Accenture Named #1 Innovation Leader & a ‘Lighthouse for Innovation’ in HfS Blueprint Report for Application Testing Serv...
September 20 2017 - 7:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is named the overall innovation leader and
included in the ‘Winner’s Circle’ in the 2017 HfS Blueprint Report
for Application Testing Services Supporting Digital Transformation.
Notably, Accenture’s myWizard platform is praised as a ‘lighthouse
for innovation,’ guiding clients on a holistic automation
strategy.
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HfS Blueprint Grid: Application Testing
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“Testing services need to cover an increasing number of
capabilities and technologies that relate to digital
transformation,” said Bhaskar Ghosh, group chief executive,
Accenture Technology Services. “We are thrilled to be cast as a
leader in innovation by HfS; we see this as a testament to our
evolved, end-to-end testing services that support modernized
software delivery and shape the foundation for clients to build a
digital enterprise.”
The report commended Accenture on its vision for the evolution
of testing services, as well as a comprehensive approach to
intelligent automation in testing. Accenture also stood out for its
work in transforming clients’ testing functions with the ability to
migrate clients toward outcome-based models. Accenture Touchless
Testing Platform and Accenture myWizard are two innovative
platforms used to deliver Accenture Application Services, which
benefit from Accenture’s global patent portfolio that includes over
200 patents and applications related to software testing.
“We are pleased to see that this report recognizes Accenture
platforms such as myWizard and Accenture Touchless Testing
Platform, which harness analytics, artificial intelligence and
automation to help clients rethink and reinvent their approach to
testing,” said Kishore Durg, managing director and global testing
lead for Accenture.
The report highlighted Accenture’s strengths in four key
areas:
- Driving quality engineering as the
intersection of testing services with Agile and DevOps
methodologies: Accenture foresees that there will be a clear
shift from manual testing to newer quality and automation roles
augmented by agile and DevOps skills.
- Holistic automation strategy:
Accenture guides clients on an automation strategy that goes beyond
testing, which is critical for customers in order to progress
toward the As-a-Service Economy.
- Integration of
analytics: Accenture’s Touchless Testing Platform
leverages Intelligent Automation partners along with an analytics
engine powered by other partners and Accenture’s own IP.
- Accenture myWizard: This asset
enables more efficient delivery by combining Accenture’s industry
and technology assets and business knowledge across 40 industries
with intelligent automation, including artificial intelligence, at
its core.
The 2017 HfS Blueprint Report for Application Testing Services
Supporting Digital Transformation builds on the research for the
HfS Application Testing Services Blueprint 2015. The data for this
Blueprint was collected from the top 20 service providers by
revenue in Q1/2 2017, covering services buyers, service providers,
and advisors and influencers of Intelligent Automation.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched
experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries
and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest
delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business
and technology to help clients improve their performance and create
sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 411,000
people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives
innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us
at www.accenture.com.
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