Accenture: An insider guide - Gymkhana

• Develop acceptance criteria
• Oversee implementation of technical applications (IT)
• Develop and implement financial models
• Oversee training applications
• Conduct structure analysis
A Day in the Life of an IT Consultant
8:30 Arrive at the site. Check my e-mail to see if tests found any bugs over
night. Yep, there are a few critters in this system.
9:00 Meet with the tester to get more information about the bugs. What’s the
impact? By when do we need to resolve them?
10:00 It’s a high-priority bug, so all hands on deck. I shove aside my other
work and focus on clearing up this problem.
12:00 Almost there, but not quite. Still, I need refueling. I head for the elevator
bank and grab a sandwich at the coffee shop downstairs. I read over any
Accenture e-mails I might have glossed over while I munch through my
lunch.
1:00 Work out the last kinks. There! Now I can shift my attention to new
development and new features we’re considering for this project.
3:00 Meet with clients and other Accenture consultants about some of the
new features we’re planning. It’s a good time to make sure we’re in touch
with the client’s needs—and pick some of my colleagues’ smart brains.
4:00 I start working on a proposal for one of these features, trying to distill
what people want and what we can do.
5:00 I check back with the client to make sure everything’s OK with that
earlier problem. Then I’m back on our proposal.
6:30 Time to head out. A bunch of folks from my last project are meeting to
watch the game at 7:00 and I’ve told them to save me a stool.
On the Job
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