Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) shares are trading higher on Thursday. The stock trended steadily higher over the past several months. Here’s what’s been behind the price movement. What To Know: Shares of Accenture have risen more than 20% since the end of October. The stock took a short breather in the beginning of January but quickly resumed the uptrend. During January, several developments occurred pertaining to the company, which included agreements to acquire Work & Co. as well as Navisite. Also, Accenture and Mujin established a joint venture which aims to, “use AI and machine learning to conn…