What does it take to actually build a profitable consulting business in India? Is India just a place for inexpensive, highly skilled talent or is it the next big market for western-style consulting services? And how must consulting companies adapt to be successful there?
Please join us for a webinar targeted to small and medium-sized companies that are trying to understand the role India as a market will play in their long-term strategic goals.
This webinar will include:
Key information and statistics for the consulting market in India
An understanding of the opportunities and challenges for western consulting companies looking to build a business in the Indian market
An outline of Indian regulations and laws that will influence how business is done
Insights into how to develop a market strategy and brand that will inspire Indian and foreign companies Indian subsidiaries to utilize your firm's services
AMCF member firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to pay $378 million for Diamond Management & Technology Consultants.
Diamond employs more than 500 consultants, with offices in the U.S., London and Mumbai. It consults with clients on how to grow businesses and boost margins. The company has been recording steady growth, reporting a tripling of earnings for its latest quarter.
In a time when there are more questions than answers, we may find ourselves at a crossroads, unsure of which way to turn...and yet we still have to deliver value and understand the changing needs of our clients, our talent and, in fact, our entire eco-system.
Join us to hear expert opinions on the burning issues affecting our companies and network with senior leaders from other firms, industry experts, academics, clients and leaders from the federal government. Notable speakers include:
Jim Champy, Chairman Emeritus, Consulting, Dell Services
Peter Schiff, President & Chief Global Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc.
Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor or Finance, Wharton School of Business
Robert C. Eccles, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
AMCF is pleased to announce that Robert G. Eccles will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Global Leadership Forum in NYC December 2nd and Dec 3rd. Robert G. Eccles is Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and has written three books on corporate reporting. Dr Eccles’ most recent book, written with Michael P. Krzus, is One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy, forms the basis of his speech at this forum. Integrated reporting has already become an important concept in the area of corporate reporting. It could also be one of the next big business opportunities for the consulting industry since integrated reporting requires support from strategy, operations, human resource and technology consulting firms in order for it to be customized and implemented effectively.
It is our pleasure to name Jim Champy, Chairman Emeritus, Consulting, Dell Services and co-founder of the reengineering movement, as this year’s distinguished Carl S. Sloane Award for Excellence in Management Consulting winner.
He will be the eleventh esteemed leader to receive this prestigious award. Previous year’s recipients include: David Maister, Dr. Henry Mintzberg, C. K. Prahalad, Ginni Rometty, Edward de Bono, Joe Forehand, Tom Tierney, Michael Hammer, Roland Berger and Carl Sloane himself.
AMCF has selected Jim in recognition of the substantial contributions he has made to the industry through his leadership, intellectual capital and commitment to client service that has significantly influenced the thinking and strategies of management consulting leaders.
The award will be presented at the AMCF Global Leadership Forum, which will be held in New York City, December 2nd and 3rd.
AMCF Member firm The Saint Consulting Group was profiled in a recent publication of the Financial Times for their fifth annual Saint Index which surveys public attitudes towards big local land projects and shows that the economic slowdown in the US has increased potential local support for new superstores, hospitals and even power plants.
Sixty-eight per cent of 1,000 adults surveyed in June by The Saint Consulting Group, which specializes in land use approval politics, said they were more likely to support projects in their home towns because of the economy – up from 59 per cent last year.
Effectively managing human resources across international borders has always been a challenge. Today, social media could pose new problems for HR managers but also new opportunities to listen, build relationships, connect, and maintain ties with prospective employees, the current workforce, and alumni. The key to using social media for internal communication is listening to internal constituents across borders and building programs that connect people but do not take an “one size fits all” approach.
The application for the 2010-2011 Richard Metzler Scholarship is now available. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding individuals planning a career in consulting and are currently pursuing an MBA degree.This year, four scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded.
