New Kennedy Research Names Top Firms in Today’s Hottest Consulting Markets

PETERBOROUGH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory, the 40+ year leader in market analysis on the consulting profession, announces the results of a substantially deeper analyst team — namely, the launch of two new research series that identify top consulting firms in key engagement areas, with reliable intelligence on consulting firm service capabilities and go-to-market approaches. The studies also uncover market sizes, trends and dynamics that affect growth for services and details client expectations, their industry challenges, and emerging consulting needs.

“This new research format delivers the insights buyers need to make decisions on their consulting spend and devise smarter strategies that make every consulting engagement count”

“Kennedy now has the resources to go deeper into the consulting market to meet our Clients’ needs and support their strategies across a wider array of consulting services,” says Daniel Houder, COO. “Kennedy’s current analyst team is larger and more experienced than any time in our history. They are delivering deep expertise in the major consulting service areas, as well as the more specialized engagement categories. This level of ability enables more frequent, targeted market intelligence throughout the year. We will continue to anticipate Client demand for this critical business intelligence and further expand our analyst teams over the course of 2013. It’s a very significant advancement for Kennedy, and we’re excited to share more and ever-better intelligence with consulting buyers and providers.”

For consulting buyers: Kennedy’s consulting practice competency based research

“This new research format delivers the insights buyers need to make decisions on their consulting spend and devise smarter strategies that make every consulting engagement count,” according Erick Burchfield, Managing Director of Research. “Each area of research clearly illustrates the top-ranked consulting firms’ core competencies, and details what clients can expect from their consultants when they engage. This research informs end-users of consulting services so they can extract more value from their consulting investment. Better engagement outcomes lead to stronger relationship between clients and consultants; everyone wins.”

The competency research includes:

Emerging consulting engagement trends and client spending drivers
The Kennedy Vanguard, a relative assessment of consulting providers’ strengths and limitations
Detailed profiles of the leading consultancies providing the service
Rankings of consulting providers by revenue and market share
Service demand trajectory with segmentation by geographic region and industries

Buyers can look forward to new releases every month. Titles recently released include:

Digital Strategy Consulting Marketplace
Supply Chain Risk Management Consulting
Consulting to the Insurance Sector
Consulting to the Life Sciences Sector
Change Management Consulting Market
Consulting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Upcoming titles in 2013 will cover the following consulting services and client industry specialties: Consulting to the Capital Markets Sector, Consulting to the Payer/Provider & Government Healthcare Sector, Consulting in Cloud Computing, Human Capital Strategy, Financial Services Consulting Marketplace, Forensic and Dispute Advisory, New Market Entry Strategy, Consulting to the Life Sciences Sector, Cybersecurity Consulting, Consulting to the Banking Sector, Leadership Development Consulting, Financial Risk Management Consulting, Product Development Strategy, IT Strategy Consulting, Transaction Advisory Services, HR Transformation, Manufacturing Strategy, HR Consulting in Asia Pacific, and Consulting in Analytics.

For consulting service providers: Consulting Market Index research

Kennedy continues its 40-year commitment to delivering proprietary intelligence to consulting firms with new Consulting Market Index reports—each one featuring a timely, quantitative overview of:

Consulting market sizing and growth forecasts
Market segmentation by consulting service lines, geographic regions and client industries
Market share analysis of top providers
Top firm rankings by revenue

“The Consulting Market Index research delivers the numbers without the noise,” says Lasse Pitkaeniemi, Associate Director, Market Research. “Timely selections of studies are slated for release every month this year, and offer an in-depth, uncluttered look at current and forecasted growth in key service areas and geographic regions.”

He adds, “From determining geographic presence to evaluating service emphasis, developing talent and pursuing growth opportunities, the new research informs consultancies’ most pressing strategic decisions with analysis and hard data not available elsewhere.”

Market Index titles now available include: Global Consulting Market Index; Information Technology Consulting Market Index; Human Resource Consulting Market Index; Strategy & Operations Consulting Market Index; Financial Consulting Market Index; and Geographic Consulting Index.

The many firms featured in Kennedy’s research include: Accenture; Alix Partners; Alvarez & Marsal; Aon Hewitt; A.T. Kearney; Atos; Bain & Company; Baker Tilly; BDO International; Booz Allen Hamilton; Booz & Company; The Boston Consulting Group; Buck Consultants; Capgemini; CBIZ; CGI; Cognizant; CSC; DDI; Dell-Perot Systems; Deloitte; EMC; Ernst & Young; FTI; Fujitsu; Gallagher Benefits Services; Grant Thornton International; Hay Group; Hitachi; HP; Huron; Hyman Robertson; IBM; Infosys; JLT Employee Benefits Group; KPMG; Lee Hecht Harrison; LEK Consulting; McKinsey & Company; Mercer; Milliman; Oliver Wyman Group; Oracle; PA Consulting; Punter Southall; PwC; Roland Berger; SAP; Sapient; The Segal Company; and Towers Watson.

About Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory
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Founded in 1970, Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory provides accurate and reliable market sizing and forecasts on consulting services world-wide, needs-analysis and vendor profiling for buyers of consulting services, timely and insightful intelligence on the top consulting firms in their respective markets, and operational benchmarks that measure consulting performance.

Kennedy's research spans multiple service areas, client vertical industries, and geographies. Our analysts provide expert commentary at consulting industry events world-wide, and offer custom research for Management Consulting and IT Services firms.

Kennedy's advisory services provide results-oriented strategic guidance to buyers and sellers of consulting services.

Our clientele consists of Fortune 500 companies and the most highly regarded professional services firms in the world, representing over 90% of the service providers in consulting.

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