Accenture interview question

Tell me of a Project where you ran over budget.

Interview Answers

Anonymous

10 Mar 2013

Reduced the head count and asked client to bring more resources to table.

Anonymous

4 May 2013

1. Assess Budget vs Actual Spend. Get burn rate , $ required to complete project, calculate Variance 2. Break delivery into phases, if possible. Research potential to request additional Budget. 3. Substitute high $ resources with low $, w/o negative impact to Quality & Timeline 4. Manage Scope, Quality, Resources to keep under Budget 5. Keep Client updated Daily on project spend 6 Keep Partners in loop daily

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