PwC Advisory vs ACN MC
I'm a senior with offers at both firms. I haven't heard the best things about work content at ACN on campus (mostly implementations/outsourcing) but the pay is a bit better.
What are the opinions out there?
Not an expert in either, but have actually heard decent things about ACN MC. From what I've heard, it sounds like they're really trying to grow the true MC practice, and that in order to recruit/keep talent, they actually keep it mostly seperate from the technology/implementation stuff.
Would definitely defer to someone with first hand knowledge though.
Whats the PwC role exactly? Advisory or MC?
It's basically MC
ACN MC doesn't do tech implementation or outsourcing for living. There are different groups, namely System Integration and Outsourcing, for that.
^True but ACN MC doesn't do strategy either (save for the MBAs). You're looking at likely change management or project management for a living.
What about in terms of operations & supply chain strategy? Is Accenture a strong player in this aspect of MC?
"ACN MC doesn't do strategy either (save for the MBAs)" - Not quite true. Obviously the pure strategy work is very low, limited, etc. But MBAs are coming in at Consultant level for whatever strategy work they are doing. The team needs analysts as well, which is where entry level hires come in. MCDP as a whole covers strategy, operations, talent, etc. Even though most analysts want to do strategy for obvious reasons, it's still a rotation and chances are you won't do only one during your 2-3 years (unless someone loves you and goes out of their way to staff you).
As far operations goes, the work is lot more implementation (as in actually doing cost reduction or designing distribution network with actual locations) than just whipping out a 40 slide deck over 2 weeks. Even if there is initial strategy, its always followed by implementation. ACN, ATK, McK, E&Y all seem to compete on the same work depending on different specializations.
Friend ended up signing at ACN MC. Originally he was really reluctant to take their summer offer after reading about the stuff on this website. However he really enjoyed the work/his team and decided to return. He mentioned that the ACN MC summer intern class was filled with top caliber kids.
Obviously the summer class may not be an indication of the full time class and with PwC's acquisition of Booz, I'd take a risk and go with PwC hoping that it becomes as "prestigious" as Deloitte S&O one day.
Can anyone else comment of strength of the Accenture brand or the type of operations & supply chain type of work the firm does?
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