EY releases 6-step response to cyber-attacks following shock NHS hack

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EY releases 6-step response to cyber-attacks following shock NHS hack

On Friday the 12th of May, the UK’s National Health Service was one of the most high-profile victims of a global cyber-attack, seeing Accident & Emergency among other key services crippled by WannaCry ransomware. The incident was the largest ever coordinated cyber-attack of its kind, impacting numerous organisations including several of the world’s most critical healthcare and telecommunications systems, across more than 100 countries. While further forecast attacks on Monday failed to materialise however, Big Four professional services firm EY have warned that this will not be the last time this happens unless measures are taken to learn from mistakes made this time.

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Mott MacDonald hired to support Hay Castle restoration

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Mott MacDonald hired to support Hay Castle restoration

Hay Castle, one of the UK's older castles, is to be revamped in a £5 million restoration project. The project will focus on restoring key parts of the keep for permanent preservation of the historic site. Mott MacDonald has been hired to provide a range of engineering and consultancy work for the project

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Eight consulting firms in Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK

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Eight consulting firms in Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK

Eight high-profile consultancy companies have been names in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women in the UK. The annual unranked selection of firms acknowledges UK employers that are seen to target gender equality within their business strategy, and seeks to highlight consistent commitment to creating inclusive workplace cultures and progressing women in the workplace, across all levels of an organisation.

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Management Consultants top list of best jobs for travel lovers

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Management Consultants top list of best jobs for travel lovers

Management Consultants are top of the pile when it comes to the perfect job for wannabe globe-trotters, the international employment website Indeed has revealed.

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RegTech as a driver for regulatory and compliance cost reduction

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RegTech as a driver for regulatory and compliance cost reduction

The emergence of new technologies in the regulatory space is offering financial services institutions growing possibilities to reduce costs and improve the quality of its regulatory response process, says Elmo Olieslagers, Managing Partner of Compendor. 

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Committee calls on Westminster to take greater care hiring consultants

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Committee calls on Westminster to take greater care hiring consultants

Concerns surrounding the UK government’s search for a private consultancy firm to assist with the implementation of Brexit continued to grow last week, as the chairwoman of a spending watchdog warned taxpayers they are in danger of being short-changed by the process. 

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Sia Partners joins membership programme of World Economic Forum

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Sia Partners joins membership programme of World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum, a renowned network for global development and public-private cooperation, has admitted Sia Partners into its membership programme. The move sees Sia Partners join a select group of the most influential companies worldwide, including top consultancies such as McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Accenture and the Big Four.

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Ecorys completes reviews of State Level Programmes in Nigeria

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Ecorys completes reviews of State Level Programmes in Nigeria

The UK Department for International Development commissioned Ecorys to provide independent reviews and support for its five interlocking State Level Programmes in Nigeria. The reviews, throughout the processes, supported the iterative development of the programmes, and will now form a background for the DFID’s planning for the Operational Plan 2016-2020.

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Accenture acquires Belgium-based design agency Kunstmaan

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Accenture acquires Belgium-based design agency Kunstmaan

Accenture has acquire Belgium-based design agency Kunstmaan. The acquisition adds around 70 professionals to Accenture's growing footprint in the digital design and consultancy space in Europe. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

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Mazars UK sees revenue grow by 7% to £160 million

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Mazars UK sees revenue grow by 7% to £160 million

Mazars UK saw its revenue grow by 7% last year to £160 million, continuing a winning run. The firm, which recently refreshed its executive team, now has 140 partners and 1,700 employees across 19 offices.

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Dovertail Insurance partners with Duck Creek to scale solution

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Dovertail Insurance partners with Duck Creek to scale solution

Marsh subsidiary Dovetail Insurance has partnered with insurance technology services firm Duck Creek. The partnership aims to support Dovetail Insurance scale its technology platform, focused on supporting independent insurance agents service the SME sector in the US.

