Accenture, a global technology services and management consulting company, and British American Tobacco have signed a five-year application co-sourcing contract. This contract will help British American Tobacco to improve its design and also in the development and implementation of IT solutions for its various business operations. However, the financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
According to this contract, both the companies will design a wide range of applications together for British American Tobacco’s functions. These applications include finance, sales and marketing, and supply chain. Accenture will develop these applications for global, regional, as well as for local use. This program will be beneficial for transforming the solution delivery function of British American Tobacco into a standardized, global and simplified operation.
A joint application development center has been set up to deliver the co-sourced services. It will be delivered through the Accenture Global Delivery Network with British American Tobacco in Spain. It will also involve the delivery centers of India and Philippines.
Craig Wallace, the head of solution delivery of British American Tobacco, believes that this co-sourced program will make them more effective across their global enterprise. He further stated that collaborating with Accenture will enhance their skills, knowledge and capabilities. This will also help them to reshape and transform their solution delivery within the business. Craig Wallace mentioned that “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, the senior executive of Accenture’s Consumer Goods & Services practice, stated that this program will help British American Tobacco to deliver their IT solutions in a more coordinated, focused, and efficient manner across their global operations. Mr. Bockstaele also said “We look forward to helping the company significantly improve the speed of technology delivery and reduce the level of complexity in the process”.
Courtesy By Big4
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