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• Our vision is to be recognized as a global services innovator, helping customers realize the best results from the Microsoft platform.
• Our core values define how we:
• Achieve through global teamwork• Focus on customers• Embrace change• Demonstrate a passion for technology• Build the Avanade experience• Act with integrity, dignity and respect
“I wanted to work with the smartest people in the industry, and that’s been proven out. I wanted to challenge myself and get experience with large enterprise systems… you have the flexibility to move around the country or do different kinds of projects.”
• Application Development• Application Integration • Application Lifecycle Management • Business Intelligence • Collaboration and Content• Communications• CRM • Data Platform• Devices and Deployment • Digital Marketing • Enterprise Resource Planning • Hosting • Identity & Access
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Gold Competencies (updated list here)
• Management and Virtualization• Messaging• Midmarket solution provider• Mobility • OEM • Project and Portfolio Managem
ent• Server Platform
Also Silver competencies in:• Learning• Software Asset Management• Volume Licensing
20 earned Microsoft Gold Competencies, #1 of all MS partners worldwide by far
“Accenture and Avanade have distinguished themselves in the market for their ability to apply their deep expertise across a large spectrum of Microsoft technologies.“
-- Jon Roskill, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group
“In addition to delivering Microsoft based solutions, Avanade plays an active role in Microsoft Partner Advisory Councils, Technology Adoption Programs & Customer Advisory Boards to drive the future direction of MSFT products to meet our enterprise customers’ needs.”
Avanade CE RolesChange Enablement Consultant (CEC) roles exist nationwide* from Senior Analyst to Group Manager level• Work Plan development and implementation• Create ACE Status Report covering timesheet creation, completion and approval
compliance• Budget analysis, Variance, Cost/Schedule Performance Indices• Project Plan approach through estimates, staffing, responsibilities, and schedule• Contribute to the development and execution of organizational training programs• Identify assignments and goals on work plan• Identify, track, and escalate issues in a timely fashion (issue log)• Awareness of common risks on a project and their potential impacts• Business acumen in Solution Delivery, Quality and Methodology• Strong communication with team, client, and other groups• Leading yourself, others and the organization• Ensure that the end product fulfills the contract and meets the sponsor's expectations.
*certain locations may be a greater hiring priority at any given time
Learning & Readiness supports the creation and delivery of information to ensure proper solution awareness and adoption to all end users. Avanade carries a Gold Competency and Learning Partnership with Microsoft, where we design and deliver Microsoft Official content to IT professionals.
Change Management enables clients to manage organizational change efforts and adoption of initiatives related to Microsoft technologies, such custom development, social collaboration, the transition to outsourcing, system and process change and communications.
Journey Management defines the Change Strategy and manages the organization’s overall journey, which involves integrating the journey and its programs to the organization’s strategy, vision, and aspirations or “North Star,” which includes what is critical to the organization, and defines both the short and long-term view as well as metrics to manage the change and overall program.
Process & Program Excellence provides an approach, tools and assets to support process design and role alignment both for the benefit of the project outcomes and supports the roles and responsibilities related to each program, ensuring that the business case driving the change is properly aligned to and stewarded.
Manage ChangeEnsures individuals receive the support and development they need throughout the change effort. It equips them to respond positively to the change and to fulfill their roles and responsibilities in the future.
Enable the Organization Ensures that individuals adopt and own the new processes, technology, and ways of working associated with the change.
Build Leadership and Commitment
Ensures that the vision and end-point of the change are clearly articulated and understood by all, and that leaders are actively engaged and are leading their people through the change.
Plan Change Establishes and anchors the change effort to facilitate the transition to the target state and mitigate deployment risks.
Design and Implement Training and End User Support
Enables people through training and performance support to become capable in the new ways of working.