2016

Please see below selected recent intelligence about transformation. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers.

June 2016

• The results of KPMG's 2016 Global Transformation Study point to three common elements among organisations that are in the process of, or completed successful business transformations. The study, which surveyed more than 1,600 executives from multinational companies in 16 countries, found that 96 percent of organisations are in the midst of business transformation planning or execution.

Please see below selected pre-2017 intelligence about outsourcing. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers in our external environment. New content is in bold.

May 2016

Please see below selected intelligence from 2016 and earlier about operations. This is a synthesis of major recent developments at competitors, business schools, thinktanks, media, commentators, and other key influencers.

Please see below selected intelligence about Capgemini.

June 2016

• Capgemini announced an alliance with German blockchain specialist, Ascribe, to develop a blockchain database solution, enabling bank customers to combine loyalty points from various programs & redeem in real time.

Please see below selected intelligence about Boston Consulting Group.

June 2016

• Boston Consulting Group announced a partnership with startup accelerator, MassChallenge. The two firms will collaborate to connect BCG's clients with leading startups in the US, the UK, and Israel. MassChallenge will help BCG support the digital transformations of its clients across industries and give insights into the latest trends and innovations. BCG staff will take part in judging and mentoring MassChallenge startups and will participate in MassChallenge innovation workshops, its Global Bridge Summit, and other events with startups throughout the year.

Please see below selected intelligence about BDO.

June 2016

• BDO USA announced an expansion into the Utah market through the addition of 64 staff, including 10 partners, from Mantyla McReynolds, LLC.  Founded in 1989, Mantyla McReynolds provides a full range of accounting and consulting services to a diversified client base of public and private businesses.

Please see below selected recent external intelligence about IBM.

June 2016

• IBM and Deloitte Financial Crime Strategy and Response Network teamed up on mitigating financial crime in Asia. Deloitte will use the IBM Counter Fraud Management (CFM) platform to deliver advanced financial crime data analytics services across the region. IBM CFM is an integrated set of solutions that are designed to address all phases of enterprise financial crime measures. A modular set of analytics, intelligence, and visual technologies will expand and reinforce the fight against financial crime.

June 2016

• Debra A. Polishook has been appointed Group Chief Executive, Accenture Operations. She succeeds Michael J. Salvino, who will retire and join Carrick Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on technology-enabled businesses. Accenture has also named Manish Sharma as Group Operating Officer, Accenture Operations, succeeding Polishook. The changes are effective 1 September 2016. Polishook, is currently Group Operating Officer for Accenture Operations, one of the firm’s five businesses with more than $7 billion in annual revenues and 100,000 staff globally. Polishook will also join the company’s Global Management Committee. Sharma, based in Bangalore, India, is currently Senior Managing Director, Global Delivery & Solution Development for Accenture Operations. Sharma will continue as a member of Accenture’s Global Leadership Council.

• Accenture opened a new centre in Málaga, Spain, to help its European clients develop quality digital marketing content at speed and scale, and in a multitude of digital formats and languages. Over the next two years, the Accenture Interactive Centre of Excellence is expected to create 150 new jobs. The new facility specialises in accelerating the production of digital marketing content from banner ads and social media posts to websites and videos for marketing organisations. A growing team of front-end developers, designers, copywriters, and content managers, supported by industrialised production and quality management processes, will help clients move faster from digital marketing content vision to execution.

June 2016 　

KPMG appointed Darren Burton as Vice Chair, Human Resources. Burton succeeds Bruce Pfau, who is retiring from the Vice Chair role after 12 years. Pfau will join the firm’s Advisory practice in a senior consulting role. Burton joins KPMG from Raytheon Company, where he most recently served as Vice President, Human Resources and Security for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services Company. Prior to Raytheon, Burton held senior HR positions at Williams Lea, IBM, the Campbell Soup and DuPont.　

The union representing more than 4,500 government financial officers has lodged two formal complaints of professional misconduct against KPMG over its work in setting up offshore tax structures on the Isle of Man. The Association of Canadian Financial Officers wants the Ontario and Quebec chapters of the self-regulating Chartered Professional Accountants, or CPA, to assess KPMG's behaviour against the profession's code of conduct, bylaws and regulations.