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This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2019-2020 Operations Consulting rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. Rate differential break-outs are included for 14 large US metro markets. The report also provides weekly team-based rates for the 10 most common operations project team types. A firm legacy specialty break-out contains: Large Operations Specialists, Small and Mid-Market Operations Specialists, Large Strategy Specialists, Small and Mid-Market Strategy Specialists; Financial, Legal and Risk Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, HR Specialists, Large IT Consulting Specialists and Small and Mid-Market IT Consulting Specialists. (97 Pages, 52 Exh...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2018-2019 US Marketing and Interactive Consulting rates in the United States of America from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. This is our first rate report published in this area. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. The report includes rate break-outs for Marketing Strategy, Marketing Operations, and for Digital and Interactive Services. (45 Pages, 12 Exhibits)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research (MR) estimates for 2013 operations consulting rates in China from MR's continuous cross-industry analysis of current negotiated master service agreement rates. Results of our analysis contain hourly rates by level of professional, and weekly team-based rates. Each hourly break-out contains rates by category of professional with full detail for each of the relevant 6-15 professional categories for which rates were analyzed. Practice area sections contain ten break-out sections for rates by the primary specialty, including operations rates for operations specialists, strategy specialists, the Big Four, large technology specialists and human capital specialists. Weekly team-based rates are also presented for each firm specialist category across 8 operations team types. Rates from firms considered in this analysis included A.T. Kearney, Accenture, IBM, BCG, Bain, PA Consulting, Booz&Co, Celerant, McKinsey, Deloitte, L.E.K., Capgemini, Roland Berger, ...More

This report provides Monadnock Research (MR) estimates for 2013 operations consulting rates in South Africa from MR's continuous cross-industry analysis of current negotiated master service agreement rates. Results of our analysis contain hourly rates by level of professional, and weekly team-based rates. Each hourly break-out contains rates by category of professional with full detail for each of the relevant 6-15 professional categories for which rates were analyzed. Practice area sections contain ten break-out sections for rates by the primary specialty, including operations rates for operations specialists, strategy specialists, the Big Four, large technology specialists and human capital specialists. Weekly team-based rates are also presented for each firm specialist category across 8 operations team types. Rates from firms considered in this analysis included A.T. Kearney, Accenture, IBM, BCG, Bain, PA Consulting, Booz&Co, Celerant, McKinsey, Deloitte, L.E.K., Capgemini, Roland B...More

This report provides Monadnock Research (MR) estimates for 2013 operations consulting rates in the United Kingdom (UK) from MR's continuous cross-industry analysis of current negotiated master service agreement rates. Results of our analysis contain hourly rates by level of professional, and weekly team-based rates. Each hourly break-out contains rates by category of professional with full detail for each of the relevant 6-15 professional categories for which rates were analyzed. Practice area sections contain ten break-out sections for rates by the primary specialty, including operations rates for operations specialists, strategy specialists, the Big Four, large technology specialists and human capital specialists. Weekly team-based rates are also presented for each firm specialist category across 8 operations team types. Rates from firms considered in this analysis included A.T. Kearney, Accenture, IBM, BCG, Bain, PA Consulting, Booz&Co, Celerant, McKinsey, Deloitte, L.E.K., Capgemin...More

This report provides Monadnock Research (MR) estimates for 2013 operations consulting rates in the United States (US) from MR's continuous cross-industry analysis of current negotiated master service agreement rates. Results of our analysis contain hourly rates by level of professional, and weekly team-based rates. Each hourly break-out contains rates by category of professional with full detail for each of the relevant 6-15 professional categories for which rates were analyzed. Practice area sections contain ten break-out sections for rates by the primary specialty, including operations rates for operations specialists, strategy specialists, the Big Four, large technology specialists and human capital specialists. Weekly team-based rates are also presented for each firm specialist category across 8 operations team types. Rates from firms considered in this analysis included A.T. Kearney, Accenture, IBM, BCG, Bain, PA Consulting, Booz&Co, Celerant, McKinsey, Deloitte, L.E.K., Capgemini...More

This Research Note contains the mean and median rates across all relevant Monadnock Research professional levels for the world's largest strategy and operations specialists, including McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Roland Berger, Booz&Co, LEK, A.T. Kearney, PA Consulting and PRTM. (4 Charts)...More

This Research Note presents operations consulting rate conversion metrics for 29 of the largest countries around the world, with details on the impact of non-currency factors on rates globally. Clients can use information in this Note to estimate engagement costs for services where country-specific rates are required for a firm and one country's rate distribution by level of professional (or blended rate) is known. These factors can also be employed in conjunction with Monadnock Research Operations rate tables to create rates by country for operations work proposed on an hourly, daily, weekly or team basis. Conversion metrics are presented for rates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and the United Kingdom (U.K.) Resea...More

