Firm profile
Accenture
Accenture was named in 22 of the 56 managed IT service providers and Salesforce and CRM implementation partners and fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 2364 of the 7100 AI responses sampled across those questions (33.3%).
Accenture is strongest on “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, where it was named in 250 of 370 responses (67.6%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.
What Accenture is surfaced for in managed IT service providers
Based on the measured answers, Accenture is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, “What are the best managed IT service providers?” and “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”.
How the answers describe the firmProvides managed IT, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services to large enterprises.
In this sample, Accenture was named on 4 of the 16 managed IT service providers ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- MSP midmarket and enterprise — named in 237 of 372 responses (63.7%), tier 1.
- Managed it service providers — named in 268 of 454 responses (59.0%), tier 1.
- MSP cloud microsoft AWS — named in 118 of 381 responses (31.0%), tier 2.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
What Accenture is surfaced for in Salesforce and CRM implementation partners
Based on the measured answers, Accenture is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, “Which Salesforce partners have documented client results?” and “Who implements Salesforce Service Cloud and support operations?”.
How the answers describe the firmDelivers large-scale global CRM transformations with Salesforce, data, AI, and integration capabilities for Fortune 500 companies.
In this sample, Accenture was named on 11 of the 12 Salesforce and CRM implementation partners ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Salesforce partners by industry — named in 250 of 370 responses (67.6%), tier 1.
- Salesforce partners proven results — named in 71 of 125 responses (56.8%), tier 1.
- Salesforce service cloud partners — named in 165 of 345 responses (47.8%), tier 1.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
What Accenture is surfaced for in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
Based on the measured answers, Accenture is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”.
How the answers describe the firmDelivers global finance transformation, outsourced accounting operations, and shared services for large enterprises.
In this sample, Accenture was named on 1 of the 14 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Outsourced controller bookkeeping — named in 55 of 380 responses (14.5%), tier 2.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
What Accenture is surfaced for in NetSuite and ERP implementation partners
Based on the measured answers, Accenture is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, “Which ERP partners fit our company size?” and “Who builds ERP integrations and customisations?”.
How the answers describe the firmHandles large-scale SAP, Oracle and Dynamics transformations, complex integrations and Salesforce implementations for enterprises.
In this sample, Accenture was named on 6 of the 10 NetSuite and ERP implementation partners ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Netsuite partners — named in 212 of 345 responses (61.4%), tier 3.
- ERP midmarket and enterprise — named in 141 of 345 responses (40.9%), tier 1.
- ERP integrations and custom build — named in 113 of 345 responses (32.8%), tier 1.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
Every question in managed IT service providers
Accenture was named on 4 of these 16 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads managed IT service providers overall: Accenture tops 2 of 16 · Ntiva tops 2 of 16 · Arctic Wolf tops 1 of 16 · Dataprise tops 1 of 16 · Global IT tops 1 of 16 · Hi-Tek Data tops 1 of 16. See all reports.
Every question in Salesforce and CRM implementation partners
Accenture was named on 11 of these 12 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads Salesforce and CRM implementation partners overall: Accenture tops 3 of 12 · Slalom tops 3 of 12 · 360 Quantum Solutions tops 1 of 12 · Coalescence tops 1 of 12 · Colby tops 1 of 12 · Delta Consulting tops 1 of 12. See all reports.
Every question in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
Accenture was named on 1 of these 14 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms overall: Pilot tops 3 of 14 · Armanino tops 1 of 14 · Burkland Associates tops 1 of 14 · Etisson tops 1 of 14 · InterimCFO tops 1 of 14 · Local Fractional tops 1 of 14. See all reports.
Every question in NetSuite and ERP implementation partners
Accenture was named on 6 of these 10 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads NetSuite and ERP implementation partners overall: Accenture tops 2 of 10 · Deloitte tops 2 of 10 · Anchor Group tops 1 of 10 · ERP Success Partners tops 1 of 10 · Lightbridge tops 1 of 10 · Panorama Consulting Group tops 1 of 10. See all reports.
Where Accenture was named
What Accenture gets named for
Across the 56 managed IT service providers and Salesforce and CRM implementation partners and fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured, Accenture is named most often on “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?” — it appears in 250 of the 370 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 67.6% of them. Its next strongest question is “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, where it appears in 237 of 372 responses (63.7%).
