Accenture Forms Advanced Intelligence Group for Complex AI Work
Accenture has created a global group of more than 2,000 AI and data specialists focused on agentic AI, supply chain and platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake.
The story in focus
Accenture has established the Advanced Intelligence Group, a global network of more than 2,000 specialists in AI, data and industry domains, initially focused on agentic AI, advanced data, supply chain and engineering, and platform capabilities across Databricks and Snowflake. The group sits within Accenture's AI and Data practice, and members are already working on client initiatives.
- Accenture formed a group of over 2,000 specialists embedded in its AI and Data practice.
- Initial focus areas are agentic AI, advanced data, supply chain and engineering, and Databricks and Snowflake platforms.
- Accenture says members are already working on initiatives, including with Cencora and NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL.
What the group covers
Accenture has established the Advanced Intelligence Group, a global network of specialists whose skills span AI, data, industries, business functions and technology platforms. The company says the group, embedded in its AI and Data practice, combines research and domain depth with engineering and delivery capability.
The group brings together more than 2,000 specialists. Its initial focus areas are agentic AI, advanced data, supply chain and engineering, and platform capabilities including Databricks and Snowflake. Specialist profiles include forward deployed engineers, data architects, knowledge engineers and AI solutions engineers. Accenture says ecosystem partnerships give members specialized training and early product insights.
Client initiatives named
Accenture says group members are already working on client projects. With Cencora, it says it helped shift pharmaceutical distribution demand forecasting from manual, intuition-driven methods toward AI-enabled decision-making. With NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, it says it helped develop consent-driven data sharing and foundations of a hybrid cloud wallet for Universal Wallet Infrastructure, which it describes as deployed in enterprise settings.
Why Accenture cites demand
Citing its Pulse of Change research, Accenture says only about a quarter of C-suite leaders report widespread, sustained business value from AI, and only 15% plan to redesign end-to-end processes with AI at the core over the next 12 months. It also says 67% are introducing new team structures or cross-functional models to support AI adoption. Accenture says the group will evolve around emerging client priorities.
How large is Accenture's Advanced Intelligence Group?
Accenture says the group brings together more than 2,000 specialists globally, embedded in its AI and Data practice, initially focused on agentic AI, advanced data, supply chain and engineering, and Databricks and Snowflake platforms.
Sources & further reading
- Accenture Launches Advanced Intelligence Group to Help Clients Solve Their Most Complex AI Challenges ↗newsroom.accenture.com
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