The most recent Practice articles from Management Consultancy

M&A set to propel UK firms' growth

Kevin Reed — 2006-08-11T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin Reed, Management Consultancy, Friday 11 August 2006 at 00:00:00

Detica and Management Consulting Group make big purchases

Major acquisitions by two of the most well-known UK-based consulting firms could see them expand into lucrative markets. Detica and the Management Consulting Group have made big purchases, including m.a....

Consultant, heal thyself

Damian Wild — 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Damian Wild, Management Consultancy, Monday 26 June 2006 at 00:00:00

After a good but not brilliant year, consultancies face the sort of business challenges they are so good at solving for their clients

It was over a decade ago that I first met Rod Aldridge. By then he was already chairman of Capita but I didn’t recognise him as he sat unassumingly among...

Growth rate falls below 10%

Sonia Speedy — 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Sonia Speedy, Management Consultancy, Monday 26 June 2006 at 00:00:00

Management Consultancy's annual top 75 consultancies survey reveals that the fee income growth rate has subsided

Accenture has once again topped Management Consultancy's annual top 75 consultancies survey, recording both the biggest fee income and the largest fee income increase across the industry....

Expectations confounded as double-digit growth slips away

Philip Abbott — 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Philip Abbott, Management Consultancy, Monday 26 June 2006 at 00:00:00

The great expectations many firms had of the last financial year have been dashed. We report on how the dreams of double-digit growth faded

The growth in fee income in the 2004 financial year that marked such a change in the fortunes of the top consulting firms has continued through to the figures for...

Financial services: life and soul of the party

Hugh Thompson — 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Hugh Thompson, Management Consultancy, Monday 26 June 2006 at 00:00:00

We survey a financial services sector that has made many management consultancies very happy

The consultancy industry is posting double-digit growth in its biggest client sector once again, according to the Management Consultancies Association....

Boutiques: a question of trust

Kevin Reed — 2006-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin Reed, Management Consultancy, Monday 26 June 2006 at 00:00:00

As boutique advisers multiply and prosper, we report on the changing face of technology consultancy

The dark, mysterious days of high-brow consultancy at strategy houses such as McKinsey and Arthur D Little have long since gone for accountants and IT experts....

Whitehall service duplication costs taxpayers £560m a year

Management Consultancy staff — 2006-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Management Consultancy staff, Management Consultancy, Tuesday 13 June 2006 at 00:00:00

Merging back office functions such as human resources and finance administration could see the government match savings achieved in the private sector

Needless administrative duplication in the public sector is costing taxpayers millions of pounds a year and damaging service delivery, the CBI said today....

Public sector takes on e-procurement service

Kevin Reed — 2006-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin Reed, Management Consultancy, Wednesday 15 February 2006 at 00:00:00

PA Consulting launches e-procurement service available to the whole of the public sector

A new e-procurement system for the whole of the UK public sector has been launched today, in a bid to drive down purchasing costs to meet efficiency guidelines....

Lord Birt joins Capgemini

Kevin Reed — 2006-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Kevin Reed, Management Consultancy, Monday 23 January 2006 at 00:00:00

Lord Birt to advise on Capgemini's public sector and telecoms strategy

Former BBC director general Lord Birt has joined Capgemini as an adviser. Lord Birt will provide strategic support to the firm, with a focus on its efforts in the public...

Xansa chief warns off newcomers to Indian market

James Bennett — 2005-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Friday 2 December 2005 at 00:00:00

Outsourcing CEO warns new players to Indian market that competition is tough

Competitors trying to expand into Xansa's territory in India will find themselves 'embarking on a journey of discovery', the outsourcing company's chief executive has warned at the same time as...

Serial non-exec wins role at PA

James Bennett — 2005-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Wednesday 23 November 2005 at 00:00:00

Serial non-executive director Lady Barbara Thomas Judge lands top PA Consulting role

PA Consulting has appointed Lady Barbara Thomas Judge as a non-executive director with effect from December. Lady Judge holds a series of senior positions including non-executive chairmanship of the UK...

Continued growth expected for consulting industry

James Bennett — 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Wednesday 16 November 2005 at 00:00:00

Management Consultancies Association survey shows continuing growth for UK consulting firms, with 70% of MCA member firms predicting an increase in new business over the next quarter

Management consultancy is continuing to experience sustained growth, with underlying revenues increasing to £1.8bn in the third quarter of this year within member firms of the Management Consultancies Association....

Financial services companies could treble savings offshore

James Bennett — 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Wednesday 16 November 2005 at 00:00:00

Deloitte survey finds financial services companies not fulfilling cost saving opportunities offered by offshore operations

Financial services companies are capturing less than one-third of the potential cost savings offered by offshoring operations, according to a survey by Deloitte....

Chinese wages are double those in India

James Bennett — 2005-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Monday 14 November 2005 at 00:00:00

China's wage demands are often double those in India, study finds

Multinational companies seeking to set up lower-cost operations in Asia will face higher wage costs in China than in India, according to a study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting....

EquaTerra and TPI to merge

James Bennett — 2005-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

James Bennett, Management Consultancy, Monday 14 November 2005 at 00:00:00

EquaTerra and TPI to merge in January 2006 - and create one of the world’s leading advisory companies

Outsourcing and insourcing advisory firms EquaTerra and TPI have signed an agreement to merge the two companies in January 2006....