Accenture’s Peter Burns tells Senate the documents identifying key decision-makers and influence leaders have been used to tender for work
The power maps also monitor internal conflicts within departments and any negative relationships between colleagues. They monitor which public servants may have relationships with rival consultancy firms and how strong those connections are.parliamentary inquiry into consultants
“Within Accenture, access to power maps is restricted and can only be accessed by individuals on a need to know basis,” Burns said in documents published by the Senate. But O’Neil told Guardian Australia that “the practice of ‘power mapping’ departmental officials represents an overt attempt by consulting companies to inappropriately influence the public service.”, but is favoured by the federal government. Last financial year its contracts with the public service were worth $528m, which is more than that of KPMG, Deloitte and PwC, and double what EY was paid.
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