Plunkett's Consulting Industry Almanac

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PLUNKETT'SCONSULTING INDUSTRYALMANAC 2008CONTENTSA Short Consulting Industry Glossary iIntroduction 1How To Use This Book 3Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Consulting Industry 71) Introduction to the Consulting Industry 72) Consulting Firms Accept Assignments with Contingency Fees 103) Accounting Firms Refocus/Smaller Consulting Firms Gain Clients 104) Many Industry Sectors Seek Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing with PureConsultancies 125) Major Corporations and Organizations Develop Internal Consultants to Cut Costs 126) Corporate Clients Want Solid Returns on IT Investments 137) Government Consulting is Strong, Including IT, Transportation, Defense and Security 138) Consultancies Move Towards Globalization 149) Offshoring to India Drives Changes in Global Consulting 1510) BPO and KPO: White-Collar and Professional Tasks Are Offshored to a Growing Extent 1711) Consulting Firms Are Once Again Recruiting MBAs, and Accounting Employees Are in HighDemand 18Chapter 2: Consulting Industry Statistics 21Consulting Industry Overview 22Consulting Industry Revenue & Expenses, U.S.: 1999-2007 23Management Consulting Services Revenue, U.S.: 2004-2006 24Environmental Consulting Services Revenue, U.S.: 2004-2006 25Largest Computer & Internet Consulting Companies: 2006-2007 26Largest U.S. Management & Strategy Consulting Companies: 2006-2007 27Largest U.S. Human Resources Consulting Companies: 2006-2007 28Consulting Industry Employment, U.S.: 2001-2007 29Chapter 3: Important Consulting Industry Contacts 30Addresses, Telephone Numbers and World Wide Web SitesChapter 4: THE CONSULTING 300:Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 61Industry List, With Codes 62Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 64Alphabetical Index 72Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 74Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 77Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 78Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 87Individual Profiles on each of THE CONSULTING 300 90Additional IndexesIndex of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 367Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 369