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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

And —rather than selling physical products, they deal in less tangible resources like time, insights, and expertise – billed either by hour or by project. A recent FT report expects budgets will face more scrutiny, and as a result, clients will be more selective about who they work with.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

We just love bringing you good reads, and today our spotlight turns to top consulting firms in one of our favorite cities in the U.S. The Washington, DC office’s recruitment team hires highly intelligent people who start as great communicators but are trainable. – Washington, DC.

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PE Firms Are Creating a New Role: Leadership Capital Partner

Harvard Business

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. Vincent Tsui for HBR. We interviewed roughly 30 LCPs to get a sense of how this new role is shaping up.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat. Although the court ruled in favor of Church and Dwight, we argued the opposite in our paper. My group chose to examine the U.S.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

The history of IBM GBS is one of our very favorite business stories of all time, and one that reminds us that even the most enormous, boring and troubled companies can re-invent themselves. Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. IBM Global Business Services (GBS).

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Why No Miracle Happens: Typical Mistakes in Work with a Resource Management Solution and How to Avoid Them

Epicflow

Despite the fact that a resource management solution can perform complex operations quickly and efficiently, it won’t work effectively enough if team members consider it just a formality. Without such a plan, it will be very difficult to input the right data into the system, and it won’t be able to transform it into actionable insights. .

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The 5 Things Your AI Unit Needs to Do

Harvard Business

In our consulting work, we often encounter managers who struggle to convert AI experiments into strategic programs which can then be implemented. How can he create cross-functional teams where data experts work with product teams? Insight Center. The power of AI should be tested across functions and business areas.

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