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Types of Consulting

Tom Spencer

Strategy consulting is the kind of consulting that you probably think of when people say “management consulting”. Strategy consultants work with the CEO and senior management to address strategic problems including declining profitability, growth strategy, market entry, product development, or responding to a competitive threat.

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More Training Won’t Reduce Your Cyber Risk

Harvard Business

How many times have you had to watch your company’s latest cybersecurity training video? An entire industry now exists to train us humans to be smarter in how we operate computers, and yet the number of cybersecurity incidents continues to rise. Are we impossible to train? Are the hackers always one step ahead?

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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

Consultants can provide management with the expertise needed to address specific business problems. Consultants can assist management by providing independent advice. Consultants can assist management by supporting organisational change. If employees are unhappy with layoffs, management can blame the consulting report.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

BearingPoint Managing Partner: Peter Mockler. This consulting business unit focused on both technology and management. Shortly after going public, the new KPMG Consulting, LLC management announced their intentions of some aggressive international acquisitions funded by their new IPO. BearingPoint Locations: 17 Countries.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. Labor cost.

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Who Killed the GE Model?

Harvard Business

Fourth, some argued that GE’s advantage lay in its system of professional management, epitomized by its investments in executive education and management development. These strategies eroded GE’s competitive advantage in everything from consumer electronics and home appliances to trains and aircraft engines.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. ” In 1993, another of us (Sutherland) faced what seemed like an impossible task: Easel Corporation, a software company, needed to develop a new product to replace its legacy offerings in less than six months.

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