Monadnock Research (MR) launched its Member Network to establish a community for professionals at global companies and public service organizations that are interested in getting more value from their relationships with management and IT consulting firms.

Community members range from consulting procurement category leaders and CPOs, and internal and external consultants, to project managers and executive sponsors, relationship managers, firm principals, and engagement decision makers.

Clients responsible for more than 40 percent of global management and IT consulting spending read our Consulting Industry NewsWatch weekly, along with thousands of professionals at the world's 500 largest consulting firms.

Each member of the Monadnock Research team has extensive experience buying and selling consulting services, and in providing consulting sector research, editorial content, and advisory services to clients at Global 2000 organizations.

Our mission is to ensure that network members are well informed about consulting industry trends and developments, and that their organizations have the information and capabilities at their disposal to maximize value from engagements, and from strategic firm relationships.

Our services include:

• News and timely information, including MR's daily consulting industry news, thought leadership content, firm and partner research summaries, and weekly newsletters are available (most for free) to keep you up to date on developments in the management and IT consulting, and advisory services areas.
  

• Research reports, surveys, and white papers from MR and its partners span a number of customized and general categories, including firm fee structures and trends, category management best practice studies, consulting client satisfaction, and global consulting industry marketplace trends, by industry, geographic region, and consulting practice area (strategy, operations management, HR, business advisory, and IT).
  

• The Consulting Firm KnowledgeBase, including access to information on thousands management and IT consulting firms, with details on expertise by practice area, industry, and geography.

• Advisory services for organizations requiring assistance with: rationalizing consulting firm relationships and category spend; benchmarking operations relative to best-in-class practices in the areas of fee structures, contracting terms, and engagement practices; assessing specific client needs and firm capabilities; and understanding the consulting industry and firm business models to help inform negotiation strategies and maximize value from these important business relationships.
  

• Subscription services, including individual and company-wide network memberships, provide access to all research, client discussion forums, document archives, and consulting analysts and advisory staff for inquiries.