-- Companies to collaborate on software design; Accenture to develop
global applications --
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed a five-year application
co-sourcing contract with British American Tobacco to help the
company improve the design, development and implementation of
information technology (IT) solutions for its business operations.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Under the agreement, Accenture and British American Tobacco will jointly
design a wide range of applications for British American Tobacco’s
functions, including finance, supply chain, sales and marketing, with
Accenture developing these applications for global, regional and local
use. The program will help British American Tobacco transform its
solution delivery function into a global, simplified and standardized
operation.
Accenture will deliver the co-sourced services through a joint
application development center with British American Tobacco in Spain
and through the Accenture Global Delivery Network, including the use of
delivery centers in the Philippines and India.
“We believe that this co-sourced program will make us considerably more
effective across our global enterprise,” said Craig Wallace, head of
solution delivery at British American Tobacco. “Collaborating with
Accenture on this program will greatly enhance our knowledge, skills and
capabilities and enable us to more quickly reshape and transform
solution delivery within our business. Accenture is arguably the leader
in this field and brings world-class people, tools and assets, combined
with a deep understanding of and close relationships with SAP and
Siebel.”
Koen Van Bockstaele, a senior executive in Accenture’s Consumer Goods &
Services practice, said, “This project will help British American
Tobacco deliver IT solutions in a more focused, coordinated and
efficient manner across its global operations. We look forward to
helping the company significantly improve the speed of technology
delivery and reduce the level of complexity in the process.”
Learn more about Accenture’s application
development services and listen to the podcast or download the pdf
to learn more about the costs and complexities of managing multiple application
development and maintenance suppliers.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive
research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture
collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving
clients in more than 120 countries, the company generated net revenues
of US$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008. Its home
page is www.accenture.com.
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