartsila: Supply Chain Planning

Wartsila Corp. is a Finland-based manufacturing company best known as the leading provider of engines and services for ships and power plants around the world.

Multinational Food Distributor: Customer Relationship Management Audit and Road Map

Accenture’s customer relationship management consulting experience keeps a multinational food distributor on a high-performance path.

Strategic Sourcing: A Powerful Tool for Governments

Waiting for the economy to make its slow recovery isn’t an option. Immediate fixes to states' and provinces' budgetary challenges are a necessity.

MVNO: VAS Services Pre-Launch User Experience Testing

Read how Accenture helped Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in the pre-launch user experience testing of its VAS services.

Project Snapshot: Auto Fleet Sales Growth for a Leading Auto Manufacturer

Accenture is working with a leading auto manufacturer in India to improve performance in the auto fleet market.

Retail: Creating a > Experience for Customers

The next wave of retail is happening now. And Accenture sees a future ripe with opportunities to serve customers better than ever before.

H3G Italia: Wireless Delivery Center Creation

Read how Accenture helped H3G Italia in creating a wireless delivery center that supported the rapid development of new mobile services.

Human Capital and Organization Effectiveness: Services Overview

Read about the human capital and organization effectiveness services offered by Accenture.

Joining Forces - Aligning Marketing and IT to Drive Growth

As insurance companies transform themselves to deliver value to empowered and tech-savvy customers, it is becoming vital for the CIO to collaborate with the marketing department.

Leading Insurance Company in Singapore and Malaysia: HR/IT Transformation

Accenture helped this leading insurance company achieve its goals via insurance HR and IT transformation initiatives.

Asian Banking Group: Mergers and Acquisitions Services

This banking group is a universal banking leader in Asia. When it decided it needed to integrate all its business units, operations and information technology functions, it turned to Accenture.

Global Brewing Company: Post-Merger Change Management

Aspiring to high performance, a global brewing company taps Accenture for post-merger journey management.

Delivering Agile at Scale in the Public Sector.

The Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit Case Study.

Life Sciences: Emerging Markets Research and Insights

Demand from emerging markets is opening opportunities for life sciences and pharma companies. There are many compelling reasons to build a presence here.

Accenture CAS Direct Store Delivery

Enhancing Sales and Delivery to Help Consumer Goods Companies Achieve High Performance

Project Snapshot: Comprehensive Business Growth Consulting for Pharmaceutical Services Company

Accenture is redefining the operating model and go-to-market strategy for a large pharma contract research/manufacturing services company to enable significantly increased sales over the next three years.

Mellin: Accenture CAS Digital Merchandising Service

Accenture works with Italian baby nutrition company Mellin to conduct a pilot program leveraging the Accenture CAS Digital Merchandising Service.

Canada Post: Customer-focused Delivery

How does a business that is both government agency and subsidiary of a profit-demanding global corporate culture survive and thrive in the ever-competitive delivery marketplace?

Accenture CAS—Trade Promotion Management and Optimization for the Consumer Goods Industry

Achieving High Performance in Banking: Adapting to the New Payments Environment

Accenture explains how card issuers can adapt to changes in the payments environment by diversifying revenue streams and responding to client preferences.

House of Fraser: Merger and Acquisition Services

London-based House of Fraser PLC is one of the United Kingdom's leading department store chains.

Project Snapshot: Review of Shared Services Operating Model at an Infrastructure and Engineering Company

Accenture is helping one of Latin America’s leading infrastructure and engineering companies improve its performance by reviewing the shared services operating model.

Accenture CAS Digital Merchandising Service—Winning the Purchase at the Point of Sale

Global Mergers and Acquisitions/Merger Integration for the Aerospace and Defense Industry

A decrease in organic growth opportunities, relaxed domestic regulations and greater access to international markets make mergers and acquisitions an attractive growth strategy for aerospace and defense firms.

Fair Share Analyzer

Fair Share Analyzer brings retail innovation to the life insurance industry by using current market data to arm insurers with the latest insights they need to plan for and pursue market growth.

Project Snapshot: Managed Service Analytics for Leading Global Health Care Company

In a five-year agreement, Accenture is providing analytics services to the consumer health division of a leading global health care company.

Strategic Planning: Services Overview

Accenture offers unique insights that help senior executives leverage strategic planning that drives high performance.

Agribusiness: Investment Management

To best capitalize on the growing demand for agricultural products, including the recent spike in demand for clean biofuels, agribusinesses require comprehensive strategies that allow for diversification of growth.

Joint Venture and Alliances Strategy Services

In addition to acquiring or shedding assets, alliances and joint ventures can be critical to the growth strategies of many companies.

Bank Austria: Mergers and Acquisitions Services

Following an acquisition, Bank Austria selected Accenture to help determine how best to consolidate its legacy systems and internal processes. Find out how Accenture helped.

Building an In-house Merger and Acquisitions Capability to Enable Growth and High Performance

Accenture High Performance Business research has found that high-performance businesses can use an economic downturn to improve their competitive position.