Authors
Robert E. Kress is the COO of Accenture’s high-performance Information Technology organization, which supports and advances the business goals of a $22 billion company with more than 215,000 employees in 52 countries. He has overall responsibility for running IT like a business within the company, including the direct management of IT governance, strategy, planning, risk management, audits and IT policy. Bob has extensive experience in IT planning, governance, technology operations, application development, product management, service planning and program management. Before joining the IT operation, he was an Accenture consultant, and developed and delivered complex IT transformation projects for clients.
Robert's first book, "IT Governance to Drive High Performance: Lessons from Accenture, was published by IT Governance in 2010.
Robert E. Kress is the Executive Director of Business Operations for Accenture’s IT organisation. He is in charge of the IT organisation’s $700 million global operation and directly manages Accenture’s IT strategy, planning, audit and policy. As an Accenture consultant, he developed and delivered large, complex IT projects that maximised return on investment for clients in the healthcare and consumer products sectors. CIO Magazine recently identified Accenture as one of 100 innovative organisations that use IT effectively to create business value.
