Accenture has launched a new Liquid Studio in Johannesburg as part of the company\u2019s accelerated investment in innovation in South Africa. At the Liquid Studio, clients will work alongside Accenture professionals to quickly turn ideas into innovative applications and solutions.<\/p>\n
The Liquid Studio is the first of several new Accenture initiatives in South Africa which include expanded investments in training, hiring and strategic relationships in an effort to drive innovation locally. \u201cBusiness cycle times are shrinking and competitive barriers are disappearing, making speed to market critical in the digital world. The Liquid Studio will help deliver innovative solutions to businesses with speed and agility,\u201d said Rory Moore, Innovation lead for Accenture in South Africa. \u201cThe next wave of South African growth and competitiveness will come from continuous innovation, and I am proud that we are working closely with our clients to fuel innovation and solve critical business problems at speed and scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Liquid Studio accelerates innovation by applying rapid development approaches including Agile methodologies and DevOps. This allows clients to reduce development time from months to days and shorten the time to business impact. Clients can also experiment with disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and cloud architectures. The capabilities of the Liquid Studio will be supplemented by Accenture\u2019s alliance ecosystem, startups and others.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough immersive workshops, organisations will receive tangible, hands-on experience of how their business can benefit from the most disruptive technologies,\u201d said Willie Schoeman, Managing Director for Accenture Technology South Africa. \u201cBy leveraging agile teams, a startup culture and multi-speed, microservice and cloud-based architectures, organisation will see more value quickly and lead in the new digital world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Liquid Studio in Johannesburg will collaborate with Accenture Liquid Studios in Sydney, Singapore, Silicon Valley, Paris, Milan, London, Kronberg and other locations. It will also work together with Accenture Labs, where Accenture incubates and prototypes new concepts through applied R&D projects.<\/p>\n
Liquid Studios are an integral part of the Accenture Innovation Architecture, which brings together capabilities \u2013 from research, ventures and labs to studios, innovation centres and delivery centres \u2013 to develop and deliver disruptive innovations for clients, and to scale them faster. \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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