MR - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has completed its acquisition of management consultancy PRTM. PwC says the addition of PRTM's experience in strategy, supply chain, product development, customer value management and business model innovation will strengthen and support its commitment to deliver a full range of consulting services from strategy through execution. More than 700 consultants joined PwC's global advisory practice in the transaction, including 124 principals. Over two-thirds of PRTM's professionals are located in the U.S., with the remainder in the U.K., France, Germany, the Nordics, the UAE, India, China and Japan. See our Research Note (Vol IV, No 18 - 24 June 2011) for Monadnock Research perspective on the transaction. (480 words)...More

MR - PwC has entered into a definitive merger agreement where it will acquire privately held PRTM, a global operations management and strategy consulting firm based in metro Boston. Assuming the transaction is successfully concluded, PRTM will join PwC's global Advisory practice. Much like the Diamond transaction, any acquisition faces unique challenges for a firm like PwC given its role as an auditor for many of the world's largest organizations. Clients must choose whether PwC's client work as an auditor or as a consultant and advisor is more important strategically. And this is a decision that PwC may have a different opinion on as it once again expands its advisory capabilities and pursues more sources of higher margin consulting and advisory work. PRTM does minimal work in financial services, so there is limited exposure there. This Research Note includes MR perspective and discusses many of the potential challenges. PwC expects the deal to close late summer, subject to customary ...More

MR - PRTM appoints Vice President in the firm's Energy Business Group. North Highland appoints former executive vice presidents as Co-Presidents. Aon Consulting appoints CEO of Aon Consulting EMEA, replacing departing leader; Appoints CEO of Aon Consulting UK. Mercer Investment Consulting appoints Global Director of Analytics, Research and Tools. Hewitt Associates expands its U.S. Investment Consulting practice with the addition of six consultants. CSC names vice president of cloud computing and software services; President of Northern Europe business operations. PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed John D. Loveland as a managing director in the firm's US Forensic Technology Solutions practice. The Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions has named former Chevron executive Peter Robertson as independent senior advisor. Segal Advisors makes senior consulting appointment. RBF Consulting appoints Vice President and Natural Resources Practice Leader. (2,350 words)...More

Huron Consulting Group appoints President and COO. Bain & Company appoints leader of North American healthcare practice. PricewaterhouseCoopers appoints Chief Innovation Officer. Tata Consultancy Services COO to become CEO. Capgemini appoints Group HR Director and member of the Group Management Board. KPMG appoints new director to head up restructuring real estate specialist team; Names two new Partners and one Director to the UK restructuring group; CRA International names three vice presidents. Aon Consulting names senior Vice President of National Retirement Innovation and Sales. Executive returns to PRTM as VP in Global Public Sector business following White House Appointment. Celerant Consulting appoints two new chemicals sector Vice Presidents. Affiliated Computer Services names chief operating officers of commercial and government operations. Former BDO Seidman Vice Chairman pleads guilty to federal fraud charges. (subscription required)...More

PRTM has acquired eGate Consulting Shanghai Ltd., a consultancy focusing on strategy execution using the Balanced Scorecard. PRTM says eGate has helped more than 100 China-based companies to describe, execute, and manage strategy since the firm was launched in 2001....More

MR - Ernst & Young has named Howard Roth as the organization's new Global and Americas Director of the firm's 5,000 member Real Estate practice; Jules B. Kroll, the founder of Kroll, will retire from the Marsh & McLennan Companies this month; R. Corey Booth, will be leaving his position as CIO of the SEC to join the Boston Consulting Group as a leader within its financial services practice; Jeffery Gruen, M.D. has joined PRTM Management Consultants as a director and co-head of the firm's healthcare practice; Former Starbucks Senior VP of manufacturing and operations, Rich Soderberg, has joined Alvarez & Marsal's business consulting practice as a senior director; Linda E. Amuso has been appointed president of Aon Consulting's Radford Surveys + Consulting; and Fidelity Investments has named Bob Lucido as a Senior VP within its consulting services group to launch an HR strategy practice....More

MR - PRTM has appointed Edward M. Straw, former president of global operations for the Estée Lauder Companies, as executive vice president; Proudfoot Consulting, has named John Manrodt and John Klustner senior vice presidents; NERA Economic Consulting has hired James Heidell as a vice president in its global energy, environment, and network industries practice; Mercer has appointed Tim Gardener as global chief investment strategist; Avaya has appointed Christopher Formant as president of Avaya Global Services; Huron Consulting has named Dr. Michael E. Whitcomb as an advisor to the company's higher education practice; SAIC has named Clement Chen as senior vice president for strategic development; AlixPartners has named managing director, Frederick A. Crawford, chief executive officer and a member of the firm's board of directors; Ernst & Young has named Mick Summersgill as a director in the firm's recently-launched insurance run-off practice; and Aon Consulting has promoted ...More