The Weekly Briefing: Financial forecasts and executive training
Accenture makes well over a dozen acquisitions in a typical year to support its revenue growth. Those deals are often valued in the nine figures....
The Weekly Briefing: Change strategies and cloud optimization
Before a business can realize a return on a newly purchased technology, it has to convince employees to use it. Executives also need a way...
The Weekly Briefing: AI-accelerated marketing and SAP consulting
Deploying new technologies for businesses in the Arctic comes with a different set of challenges than a standard IT consulting project. This week, we caught...
The Weekly Briefing: Agency moves and software modernization
Buying a professional service from an existing, trusted provider such as a company's accounting firm is often easier than onboarding a new supplier. That dynamic...
The Weekly Briefing: Fiber network due diligence and AI-driven job gains
Before a business buys a competitor, it needs to know that all the assets listed in the M&A agreement work as advertised. That’s easier said...
The Weekly Briefing: AI research tools and high-velocity code modernization
When enterprises need to find a new IT vendor or consultancy, their first stop is often the client portal of one of the tech industry’s...
The Weekly Briefing: Consultancy acquisitions and AI projects
Most consulting firms that make M&A headlines are acquired either by a fellow consultancy or an investment firm. Rootstock Software, which bought a Virginia-based Salesforce...
The Weekly Briefing: AI-accelerated production scheduling and MSP deals
AI consulting deals have gotten more ambitious over the past two years. Many early projects focused on basic use cases such as helping employees find...
The Weekly Briefing: Management consulting and GitHub services
Management consulting engagements don’t necessarily end when the initial project goals are achieved. In some cases, companies continue working with their consulting partner to deepen...
The Weekly Briefing: Consulting subsidiaries and startup programs
Quite a few consumer brands have consulting arms that help their other subsidiaries and, in some cases, external clients boost operational efficiency. Porsche’s MHP unit,...