Generative AI – threat or opportunity to consulting?
Generative AI has become the hot topic within the consulting and professional services sector. For many, it is often described as a new ground-breaking technology that is ‘revolutionising’ data analysis, decision-making, and client engagement. Whilst for others, Generative AI is deemed as a huge threat to the industry that is killing sales processes, negatively affecting […]
What to consider when selecting a PSA?
Not all PSAs are the same. Some work better for SME’s while others can support the scale and commercial complexity of Enterprises. There are even some which claim to be PSAs but aren’t. The Product landscape continues to evolve fast – some established solutions have massive functional depth and breadth – but with that bring […]
Unlock your M&A ambitions with our operational due diligence approach
The professional and tech services sectors are fiercely competitive and diverse. So you need your portfolio to deliver growth, efficiency, and most importantly, real value.
Navigating the three pillars of post-acquisition performance improvement
In the professional and tech service sectors, maintaining momentum following a successful acquisition is vital, and operationalising the actions of the pre-acquisition Operational Due Diligence is often the first step.
The transformative power of data analytics in professional services firms
In the modern business landscape, data is a strategic asset that, placed alongside the talent of your team, has the power to unlock new avenues for growth…
Three key steps to improving the quality of information in your business
Information is data that has been processed and re-presented in order to be interpreted for a specific purpose.
Digital marketing and how professional services firms can maximise the benefit
For many of us, a shift to hybrid working since the pandemic has reduced the opportunities to meet face-to-face and we are now far more dependent on digital technologies and online meetings: a marked change from the traditional ways in which our consulting relationships were first forged.
Leadership and talent through recession (and beyond)
This post follows Rob’s and Simon England’s article on protecting value through a recession.
The right time to deploy a PSA
There are plenty of articles about the benefits of deploying a Professional Services Automation solution in a growing consulting business – not least from the platform vendors themselves. The challenge is often choosing the right time to do so: do it too soon and you risk selecting a solution that fails to keep pace with […]
Creating an effective operating model for a professional services organisation, without adding bureaucracy
Introducing new processes into a workplace isn’t always popular. People associate them with needless admin and extra work. But well thought out structured processes do the opposite – they streamline activity and boost productivity. And at some point in the journey of every growing business, creating them becomes vital. That moment often arrives when your […]