Accenture has had an early-mover advantage in GenAI deals compared to peers. In its first quarter that ended in November, Accenture said demand continued to accelerate with over $450 million in GenAI sales. In the past one year, Accenture has worked on over 700 genAI projects.
Shook said Accenture has set up an India-based Generative AI Academy that trains its employees on the 12 new roles. “Of the 30,000 people globally mapped to those roles, 20,000 of them are here in India, and that academy, while very relevant to India, it’s also enabling our people around the globe,” she said. Accenture has over 3 lakh employees in India out of the 7.3 lakh employees it has globally. And nearly half of the employees in India are women.Shook said the employees can see the skills they have today, and they can see the skills they need for the 12 new roles, and they can follow the learning path to reskill themselves toward that role.
