# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-05-16 by the file itself), not
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generated: '2026-05-16'
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Accenture
providerId: accenture
created: '2026-05-16'
modified: '2026-05-16'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Consulting
  - Professional Services
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: Accenture has no public developer API and no metered billing surface. Costs flow through professional-services or managed-services contracts and appear on client books as services spend, not as a metered API invoice.
notes: No public developer API — placeholder only. Accenture itself runs FinOps services for clients on hyperscaler spend.
sources:
  - https://www.accenture.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Accenture plc
serviceCategory: Professional Services
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Accenture Engagement
  ServiceCategory: Professional Services
  ProviderName: Accenture
  PublisherName: Accenture plc
  InvoiceIssuerName: Accenture plc
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: engagement_contract
    description: Master engagement contract — not a metered unit; costs flow through time-and-materials or fixed-fee invoicing.
    unit: contract
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - client
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Accenture cost as professional-services spend on the client GL, not as a metered API line.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate engagement cost to the sponsoring business unit; allocate any pass-through hyperscaler costs through the underlying cloud bill.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize by aligning engagement scope with FinOps practices Accenture itself promotes for hyperscaler workloads.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Engagement sponsor on the client side and Accenture delivery lead share accountability for cost and value.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com