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Accenture is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a forward deployed engineering (FDE) practice, designed to help organizations more rapidly design, build, and operationalize AI across the enterprise.
Most enterprise AI initiatives stall not for lack of technology, but for lack of the right engineering expertise applied in the right place. Through the new practice, Accenture and Microsoft will bring together thousands of AI-skilled engineers to work directly with clients—pairing Microsoft's frontier AI capabilities with Accenture's deep industry and workflow experience to help break through barriers and deliver outcomes at scale.
Accenture and Microsoft launch a forward deployed engineering (FDE) practice to accelerate enterprise AI transformation
Thousands of AI-skilled engineers will work directly with clients, pairing Microsoft's frontier AI capabilities with Accenture's industry and workflow expertise
The practice aims to take AI from idea to production in days, not months, by embedding engineers at the center of transformation
Microsoft provides the platform and technology innovation while Accenture leads change management, process redesign, and global deployment
Joint teams will co-innovate using Microsoft's Frontier Suite of products and proven accelerators
The FDE practice builds on the longstanding strategic partnership between Accenture and Microsoft
"AI value does not come from technology access but from the ability to convert it into sustained business impact," said Manish Sharma, chief strategy and services officer at Accenture. "Enterprise AI succeeds when strategy and engineering operate as one. This collaboration with Microsoft establishes a new model that puts engineers at the center of AI transformation—one that moves from ambition to measurable outcomes at enterprise scale."
The new practice addresses a critical gap in enterprise AI adoption: while the technology is readily available, organizations often lack the specialized engineering expertise needed to apply it effectively within their specific industry contexts and workflows. By embedding engineers directly with clients, the FDE model aims to bridge this gap and accelerate time-to-value.
Together, the companies will work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients to help take AI from idea to production in days, not months. Microsoft will provide the platform and technology innovation, while Accenture leads change management, process redesign, industry workflows and global deployment at scale. Joint teams will co-innovate directly with clients using Microsoft's Frontier Suite of products, and proven accelerators to help deliver and scale measurable AI impact.
"What customers are asking us for is a clear path to business outcomes powered by AI," said Nick Parker, executive vice president and chief business officer, Microsoft. "Microsoft's end-to-end AI platform for both intelligence and trust combined with Accenture's industry expertise will enable the FDE crews to quickly create the highest quality outcomes for customers."
This practice builds on Accenture and Microsoft's longstanding strategic partnership. The new FDE practice will serve as the gateway for enterprise AI transformation, helping thousands of clients achieve end-to-end reinvention through the practical application of AI.
By combining Microsoft's AI platform capabilities with Accenture's deep industry knowledge and global delivery scale, the partnership aims to help organizations move beyond AI experimentation to production-ready solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 784,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders.
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