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Information Services Group (ISG) grows revenues 4% to 216 million

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Information Services Group (ISG) grows revenues 4% to 216 million

Information Services Group booked relatively slow growth last year, in part due to softness in the UK market as well as acquisitions and severance costs. Revenue on a constant-currency basis was up 4% on the year previous to $216.5 million, while operating income stood at a loss of $2.6 million loss. For 2017, the firm is betting on improved organic growth and a considerable boost from the acquisition of Alsbridge

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Satriun Group ramps up footprint in Switzerland and Germany

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Satriun Group ramps up footprint in Switzerland and Germany

Satriun Group, a consulting firm specialised in corporate performance management, has in recent months ramped up its footprint in the DACH region. Among the new joiners is Michael Krause, who has been named Head of the firm’s Zurich office – Krause joined from PwC, where he spent over six years in the company’s Advisory arm. 

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McKinsey opens Digital Capability Centres in Germany and Singapore

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McKinsey opens Digital Capability Centres in Germany and Singapore

Industry 4.0 and its array of technologies are rapidly being developed, with the potential to create considerable disruption within the wider manufacturing space. To provide insights into the potential of the various technologies involved in the wider integration of vertical and horizontal supply chains, McKinsey & Company has launched two new Digital Capability Centers, one in Germany and one in Singapore.

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Accenture acquires Wales based automation consultancy Genfour

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Accenture acquires Wales based automation consultancy Genfour

Accenture has acquired Wales-based automation consulting and business process firm Genfour for an undisclosed sum. The addition will be integrated into the firm's Center of Excellence for Intelligent Automation in the UK, which is part of Accenture's wider technology platform.

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KPMG called in as joint administrator of Pulse Flexible Packaging

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KPMG called in as joint administrator of Pulse Flexible Packaging

Pulse Flexible Packaging, a Bury-based packing producer, has, following an operational snag, entered into administration. KPMG has been called in as joint administrator, tasked with returning the company of around 350 people back to operation and identifying possible buyers.

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Point B opens new office in Boston, New England, tenth in US

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Point B opens new office in Boston, New England, tenth in US

Point B has launched a new office in Boston, New England. The new hub, its tenth in the US, will support regional businesses with transformation and performance management. The firm has hired consulting industry veteran Gerry Johnson as Practice Director to lead the office.

With over 600 consultants, Point B is one of the larger professional services firms in the US. The firm, which supports clients with management consulting, venture capital investment and property development, has further boosted its presence across North America with a tenth office. 

The new office, based in Boston, New England, comes sixth months after it also established a presence in Texas. The Boston arm supports the region’s business community with a range of services, including delivery of business transformations, performance improvement and digital.

The new office will be led by New England Practice Director, Gerry Johnston. He joins the firm from Behavioral Health Services Organization, where he was most recently its Vice President of Operations Transformation Strategy. His earlier career includes senior positions at a range of organisations, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Arcadia Solutions, Venzyme Venture Catalyst, Realise, MoTech Software, Mason Organization, and IBM, where he started his career in 1984. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Mathematics from the Brunel University London.

In his role at head of the office, he will lead client engagements and delivery within the region. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the consulting firm, including extensive advisory experience in, among others, transformational change initiatives, cost management, program and project management and customer insights and analytics.

Commenting on the firm’s edge in the consultancy landscape, Johnston says, “Point B is known for local consultants doing the right things for local clients. This model, coupled with the ability to tap into industry experts across the firm’s footprint, puts Point B in a great position to immediately drive value for organisations in New England.”

He adds, "We help New England organisations innovate, meet regulatory requirements, navigate rapid change, care for their people and grow their top and bottom lines in extraordinary ways.”

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Four trade-offs for Robotics Process Automation | RPA

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Four trade-offs for Robotics Process Automation | RPA

Robotics Process Automation (RPA) is gaining traction globally across various industries, with a multitude of vendors and solutions now available to all and sundry. Paul Nielsen, an advisor at FiSer Consulting, reflects on the growing trend and provides four considerations for RPA trade-offs.

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Accenture bolsters ServiceNow arm with Focus Group Europe acquisition

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Accenture bolsters ServiceNow arm with Focus Group Europe acquisition

Accenture has acquired Focus Group Europe for an undisclosed sum. The London-based ServiceNow provider adds around 70 professionals and a number of high-level certificates and certifications in the ServiceNow space to the firm. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

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Capgemini acquires customer journey design firm Itelios

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Capgemini acquires customer journey design firm Itelios

Capgemini has picked up Itelios, a France-based omni-channel journey consultancy firm. The bolt-on boosts the firm's capabilities in the increasingly hot design consultancy space, while allowing Itelios to better serve its people and clients among fierce competition.

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