Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Wärtsilä is a worldwide power solutions company that serves the marine and energy markets. Given the company’s global scope, Wärtsilä needed an enduring partnership that would offer support across a range of specialty areas, both functional and technical. '
Accenture has partnered with Wärtsilä in a number of different projects over the years. By entering into a ten-year application support agreement with Accenture, the company can take advantage of Accenture’s depth of expertise and also the wide range of services and support it provides to become a high-performance business. The working partnership leverages Accenture’s System Integration & Technology, Management Consulting and Outsourcing workgroups. Accenture has some 80 people working at various Wärtsilä locations.
Team members, drawn from a richly multicultural group from Finland, Sweden, Italy, Germany and India, are deployed to various client locations. Accenture’s Wärtsilä teams have a combination of educational backgrounds and employ a wide set of skills in the projects they work on, so that there is plenty of scope for increasing expertise and career enhancement. Accenture’s involvement with Wärtsilä includes these areas:
While these solutions clearly have technical dimensions, Accenture places equal importance on building strong working relationships with Wärtsilä. For example, over several years we have worked with the Wärtsilä Information Management team developing a relationship where goals and expectations are openly discussed. Our understanding of our client’s business challenges and future targets helps both Accenture and Wärtsilä Information Management to focus on initiatives that bring most value and benefit to Wärtsilä business units.
In supporting Wärtsilä’s objectives, Accenture’s teams work closely with the company. Our contribution enables Wärtsilä to provide solutions and services to its clients and to deliver accurate information for management and financial reporting. Our application support service ensures that Wärtsilä’s SAP system is running smoothly and provides the tools for employees and management to run the business processes
As with all Accenture client relationships, there is plenty of scope for outside-of-work exploration and relaxation. Accenture teams have access to a range of recreational activities, some organized by Accenture’s FUN club and others arranged by the account team at Wärtsilä. To learn more about Wärtsilä, visit the company’s website.