Accenture, a professional services firm specializing in digital infrastructure and operations, has announced a strategic investment in YearOne through Accenture Ventures to support organizations in improving software development with AI-powered visibility and performance optimization. YearOne’s platform integrates data from existing tools to provide real-time insights across workflows

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and teams, identifying delivery bottlenecks and productivity gaps. “AI-driven visibility is essential for modern engineering teams,” said Tom Lounibos, Global Lead for Accenture Ventures. He further added, “YearOne’s platform can provide organizations with the clarity needed to develop innovative capabilities and strategic vision to move forward with confidence and purpose.”

The platform also assists teams in balancing deep work with meetings, reducing rework, and scaling delivery quality through actionable signals on workload fragmentation and skill gaps. “The challenge businesses face today isn’t speed—it’s precision,” said Stephen Ajayi, Founder and CEO of YearOne. “We see engineering organizations that are rich in signal—but buried in noise.” Accenture Song is currently using the platform to benchmark performance and identify opportunities for upskilling. “This is the collaborative nature of humans and AI that we envision will benefit talent and innovation,” said Dan Garrison, Chief Technology Officer at Accenture Song.

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