| A Short
Consulting Industry Glossary |
i |
| Introduction |
1 |
| How To Use
This Book |
3 |
| Chapter
1: Major Trends Affecting the Consulting Industry |
7 |
| |
1) Introduction
to the Consulting Industry |
7 |
| |
2) Consulting Firms Accept Assignments
with Contingency Fees |
9 |
| |
3) Accounting Firms Refocus |
9 |
| |
4) Many Industry Sectors Seek
Consulting and Outsourcing Income, Competing
with Pure Consultancies
|
10 |
| |
5) Corporate Clients Want Solid
Returns on IT Investments |
11 |
| |
6) Government Spending on Security
Consulting Booms |
11 |
| |
7) Consultancies Move Towards
Globalization |
12 |
| |
8) Major Corporations and Organizations
Develop Internal Consultants to Cut
Costs |
12 |
| |
9) Offshoring Drives Changes
in Consulting |
12 |
| |
10) Consulting Firms Are Once
Again Recruiting MBAs, and Accounting
Employees Are in High Demand
|
13 |
| Chapter 2: Consulting
Industry Statistics |
17 |
| |
Consulting Industry Overview,
2004 |
18 |
| |
Largest Management Consulting
Companies, 2004 |
19 |
| |
Largest Computer and Internet
Consulting Companies, 2004 and 2003 |
20 |
| |
Largest Human Resources Consulting
Companies, 2004 and 2003 |
21 |
| |
Employment in Management and
Technical Consulting Services, U.S.: 1995-2005 |
22 |
| Chapter
3: Important Consulting Industry Contacts |
23 |
| |
Addresses, Telephone Numbers
and World Wide Web Sites |
|
Chapter
4: THE CONSULTING 250:
|
|
| |
Who They Are and How They Were
Chosen |
49 |
| |
Industry List, With Codes |
50 |
| |
Index of Rankings
Within Industry Groups |
52 |
| |
Alphabetical Index |
59 |
|
|
Geographic Indexes |
|
| |
Index of Headquarters
Location by U.S. State |
61 |
| |
Index of Non-U.S.
Headquarters Location by Country |
64 |
| |
Index by Regions
of the U.S. Where THE CONSULTING 250 Have Locations |
65 |
| |
Index by Firms
with Operations Outside the U.S. |
74 |
| |
Individual Profiles
on each of THE CONSULTING 250 |
77 |
| Additional Indexes |
|
| Index
of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities |
348 |
| Index
by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations |
349 |