According to a research report by The Bloom Group, BlissPR and the Association of Management Consulting Firms, consulting firms are ramping up spending on social media to drive thought-leadership marketing strategies. The authors offer these key findings:
1. Firms are quickly expanding their budgets for social media
2. Social media will increasingly complement traditional thought leadership marketing channels
3. Other social media tools are gaining on traditional techniques
4. Running out of content and determining how to use it as a marketing tool are the two biggest concerns about social media
5. The firms with the most effective thought leadership marketing programs are much more likely to use research-based content, and they invest much more in social media than consulting firms with the least effective programs
Father and son authors Richard Metzler and Jon Metzler interviewed over 35 senior consultants whose careers represent nearly 1,000 years of experience. These veterans are smart and have a keen eye for the moment. They see and seize the moment, and they remember that moment. They also are great story tellers and whenever they get together the stories just seem to pour out.
For those who have been consultants or who have thought of becoming one, this book is a must read. It is an unbeatable collection of insights and lessons from the “Wizards” of the profession. That is what this book is all about -senior consultants passing on their wisdom to the next generation.
All proceeds help fund the Richard Metzler Scholarship awarded by the Foundation for Excellence in Management Consulting.
Should consulting firms make social media a key piece of the thought leadership marketing mix?
To shed light on this issue, The Bloom Group, BlissPR and the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) conducted an extensive survey on social media and other thought leadership marketing practices of North American consulting firms. The preliminary results were presented in NYC on March 19th.
On June 28th the Supreme Court clarified the rules applicable to what are sometimes called “business process” or “business method” patents in the Bilski et al. v. Kappos decision.
The issue in the case was whether a patent could be obtained for a claimed invention that explains how buyers and sellers of commodities in the energy market can protect, or hedge, against the risk of price changes.
The Court held that the patent application in this case could not be granted because it attempted to patent abstract ideas. However, the court declined to prohibit a business method patent. In short, the opinion leaves open the possibility that there are at least some processes that can be fairly described as business methods that are patentable.
Cumberland Consulting Group has been recognized for excellence in health information systems consulting based on the feedback of thousands of healthcare providers as reported by KLAS.
Patricia (Pat) McKay at Templeton & Company was selected as a winner of the w2wlink Ascendancy Awards for Business Women. Selection was based on achievement and innovation in corporate settings. This award recognizes women for their mentorship of other professional women. The purpose of the Ascendancy Awards is to recognize, reward and inspire women to maximize their potential in their careers.
AMCF Board Member, Michael Saint, of The Saint Consulting Group was interviewed and profiled this Monday in the Wall Street Journal on the front page of the Business Section about some of the projects that The Saint Consulting Group has undertaken in the past.
Mike has grown his business to over $30 million in revenue, has been a great supporter of AMCF while developing a rapidly growing segment of the consulting industry.
AMCF recently presented its annual Legal Issues Update on May 4th in Chicago and was hosted at the Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Offices. You will find the following presentations in the Members’ Only Section of the AMCF website:
· “Legal Professional Privilege does not Apply to Communications with In-House Lawyers”
· “New Federal Acquisition Regulation Mandatory Disclosure Requirement & Recent Amendments to the False Claims Act”
· “What’s New in Litigation and E-Discovery”
· “An Underwriter’s View of Consulting Firm E&O Risks”
Additional Topics discussed, and for which materials are available to members are:
Deloitte Consulting announced a non-exclusive global alliance with PROS. The companies will work together to offer scalable/efficient solutions that enable B2B customers to maximize return on pricing.
Ernst & Young joined the US State Department’s new E-Mentor Corps. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced E&Y’s participation at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.
Click here to read the full article. Management Consulting Group PLC said it has conditionally raised gross proceeds of approximately £25.0 million in a Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer.
For those of you who were unable to attend the Horizon Series Strategy Event on March 2nd launching Walter Kiechel's new book The Lord of Strategy from Harvard Business School Publishing: watch selected clips of the occasion with Martin Reeves from the Boston Consulting Group, Thomas Stewart from Booz & Company, and Uta Werner the head of Strategy from Xerox Corporation.
Power and Influence UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education, Haas School of Business Foundation for Excellence in Management Consulting Advanced Development Program Berkeley, CA
