Management Consulting stories
Clients are beginning to push for lower fees as AI fuels the belief that outside specialists can be replaced in-house, a report says.
Despite recession fears, most global leaders plan to keep AI spending high, with average budgets set at USD $186 million over the next year.
Training is outpacing oversight for AI use at many firms, with 43% yet to adopt a formal risk framework, Gallagher found.
Without proper oversight, rapidly growing AI agent workforces could leave firms blind to who can access systems, data and privileges.
The Toronto firm’s latest US push aims to deepen ties with clients as it targets New York dealmakers and mid-market investors.
The acquisition gives the advisory group an Auckland base and adds digital strategy and content expertise as clients rethink growth plans.
Major UK and US professional services firms are shelving AI projects as skill shortages bite, exposing a gap between tech spend and staff readiness.
Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.
Synechron merges Chamonix IT, Exposé and iGreenData into a single Australian consultancy, unveiling a new national leadership team.
Anthropic launches Claude Partner Network with an initial USD $100m to train, certify and co-market with enterprises building on Claude.
ServiceNow names Porsche-owned consultancy MHP Automotive Partner of the Year, citing AI-powered workflows and measurable business results.
It could help large organisations move beyond pilots by redesigning workflows before automating them, Atturra says.
Stronger oversight is helping the wool body curb risk on major digital projects as federal funding and traceability demands intensify.
Deloitte Ireland names Noelle Doody and Malcolm Barske partners to bolster AI, data and cybersecurity leadership amid rising client demand.
Auxilion invests EUR €1.5m to expand advisory arm, hiring 12 specialists and targeting EUR €5m revenue amid rising demand for GRC support.
UK's flagship OpenAI partnership has delivered no AI trials in seven months, fuelling doubts over GBP £4 billion government plans.
Mediazoo relaunches Finer Vision as an AI skills arm, promising to close the UK workplace AI gap with new training and consultancy models.
Most UK firms now use AI, but with only 31% seeing clear returns, questions grow over costs, strategy and how success is defined.
EY has launched an AI Academy in Australia to upskill workers, standardise everyday AI use and tighten governance across organisations.
BDO Canada launches AI Vision 2030 to embed agentic AI across its operations and client services, targeting long-standing productivity gaps.