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CASE STUDY

Ready and remote

Our global IT team’s response to COVID-19

Call for change

Emerging stronger from crisis

When tech meets human ingenuity

Being ready and resilient

We invested in the right infrastructure and tools

We adopted a clear, security-first strategy

We used technologies that add value

People Power

"The investments we made positioned us to support Accenture’s rapid move to work from home when we needed it most. I’m inspired daily by the work that our Global IT family has done to make it happen."

— Penelope Prett, Chief Information Officer – Accenture

A valuable difference

Creating meaningful change

95%

of Accenture applications are in the cloud and supported by the platform economy.

>80K

computers were sent out within a week to enable remote working.

257%

increase in our Microsoft Teams audio usage, from 350M minutes to 900M minutes a month.

642%

increase in our Microsoft Teams video minutes, from 14M to 90M a month.

Three actions to help your organization emerge stronger:

Meet the team

Penelope Prett

Lead – Workday Business Group, Global

Tony Leraris

Managing Director – Global IT, Live Technology Services & Support

Jason Warnke

Senior Managing Director – Global IT, Digital Experiences Lead
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