The consulting business is one of the most prestigious and secretive sectors in the world of business. Many people wanting to research this business have had difficulty finding the resources they need.
This exciting new book (with database on CD-ROM) provides consulting industry competitive intelligence, market research and business analysis—everything you need to know about the consulting business, management consulting and more.
Many changes are sweeping through the consulting field. To begin with, the economic downturn of the early 2000’s led to consolidation of many consulting firms, both on a national and global basis. Changing demands from major corporate and government clients led the top consulting firms to become very global in nature, while tight corporate budgets are leading to more competitive bidding and smaller, shorter engagements in many cases. In particular, management consulting, IT consulting and human resources consulting have become extremely competitive.
Recently, the global consulting industry bounced back as the economy recovered. Major consulting firms are enjoying revenue gains and once again are hiring top college grads as well as experienced consultants and analysts.
Meanwhile, opportunities for consulting and advisory engagements from government clients have grown and evolved. In particular, government is engaging knowledgeable consultancies for advice in home security and anti-terrorist tactics. Corporate clients are also more open to consultants specializing in security matters and global politics.
Another broad change has been the divestiture of the consulting units once owned by the largest accounting firms. With one exception, their consulting businesses have been spun-off as free standing firms or have been acquired. Several important trends will continue to bring big changes over the mid term. Our consulting business reference book includes:
- Analysis of consulting business trends and markets.
- Consulting industry statistics.
- Profiles of major management consulting companies such as McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton.
- Profiles of leading IT consulting and outsourcing companies such as EDS and IBM.
- Emerging trends, such as the development of in-house consulting staffs.
- Trends and profiles in information systems and computer system operation outsourcing, such as the services provided by IBM Global Services and Perot Systems.
- The status of the consulting divisions formerly (or presently) operated by the big accounting firms.
- Profiles of human resources consulting firms such as Hewitt Associates.
- Consulting and outsourcing in transportation, logistics and supply chain management.
- E-Commerce consulting.
- Consulting in such areas as manufacturing, marketing and advertising.
- Offshoring of certain consulting tasks to offices in India and elsewhere.
- Consulting to governments, homeland security and defense consultants.
- Health care consulting.
In one superb, value-priced package, you’ll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report. This book includes statistical tables, a consulting industry glossary, consulting industry contacts and associations and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 275 leading companies in all facets of the consulting business. This book is available in printed, eBook and online versions. Purchasers may also receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM.
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