Net Global Summit, Atlanta, October 2008 “The effective organization is one that has blended its structure, management, practices, rewards and people into a package that in turn fits with its strategy” -- Mintzberg
The Workplace Blueprint Daniel B. Johnson
Why a new Workplace Blueprint?
– Reduces operating costs – Increases efficiency – Increases flexibility • Principles: – Differentiated real estate portfolio – Flexibility – Best practice delivery – High performance workspace – Scalable Service Levels
Connecting the business and workforce models
Modeled Headcount Growth by Workforce
Real estate demands
• Re-shaping of the organizational pyramid and growth in key businesses in certain geographies require us to provide new real estate in new locations, and scale back existing fixed commitments in many existing locations. • Employees are seeking a culture that fosters community, empowerment and accessibility. Our workplace responses need to balance office-based work with the increasing mobility and virtual nature of work. Geographic and cultural differences may warrant unique responses. • Our intent is to have strong communities of people in highly utilized, vibrant offices that are linked to other Accenture work locations and to client-sites, shared facilities and remote locations including the home. • Emerging technologies are changing how and where we work, and influence how we deliver support services. These technologies will further enable dynamic, flexible and productive work from locations outside of traditional Accenture offices. Future real estate commitments require more flexibility to support rapid shifts in
Real estate supply conditions
• Traditional ways of procuring real estate are out of sync with the changing nature of the global business environment: Needs can change dramatically even before planned space is delivered. • Implementation of this new model will not happen overnight. We have a legacy of real estate assets that make it difficult and expensive to quickly align our portfolio with our new business models due to fixed long term commitments. Future commitments cannot assume status quo planning assumptions. • We have significant surplus space in soft markets, yet still need to expand our business in new geographies. We have taken aggressive steps to right-size the portfolio, yet there is still more to do.
Accenture’s evolving workplace strategy responds to these new ways of working and incorporates thoughtful real estate management.
Our Workplace Strategy
The nature of work is changing Past
Today
Local
Global
Simple
Complex
Hierarchical
Flat
Formal
Informal
Silos
Cross-functional
Manage
Lead
Dictate
Empowered
Individual
Team
Efficiency Output
Efficiency & Effectiveness Outcome
Fixed
Mobile
Rigid infrastructure Stove pipe
Flexible infrastructure Overall bottom line
budgets Cost
Value
Accenture’s workplace strategy has evolved to reflect these changes, as well as new business drivers required to ensure a competitive cost structure.
Workplace blueprint – a diversified portfolio
Aligning our workforce and workplace – Consulting workforce
BPO & Affilia tes
Satelli te
Clien t Site
Remo te and Home
Aligning our people with differentiated portfolio responses.
Services
Tools and Technology – IT and Real Estate strategies are aligned
Develop and deliver IT products and services that are accessible anytime, anywhere.
Value Proposition
Workplace Blueprint – ensuring exceptional business performance