The number of cyber threats and the complexity of incidents in professional services continue to rise, with consulting firms particularly prone to attackers. That is according to a new report from Trustwave. Jason Whyte, APAC general manager at the cyber solutions company, walks through some of the report’s key findings for leaders in the consulting landscape.
After nearly a decade of uninterrupted growth, strategic consulting firms are now facing one of their most challenging periods in memory, prompting widespread cutbacks in staff and changes to recruiting. How did these firms get to this painful point? In response to unprecedented client demand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, strategy firms initiated a growth-driven hiring spree.
Since former Boston Consulting Group consultant Clayton Christensen first used the words "disruptive innovation" in 1995, nimble startups have challenged incumbents in every field from music to manufacturing.
The industries that have proven the most vulnerable to disruption have been those with:
La CNMC ha anunciado este viernes que ha ampliado el expediente sancionador que abrió en febrero por la manipulación y reparto de licitaciones entre las principales consultoras del país. El número de empresas bajo la lupa de Competencia ha pasado de 25 a 36 después de que el pasado mes de julio se realizaran nuevas inspecciones en las sedes de varias compañías que se dedican a los servicios de consultoría.
The Big Four are the world’s largest consulting firms, accounting for nearly 40% of the industry's $150 billion global market. PwC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG are followed by US strategy giants McKinsey & Company and The Boston Consulting Group.