Accenture clears the reporting threshold on 22 of the 56 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What Accenture’s tier placings mean
On “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 7, named in 250 of 370 responses (67.6%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 11 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 6, named in 237 of 372 responses (63.7%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 11 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, Accenture sits in tier 3 of 8, named in 212 of 345 responses (61.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 94.2% of responses against Accenture’s 61.4%. It shares tier 3 with PwC, which the sample cannot separate from it. 11 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “What are the best managed IT service providers?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 5, named in 268 of 454 responses (59.0%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 14 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which Salesforce partners have documented client results?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 71 of 125 responses (56.8%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 125 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with Slalom, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 8 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who implements Salesforce Service Cloud and support operations?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 5, named in 165 of 345 responses (47.8%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which ERP partners fit our company size?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 5, named in 141 of 345 responses (40.9%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 345 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with Deloitte, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 8 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 142 of 370 responses (38.4%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who builds ERP integrations and customisations?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 113 of 345 responses (32.8%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 4, named in 118 of 381 responses (31.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 44.6% of responses against Accenture’s 31.0%. It holds tier 2 alone. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which partners implement Salesforce Marketing Cloud?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 92 of 345 responses (26.7%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 345 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with Slalom and Deloitte, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which Salesforce partners measure business outcomes after implementation?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 33 of 136 responses (24.3%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 136 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with PwC, Slalom and Revenue Ops LLC, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?”, Accenture sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 86 of 370 responses (23.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 45.4% of responses against Accenture’s 23.2%. It shares tier 3 with CRM Assist, Persistent, Cognizant, RevenuePoint, Deloitte and CloudForm, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Who builds Salesforce reporting, dashboards and data governance?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 76 of 345 responses (22.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 25.8% of responses against Accenture’s 22.0%. It shares tier 2 with Deloitte and Clear Concise Consulting, which the sample cannot separate from it. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who supports an ERP after go-live?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 64 of 345 responses (18.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 31.0% of responses against Accenture’s 18.6%. It shares tier 2 with BDO, SuitePacific and Rand Group, which the sample cannot separate from it. 4 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 68 of 370 responses (18.4%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 370 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with Colby and Deloitte, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which ERP implementation partners have documented client results?”, Accenture sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 21 of 125 responses (16.8%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 125 responses, the gap between Accenture and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Accenture shares tier 1 with ERP Success Partners, Deloitte and PwC, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which ERP partners measure business outcomes after go-live?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 22 of 137 responses (16.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 35.0% of responses against Accenture’s 16.1%. It shares tier 2 with PwC and Third Stage Consulting Group, which the sample cannot separate from it. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 54 of 370 responses (14.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 23.0% of responses against Accenture’s 14.6%. It shares tier 2 with Systep, Atlas Consulting, SierraSync, RSM, Cloudy Coders, INSIDEA and Systems To Success, which the sample cannot separate from it.
On “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 55 of 380 responses (14.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 23.9% of responses against Accenture’s 14.5%. It shares tier 2 with Auxis, WNS and Accountably, which the sample cannot separate from it. 2 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?”, Accenture sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 45 of 380 responses (11.8%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 22.4% of responses against Accenture’s 11.8%. It shares tier 3 with Integris and Managed Solution, which the sample cannot separate from it. 3 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Accenture from them.
On “Who improves Salesforce adoption and trains users?”, Accenture sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 31 of 345 responses (9.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 17.4% of responses against Accenture’s 9.0%. It shares tier 2 with Salesforce Trailhead, Sales And Technology Consultants, JourneyTeam, Get Force Certified, Stony Point and Slalom, which the sample cannot separate from it.
Firms named alongside Accenture
When ChatGPT names Accenture, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Deloitte (16 shared questions), Capgemini (11 shared questions), PwC (11 shared questions), Slalom (11 shared questions), Cognizant (10 shared questions), IBM (10 shared questions), RSM (6 shared questions) and Wipro (5 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Accenture. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
Deloitte · Capgemini · PwC · Slalom · Cognizant · IBM · RSM · Wipro
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Accenture when asked buyer questions about managed IT service providers and Salesforce and CRM implementation partners and fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Accenture did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
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