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5 minutes with Steve Ingram, Director, Deloitte

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5 minutes with Steve Ingram, Director, Deloitte

KIT was born out of a project between design and technology consultancy Keytree (now owned by Deloitte) and one of the world’s leading global luxury fashion brands

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Accenture Completes Acquisition of Openminded

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Accenture Completes Acquisition of Openminded

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Openminded, a France-based cybersecurity services company. Accenture announced its intent to acquire Openminded on April 29, 2021. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Where are pharmaceutical companies focusing their big data hiring efforts?

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Where are pharmaceutical companies focusing their big data hiring efforts?

Big data is an area that has seen rapid growth across a variety of industries in recent years – not least among pharmaceutical companies.

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IBM Starts showing a little hybrid vigor

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IBM Starts showing a little hybrid vigor

IBM may not be the biggest provider of systems in terms of the size of its customer base, but of the top 5,000 or so companies worldwide that are not hyperscalers and cloud builders in their own right

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A Rising tide of cyber risk requires security  at businesses' core

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A Rising tide of cyber risk requires security at businesses' core

Technology has given us much to be thankful for in the past 18 months. Ten years ago, the prospect of pivoting global workforces to remote working overnight would have been unthinkable.

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IBM shares jump 4%

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IBM shares jump 4%

IBM shares surged more than 4% immediately after the tech giant reported financial results for the second quarter than beat analysts’ expectations for both revenue and earnings.

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McKinsey urges refiners to take action as downstream market shrinks

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McKinsey urges refiners to take action as downstream market shrinks

Research released by leading global consultancy, McKinsey & Co., predicts that demand for light product (gasoline, diesel/gasoil, jet/kero – including biofuels), which largely drives refining utilisation, will plateau by the mid-2020s – even in the case of a delayed energy transition.

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Alvarez & Marsal adds operations expert Eric Dustman as managing director

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Alvarez & Marsal adds operations expert Eric Dustman as managing director

Consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has hired Eric Dustman, a seasoned operations and supply chain expert, as a managing director in its corporate performance improvement practice. He will be based in Chicago

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FTI Consulting expands merger & acquisition team with Big Four trio

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FTI Consulting expands merger & acquisition team with Big Four trio

FTI Consulting has strengthened its Corporate Finance and Restructuring team in the Middle East with a trio of senior hires from Big Four firm KPMG.

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The consulting Service Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.30% during the forecast period from 2021-2026

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The consulting Service Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.30% during the forecast period from 2021-2026

There is a growing need for management consulting services, owing to the strong economic growth in the European markets, the regulatory reforms in the financial sector, the outsourcing of back-end operations to low-cost economies, and public investments.

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Porsche Consulting, Inc. Appoints Jared Bennett Feiger as Next Chief Executive Officer

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Porsche Consulting, Inc. Appoints Jared Bennett Feiger as Next Chief Executive Officer

Porsche Consulting, Inc., based in Atlanta, GA, announced the appointment of Jared Feiger as the next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 19, 2021. Before joining Porsche Consulting, Feiger was a partner at the Boston Consulting Group, which he joined in 2014.

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KPMG launches partnership with University of Leeds

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KPMG launches partnership with University of Leeds

Advisory firm KPMG has launched a partnership with the University of Leeds in plans to bolster Yorkshire's economic growth.

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32 consulting firms named finalists for MCA Awards 2021

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32 consulting firms named finalists for MCA Awards 2021

Every year, the UK consulting industry’s representative body hosts an award ceremony to recognise the nation’s best consulting firms, projects and consultants.

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SAP : HANA Named a Leader in “Multimodel Data Platforms"

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SAP : HANA Named a Leader in “Multimodel Data Platforms"

SAP SE announced it has been positioned as a Leader in 'The Forrester Wave™: Multimodel Data Platforms, Q3 2021.'

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Top tech consulting firms to watch in 2021

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Top tech consulting firms to watch in 2021

As technology rapidly evolves, consultancies are looking more at digital strategy and tech for change

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Ernst & Young opening big new Manhattan West offices

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Ernst & Young opening big new Manhattan West offices

EY has announced the acquisition of Lane4 Management Group Holdings Limited (“Lane4”), a leading UK consultancy that specialises in leadership and team development, organisational performance, transformation and culture change.

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Which Big Four firm ranks highest for brand value at $26.7bn?

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Which Big Four firm ranks highest for brand value at $26.7bn?

Deloitte retained its position as the world’s most valuable and strongest commercial services brand for the third year running, amid a general slump in brand value as organisations grapple with COVID-19 turmoil.

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BearingPoint Promotes 13 New Partners Across Europe

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BearingPoint Promotes 13 New Partners Across Europe

Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint announced that it has internally promoted 13 new Partners across Europe.

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The Not So Obvious Way To Address Consulting Burnout

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The Not So Obvious Way To Address Consulting Burnout

You can find a million different ways to calculate the cost of losing a consultant. According to the annual survey from SPI Research, losing a consultant can cost an organization an average of $150,000.

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EY awarded five 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

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EY awarded five 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards

EY announced being awarded five 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards. This includes two Global Partner of the Year Awards 2021: Global Advisory Services Partner of the Year and Global Power Apps and Power Automate Partner of the Year.

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