Acquisition to create world’s largest Workday
certified workforce, positions Accenture to deliver even more
innovation in cloud
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire
DayNine, a leading global Workday consulting and deployment
services provider with vast expertise in helping organizations
transform their employee experience and financial management
systems to better navigate change and drive growth. The acquisition
will extend Accenture’s already strong position in Workday and
provide new value for clients.
“Our clients are increasingly choosing Workday to drive their
cloud transformations, so we are taking this important step to meet
the growing demand,” said Paul Daugherty, chief technology officer,
Accenture. “DayNine is a leading exclusive Workday partner and will
bring an enviable track record and impressive team that will
provide our clients even greater value and business results as they
transform their organizations using Workday. I look forward to
welcoming the leadership and talented professionals of DayNine to
Accenture.”
Upon completion of the acquisition, approximately 400 DayNine
professionals with 1,250 Workday certifications will join the
existing Accenture Workday group working within the Accenture Cloud
First Applications team. The combined group, which will be led by
DayNine CEO and co-founder Tim Ramos, will become the largest
certified workforce in the Workday ecosystem and will work across
all phases of Workday deployment.
“The breadth of Accenture’s industry expertise brings incredible
opportunities to customers looking to leverage the cloud for their
financial management and HR transformations,” said Tim Ramos, chief
executive officer and co-founder, DayNine. “We pride ourselves on
delivering an industry leading customer experience helping our
customers connect their people to their strategy and we are excited
to join forces with Accenture to deliver a full range of
transformational and deployment services for Workday customers. Our
combined teams and capabilities will be able to deliver
unparalleled value for customers around the globe.”
“We’re excited to see that Accenture is deepening its commitment
as customer demand for Workday continues to grow,” said Aneel
Bhusri, co-founder and chief executive officer, Workday. “DayNine
has already built a very strong Workday practice, and we look
forward to seeing how the combined capabilities of Accenture and
DayNine will enable Workday customers to take full advantage of
what the cloud can offer.”
DayNine, headquartered in Pleasanton, CA and with 14 additional
offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, was founded in
2009 with an exclusive focus on Workday. Since then, it has grown
to be a leading global Workday Services Partner. DayNine serves
clients across a wide range of industries including consumer goods,
healthcare providers, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and
communications, media and technology.
With the intent to acquire DayNine, Accenture continues to
strengthen its position as a leading enterprise cloud services
provider. The move is part of Accenture’s acquisition strategy that
focuses on expanding its cloud services to bolster its Cloud First
agenda, and includes the past acquisitions of Cloud Sherpas, New
Energy Group, CRMWaypoint, Tquila UK and ClientHouse.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Completion of the
acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.
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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 375,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries,
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