Management Consulting stories
US marketers will gain a new yardstick for AI readiness as the benchmark seeks to show where investment, governance and skills are lagging.
Within 48 hours, the priority is restoring clarity, aligning business and technology teams and deciding what the project can realistically deliver.
Backed by NZD $25 million, the New Zealand-founded software firm is deepening its US push after three-year revenue growth of 340%.
The move would give TCS a bigger German footprint and Porsche a partner to industrialise AI across manufacturing, engineering and customer service.
The deal gives TCS a larger foothold in Germany and a five-year AI partnership with Porsche, pending regulatory approval.
The tie-up will give Porsche wider AI support across manufacturing and engineering, while TCS gains a German consulting base subject to approval.
Large firms are risking an average 2.4% of annual revenue on failed transformation and AI work as board visibility stays poor.
Australia's fast-growing financial services market has prompted Outsized to appoint Martin Bouroncle as managing director for ANZ.
Pressure is mounting on advisers in Australia and New Zealand as Fujitsu moves to tie strategy to delivery and win more transformation work.
Existing customers will see no disruption as the consultancy unifies its Canadian and US operations under one global name to chase AI and cloud demand.
Demand for verified AI skills is rising as enterprises seek trusted Claude expertise, with Pearson now proctoring Anthropic's expanded certifications.
Greater demand for AI and technology advice has prompted CTO Labs to widen its private equity support and shift to Pitt Street.
Canadian firms under pressure to modernise finance and HR systems will get BDO advisory support through a new Workday alliance.
The hire bolsters Inde's push into AI and data services as New Zealand firms grapple with governance and security before deployment.
The central Sydney move puts CTO Labs closer to investors and boards as demand rises for practical AI and technology due diligence.
Standardising its international projects, TMX will use a new AI-enabled platform to share expertise as it expands in the US and Europe.
Enterprises could gain a single route to cloud modernisation, as the deal pairs consulting with software amid tighter data-residency rules and AI ambitions.
The deal gives Sia a larger east coast footprint and access to big Australian banking, government and retail clients.
Firms embedding AI in daily workflows are saving hours each week and posting more than double the profit margins of rivals, Xero says.
Demand for enterprise AI is pushing the consultancy deeper into Western Australia, where energy and resources clients are now a bigger focus.