Prescient Advisory Announces Recent Appointments to the Senior Team

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Prescient Advisory Announces Recent Appointments to the Senior Team

Prescient, a biopharma product and portfolio strategy firm, announces the recent appointment of two new senior members, Kevin Baruzzi and Dr. Arun R. Shrivats, to its Advisory business. They join our specialist team focused on helping clients develop and commercialize assets and brands that resonate in the market and differentiate from the competition.

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Deloitte reveals its top mining trends for 2020

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Deloitte reveals its top mining trends for 2020

The trend tracker aims to draw companies’ attention to the issues which could transform the future of mining in 2020 and the important considerations they should make.

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CEOs reveal why they use consultants

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CEOs reveal why they use consultants

Australia's top chief executives believe consultants are useful for their outside view and specialist skills but are wary of having advisers replace staff in core operations.

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Millennial management consultants yearn for meaning at work

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Millennial management consultants yearn for meaning at work

Laurie’s first inkling that consultancy was not for him came when he was sent to one of the biggest meat producers in the UK to help improve efficiency.

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PwC enters ‘lawtech’ market

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PwC enters ‘lawtech’ market

PwC is collaborating with technology firm ThoughtRiver to drive innovation in its legal practice by building products on top of ThoughtRiver’s proven technology platform.

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Modern businesses are embracing sustainability

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Modern businesses are embracing sustainability

If you’re convinced that modern businesses are targeting better sustainability over the next decade, it is important to ask whether these companies apply the same focus to their supply chains.

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Infosys to acquire US firm Simplus for $250 million

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Infosys to acquire US firm Simplus for $250 million

Infosys is going to acquire Simplus, a salesforce consulting company with offices across the US and Australia. The IT company informed the stock exchanges late on Monday that it will pay up to $250 million for the deal.

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McKinsey, Kearney turn the microscope on themselves

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McKinsey, Kearney turn the microscope on themselves

A management consultant’s day job is to help other companies transform their business. But as senior partners from many of the big consultancies gathered in the Swiss town of Davos last week to schmooze some clients and spot some trends, one thing was clear: they’re now having to practise what they preach.

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Accenture winds down media auditing arm

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Accenture winds down media auditing arm

After its current fiscal year ends in August, Accenture will no longer serve advertisers as a consultant that audits how well their media agencies buy ads.

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Accenture to Acquire Mudano

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Accenture to Acquire Mudano

Accenture has agreed to acquire Mudano, a strategic data consultancy to U.K. financial services firms, further enhancing its analytics, data and artificial intelligence (AI) transformation capabilities. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Digital Transformation Should Be A Step-By-Step Process

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Digital Transformation Should Be A Step-By-Step Process

Companies large and small, B2C and B2B, understand that in order to succeed in today’s global and highly competitive market, it is essential to utilize technology, especially digital technology

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Judging the consultants — how firms weigh individuals’ worth

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Judging the consultants — how firms weigh individuals’ worth

“Consultants can demonstrate their quality only by their performance; the ones that succeed on the job will be sure of getting plenty of repeat business.”

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EY diversity head: UK still has ‘some way to go’

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EY diversity head: UK still has ‘some way to go’

Arun Batra used to watch his father come home from his job as a taxi driver after a day of being insulted, spat at and once hospitalised following racial abuse.

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Management Consultancies continue to broaden talent Pool

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Management Consultancies continue to broaden talent Pool

The management consultancy industry is continuing to become more accessible to those from a diverse range of backgrounds, according to the latest survey from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). In the MCA’s Annual Member Survey, the number of young consultants who attended a Russell Group university fell from 54% in 2018 to 45% in 2019 – a fall of 9% and a significant decline from the percentage of 73% in 2011.

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AlixPartners named a "top place to work for LGBTQ equality "

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AlixPartners named a "top place to work for LGBTQ equality "

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that for the third year in a row it has earned a perfect score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI), ranking AlixPartners among the HRC’s 2020 “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.”

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Capgemini passes first hurdle in Altran bid despite Elliott resistance

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Capgemini passes first hurdle in Altran bid despite Elliott resistance

French consulting and IT services provider Capgemini succeeded in securing more than half of the capital of smaller rival Altran Technologies, the French market regulator AMF said on Monday, marking a win against U.S. activist fund Elliott.

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KPMG and Google Cloud announce strategic business alliance

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KPMG and Google Cloud announce strategic business alliance

KPMG UK & Google Cloud are significantly strengthening their relationship through the launch of the KPMG Google Cloud Business Alliance, which is designed to accelerate digital transformation for KPMG’s UK firm and clients which include some of the world’s most well-known organisations – and comes as part of KPMG’s ongoing investments into technology, people and innovation in 2020.

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Fortna acquires German logistics consulting firm to grow European footprint

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Fortna acquires German logistics consulting firm to grow European footprint

Supply chain systems design and integration firm Fortna Inc. has acquired a German logistics design and consulting firm, saying the move will help Fortna build up its European presence and better service its client base internationally.

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British Steel: Jingye brings in PwC and McKinsey to close £50m deal

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British Steel: Jingye brings in PwC and McKinsey to close £50m deal

Prospective British Steel buyer Jingye has called in PwC and McKinsey to help finalise the company’s plans to close the deal.

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The APAC Strategy consulting market

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The APAC Strategy consulting market

The APAC Strategy consulting market is fragmented with the presence of several industries and the competitive dynamics in the market are expected to change during the upcoming years.In addition to this, various initiatives are undertaken by the governmental bodies to accelerate the APAC Strategy consulting market further

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