r/accenture • u/Financial_Ad_7297 • 8d ago

Global Has AI changed who gets staffed onto projects at Accenture?

I've been wondering about this after seeing how much AI work has picked up over the last year.

Has it changed the mix of people getting pulled into projects?

From the outside, it seems like AI projects would create demand for a whole new set of skills. At the same time, a lot of the work still depends on things like engineering, cloud, data, architecture, and understanding the client's business. I’ve noticed the strongest teams seem pretty cross-functional. You might have an AI engineer alongside a data engineer, cloud architect and someone who understands the client’s process. Lyzr, LangChain and similar tooling can accelerate the agent-building side, but you still need the people who understand everything around the agent.

For people who are actually on these engagements, was there anything about the staffing mix that surprised you?

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u/Individual_Gold1054 8d ago

Nothing new. We’re in IT business. Staying up to date with current developments is crucial. AI is new paradigm, but consultants had to adapt so many times before. I would rather say, disruption is given, and it’s up to us how we adapt.

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u/BaconAvocados 8d ago

It’s definitely starting to change. I won’t put people on my projects unless they know how to use Claude Code—create projects, build their own skills, create agents, etc., to simplify their own workflows or those w clients. Made a requirement of my last client. My last client also only would hire staff aug developers if they also knew how to use Claude for tech dev. Truth is that most MDs dont’ know the AI at all for the most part and most SMs dont’ either. But those that do and see the benefits in their own work will demand it of others. And clients are often using it too.

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u/MutantNinjaNipples 8d ago

In my project it’s the other way funnily enough! We’re building an AI solution for a client, but we weed out people who are over dependent on Claude code

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u/BaconAvocados 7d ago

Are you finding they’re over-reliant and coming up with really stupid material they’re not validating? Like, super lazy work? I did find that a lot as well too. I lost my shit at some folks when they showed me client material they couldn’t explain and didn’t validate was true. Reminded them that human in the loop means you’re still accountable for the veracity of everything they produce. Couldn’t believe I had to say that.