Bigtime Consulting
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Bigtime Consulting is a webcomic parody based on Andersen Consulting, now known as Accenture
. It was created by an employee, James Sanchez, who initially posted the cartoons anonymously on a Geocities
account. The first cartoons focused on the new Andersen Consulting logo ("A to the C") and the conflicts with their parent and sister companies, Andersen Worldwide
and Arthur Andersen
("Bigtime Worldwide" and "Burton Bigtime").
There were several obvious parallels between Bigtime Consulting and Andersen Consulting, including their CEOs (George Shaheen
vs. "George Unseen"), training facilities (St. Charles
vs. "St. Charlene") and numerous acronyms.
The author of Bigtime Consulting became the target of an Andersen Consulting internal manhunt. Rumors circulated regarding the origin of the comics. Even when the comic moved to its own domain name and developed merchandise sales, the author remained unknown to Andersen Consulting staff.
When Andersen Consulting rebranded as accenture, the comic changed to indenture, releasing their matching colors and logo http://www.bigtimeconsulting.org/indenture-press-news-4 before the official 01-01-01 release.
James Sanchez went public after leaving Andersen Consulting.
James died November 11, 2009.
Accenture
Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...
. It was created by an employee, James Sanchez, who initially posted the cartoons anonymously on a Geocities
GeoCities
Yahoo! GeoCities is a web hosting service, currently available only in Japan.GeoCities was originally founded by David Bohnett and John Rezner in late 1994 as Beverly Hills Internet . In its original form, site users selected a "city" in which to place their web pages...
account. The first cartoons focused on the new Andersen Consulting logo ("A to the C") and the conflicts with their parent and sister companies, Andersen Worldwide
Andersen Worldwide
Andersen Worldwide Société Coopérative was a Swiss-based entity which managed the global offices of accounting firm Arthur Andersen. It was also the parent corporation of Andersen Consulting before its split in 2000....
and Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
("Bigtime Worldwide" and "Burton Bigtime").
There were several obvious parallels between Bigtime Consulting and Andersen Consulting, including their CEOs (George Shaheen
George Shaheen
George T. Shaheen , an American businessman, was chief executive at management consulting firm Andersen Consulting from 1989 to 1999, before moving on to now-defunct online grocer Webvan. His Webvan employment agreement, signed September 19, 1999 was filed with the SEC. By going to Webvan,...
vs. "George Unseen"), training facilities (St. Charles
St. Charles, Illinois
St. Charles is a Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs...
vs. "St. Charlene") and numerous acronyms.
The author of Bigtime Consulting became the target of an Andersen Consulting internal manhunt. Rumors circulated regarding the origin of the comics. Even when the comic moved to its own domain name and developed merchandise sales, the author remained unknown to Andersen Consulting staff.
When Andersen Consulting rebranded as accenture, the comic changed to indenture, releasing their matching colors and logo http://www.bigtimeconsulting.org/indenture-press-news-4 before the official 01-01-01 release.
James Sanchez went public after leaving Andersen Consulting.
James died November 11, 2009.