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MANAGEMENT
CONSULTING FIRMS |
CONSULTING FOCUS |
COMMENTS |
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1. |
McKinsey &
Company |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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2. |
Boston
Consulting Group |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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3. |
Bain & Company |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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4. |
Booz Allen &
Hamilton |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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5. |
Arthur D. Little |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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6. |
A. T. Kearney |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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7. |
Deloitte
Consulting/Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
Business
Strategy, IT, Cross-function |
Integrated DTT, continuous
transformation with strong IT focus. Multi vertical. Big 4
accounting firm. Multi-vertical |
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8. |
Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
Business Strategy, financial,
tax, Risk Management, IT |
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9. |
Ernst & Young |
Business Strategy, financial,
tax, Risk Management, IT |
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10. |
KPMG |
Business Strategy, financial,
tax, Risk Management, IT |
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11. |
Mercer Management Consulting
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Business
Strategy/General |
Multi-vertical |
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12. |
Roland Berger
Strategy Consultants |
Business
Strategy/Cross-function |
Multi-vertical |
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13. |
Monitor Group |
Business
Strategy/General |
Multi-vertical. Also check
Monitor Group companies for details. |
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14. |
OC&C Strategy Consultants |
Business
Strategy/General |
Multi-vertical |
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15. |
Collinson Grant |
Business
Strategy/General, M&A |
Strong Europe focus. Post
merger integration, restructuring, HR integration |
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16. |
The Parthenon Group |
Business
Strategy/General, M&A |
Also principal investing,
e-strategy, start-ups , profit improvement |
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17. |
Marakon Associates |
Business
Strategy/General |
Also growth, productivity,
leadership, value enhancement consulting. Multi-vertical. |
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18. |
L.E.K Consulting |
Business
Strategy, M&A |
Also shareholder value
management, Multi-vertical, global consulting. |
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19. |
Katzenbach Partners |
Business
Strategy, General |
Leadership. Also check
Ventures. |
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20. |
Dean & Company |
Business Strategy, General |
Uses the Delta
model, in association with MIT-Sloan. New businesses &
redirection. |
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21. |
Navigant Consulting |
Business Strategy, Operational strategy. Cross-function |
Litigation, financial,
healthcare, energy and operational consulting.
Multi-vertical. |
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22. |
PRTM |
Operational
strategy, Cross-function, General, Public policy |
Multi-vertical.
Complexity & scale,
Global, ROI, regulatory compliance consulting |
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23. |
Corporate Executive Board |
Business Strategy, Operational strategy. Cross-function |
Best practices
research, decision support tools, executive education,
Non-profit. |
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24. |
Strategic Decisions Group |
Business Strategy, Cross-function, IT |
Uses decision
theory extensively. Multi-vertical |
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25. |
Mitchell Madison Group |
Financial markets & services, Savings, Cost Optimization |
BFSI focus
globally. |
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26. |
Edgar, Dunn & Company |
Financial
services, Payments |
Concept of borderless
consulting in financial services across North America,
Europe, Australia & NZ. |
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27. |
CRA International |
Financial
services, Economic |
Multi-vertical.
International trade, accounting, financial strategy |
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28. |
Stern Stewart |
EVA, Equity
research & valuation |
Super specialized EVA
consultant |
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29. |
NERA Economic Consulting
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Economic,
Financial |
A Mercer management
consulting company |
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30. |
First Manhattan
Consulting Group |
Financial
services & Institutions |
Strategy, risk management &
technology consulting |
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31. |
Value Partners Group |
Business Strategy, IT |
Also funding hi-tech start ups.
Multi-vertical. Site partially in Italian. |
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32. |
DiamondCluster International |
Technology
strategy, IT |
Multi-vertical, strategic
leverage of technology |
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33. |
BearingPoint |
IT, Consulting,
Outsourcing |
Public Services, Financial
Services and Commercial Services verticals. |
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34. |
Capgemini |
IT, Consulting,
Outsourcing |
Also look at
CTO Blog. |
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35. |
Accenture |
IT, Consulting,
Outsourcing |
Multi-vertical |
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36. |
IBM
Business Consulting |
IT, Consulting,
Outsourcing |
Multi-vertical |
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37. |
Gartner |
IT, Consulting,
Tech Advisory |
IT, ITeS/BPO advisory.
Industry research |
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38. |
PA
Consulting Group |
Management,
Systems and Technology consulting |
Multi-vertical |
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39. |
Plante & Moran |
Financial
services, consulting |
Top US accounting services
firm |
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40. |
Matrix
Research & Consultancy Limited |
Government,
Public Sector |
High UK focus |
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41. |
Protiviti |
Risk consulting,
SoX consulting |
Internal auditing, Sarbanes
Oxley compliance. Check
Knowledge Leader. |
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42. |
Hewitt Associates |
HR Consulting,
outsourcing |
Also multi-service HR BPO,
headhunting |
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43. |
Watson Wyatt |
HR consulting |
OD, Change, pensions,
transformation |
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44. |
Hay Group |
HR consulting,
Change |
OD, Change, talent
management |
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45. |
The Lewin Group |
Healthcare,
Human services |
Part of Quintiles
Transnational. |
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46. |
Eurasia Group |
Political Risk
advisory |
Country risk, industry risk,
economic risk related to political decisions. |
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47. |
CRU Strategies |
Metals, Mining &
Energy |
Also check CRU
Case Studies. |
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48. |
The
Bridgespan Group
|
Non
Profit/NGO/Social |
Consulting for non-profit
organizations and foundations. A Bain associate company. |
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49. |
Spectrum Strategy Consultants |
Telecom, Media
consulting |
Covers broadcasting,
fixed/mobile telecom, print, internet media, music. |
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50. |
Towers Perrin |
Insurance,
Reinsurance, HR |
HR outsourcing, Pensions,
Financial services consulting |
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51. |
Gallup |
Market research |
Gallup group organizations |
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52. |
Kurt Salmon Associates |
Retail, consumer
products |
Also in Healthcare. Leading
in retail. |
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53. |
Cornerstone Research |
Commercial
Litigation, Legal |
Law, economic and financial
analyses |
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54. |
Analysis Group |
Legal, Litigation |
Economic, financial, strategic consulting
for law firms |
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55. |
Putnam Associates |
Pharma, Biotech
strategy |
Also diagnostics & medical
device industries. Also check
publications. |