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I can't really say if you're sarcastic or not, but the GP is spot on even if snarky. I've worked for Accenture (for way too long) and they can be characterised

I can't really say if you're sarcastic or not, but the GP is spot on even if snarky. I've worked for Accenture (for way too long) and they can be characterised by a single statement that they make to the client when all is said and done and the client complains about the steaming pile of shite that was delivered: "But in this signed contract here, there is no requirement that says our software should work". Come on, every serious software engineer knows they are full of it.

munk-a 6y ago
It's such a ridiculously large organization that I think broad generalizations are going to necessarily fall short - I also have the general impression that Accenture is highly proficient at burning money but there've got to be a number of good departments and teams buried somewhere in there.
Demoneeri 6y ago
Like if an organization with >500 000 employees across the world is the same everywhere. You might have been working with incompetent people, but it's not my case. Successful projects are delivery every day. My worst experiences always come from working with Americans and I don't come to the conclusion that all Americans are incompetent.
- oneplane 6y ago
  So you are not hiding behind contracts if something is obviously wrong? Because that is the statement that is being made here. Has nothing to do with ads or nationality. All we know about accenture around here (which is not the USA) is that they are good at covering their ass and the actual users of the stuff they produce are never happy.
  - Cthulhu_ 6y ago
    That's one of the problems with Accenture and consultancy companies as a whole; they will build it, but they will never own or run it. The team(s) assigned to a project will learn just about enough about the domain to be able to fulfill the contract, but they won't be around ten years later to see how it panned out (if they're around three years later that's already an achievement). Source: I used to work for a consultancy company. Might do so again, the work is more diverse and the pay and perks are much better than 'regular' companies.
    - oneplane 6y ago
      And the worst part is that you can have a massive project and have it measured as a success but the users are still having a bad day every time they have to use the result of the project. It doesn't matter a whole lot if the contract was successful or the managers got their bonus for on-time delivery or the budget forecasts were correct, a crap product is a crap product.

munk-a 6y ago

It's such a ridiculously large organization that I think broad generalizations are going to necessarily fall short - I also have the general impression that Accenture is highly proficient at burning money but there've got to be a number of good departments and teams buried somewhere in there.

Demoneeri 6y ago

Like if an organization with >500 000 employees across the world is the same everywhere. You might have been working with incompetent people, but it's not my case. Successful projects are delivery every day. My worst experiences always come from working with Americans and I don't come to the conclusion that all Americans are incompetent.

oneplane 6y ago
So you are not hiding behind contracts if something is obviously wrong? Because that is the statement that is being made here. Has nothing to do with ads or nationality. All we know about accenture around here (which is not the USA) is that they are good at covering their ass and the actual users of the stuff they produce are never happy.
- Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  That's one of the problems with Accenture and consultancy companies as a whole; they will build it, but they will never own or run it. The team(s) assigned to a project will learn just about enough about the domain to be able to fulfill the contract, but they won't be around ten years later to see how it panned out (if they're around three years later that's already an achievement). Source: I used to work for a consultancy company. Might do so again, the work is more diverse and the pay and perks are much better than 'regular' companies.
  - oneplane 6y ago
    And the worst part is that you can have a massive project and have it measured as a success but the users are still having a bad day every time they have to use the result of the project. It doesn't matter a whole lot if the contract was successful or the managers got their bonus for on-time delivery or the budget forecasts were correct, a crap product is a crap product.