Accenture and Workday launch forward deployed engineering program for AI agents

What the program covers

Accenture said the program is intended to help organizations get Workday agents running faster and see returns on their AI investments sooner. Teams from both companies plan to work within clients' processes, data, policies and controls, combining Accenture's function, industry and engineering expertise with Workday's agentic platform.

Accenture said the program will draw on its own experience deploying and extending Workday agentic capabilities at enterprise scale. Those insights are expected to inform both Workday product development and Accenture's client approaches.

Product feedback loop

Beyond client engagements, Accenture engineers will work with Workday's product and technology teams to build new agentic capabilities on the Workday platform. Accenture described this as a continuous feedback loop between client transformation work and product innovation, with capabilities tested in real enterprise environments before insights return to the platform and clients.

Executives frame the collaboration

Accenture chair and CEO Julie Sweet said AI is changing work and how organizations operate, and that the companies will help clients reinvent HR and finance for collaboration between people and AI agents. Workday co-founder, CEO and chair Aneel Bhusri said customers already trust Workday with payroll and financial close, and the collaboration is meant to help them move from AI experimentation to running their business on it.

Accenture said the program expands a longstanding relationship with Workday. The announcement did not disclose specific clients, contract values or a launch timetable.