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Rearchitecting government for what’s next

August 16, 2021

24-MINUTE READ

In brief

Enterprise success and failure increasingly hinges on technology architectures

90%

of federal executives agree that their organization’s business and technology strategies are becoming inseparable — even indistinguishable.

The federal imperative to stack strategically

30%

of federal executives say that technology drives their organization’s overall strategy and goals.

Viewing architecture as strategy

87%

of federal executives believe that their organization’s ability to generate business value will increasingly be based on the limitations and opportunities of their technology architecture.

There are challenges aplenty (but don’t let those stop you!)

74%

of federal executives say their technology architecture is becoming critical to the overall success of their organization.

Explore further

1. Fortify

Creating technical wealth.

 

2. Extend

Adding mission value through technology.

Increasingly, the real power of the cloud is no longer rooted in elasticity alone — it’s also in the rich variety of tools that cloud service providers (CSPs) offer to develop and deliver innovative services.

Considerations when re-architecting

3. Reinvent

A new generation of technology and business.

Agencies will need to give far greater thought to ethical considerations as they explore their use of new technologies because of the sensitive nature of federal data and because of the government’s impact on almost every aspect of our lives.

Decision points

Sara Abiusi

Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services, Quality & Risk Lead


Larry Socher

MANAGING DIRECTOR – ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES, CLOUD, INFRASTRUCTURE, & EDGE SOLUTIONS LEAD


Nilanjan Sengupta

Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services, Chief Architect

Nilanjan is a senior technology director at Accenture Federal Services, helping agencies strategically adopt emerging technologies.


Niket Phatak

MANAGING DIRECTOR – ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY LEAD

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