Management Consulting stories
The hire comes as agencies race to offer marketers a single partner for brand, data and technology decisions, intensifying competition for senior talent.
Customers in the UK and other English-speaking markets will get more help adopting Unit4 software as Embridge expands its role beyond implementation.
Partners across consulting, cloud and distribution were rewarded for helping SAS expand customer reach and adopt its Viya data and AI platform.
Consumer goods groups could speed products into stores as the consultancy tie-up links operating changes to live sales data and AI.
Many enterprises are still failing to turn AI pilots into wider gains, prompting Valliance to hire three former Palantir specialists and track stalled deployments.
The new role is aimed at helping the Sydney-based firm scale beyond Australia as demand rises for AI and digital transformation projects.
The hire is meant to sharpen the consultancy's North American push as clients demand clearer returns from AI and transformation spending.
The deal gives private equity clients wider Salesforce support across sales, pricing and revenue systems, plus delivery teams in three regions.
Clients are beginning to push for lower fees as AI fuels the belief that outside specialists can be replaced in-house, a report says.
Despite recession fears, most global leaders plan to keep AI spending high, with average budgets set at USD $186 million over the next year.
Training is outpacing oversight for AI use at many firms, with 43% yet to adopt a formal risk framework, Gallagher found.
Companies are under pressure to prove AI spend pays off, as many projects still stall before delivering measurable gains.
More Kiwi firms are moving beyond AI pilots, prompting Avanade to bolster local delivery in New Zealand as demand for implementation grows.
Most UK accounting firms would divert AI savings to compliance or staffing, not higher-margin advisory work, a Ravical survey found.
Australian firms may soon run with far fewer managers as AI agents take over tasks once done by lawyers and analysts.
Businesses are under pressure to prove returns on existing tech spend, prompting EY New Zealand to bolster its AI and SAP leadership.
Fees are under pressure as two-thirds of service providers say clients want more for less and expect AI to cut costs.
Demand for senior oversight in complex ERP projects is driving iCatalyst’s expansion as it adds leadership in Perth and Melbourne.
Clients want broader, data-led change tied to performance as the consultancy folds AI into manufacturing, procurement and investment work.
It could help large organisations move beyond pilots by redesigning workflows before automating them, Atturra says.