Wipro Consulting NewsWatch

Table of Contents: (1) 2021 US Tax Advisory and Compliance Rates; (2) 2021 US Legal and Forensic Advisory Rates; (3) 2021 US Transaction Advisory Rates; (4) Accenture Completes Acquisitions of Pollux, Core Compete and Cygni; (5) Capgemini Launches New Multinational Division, Capgemini Engineering; (6) Aon Agrees to Divest Operations to Satisfy EU Antitrust Regulators; Review Deadline Extended; (7) Wipro's $1.45 Billion Bid to Acquire UK's Capco Proceeds; (8) BCG 2020 Revenues Grow to $8.6 Billion; (9) Consulting Leadership: Bain, KPMG, Marakon, CRA and Capita; (10) Thought Leadership: Accenture and Capgemini. (2,250 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) WPP to Sell Controlling Interest in Kantar Consulting Subsidiary; (2) Julie Sweet Appointed Accenture CEO; David Rowland Named Executive Chairman; (3) Bain Takes Steps to Learn from SARS Missteps; (4) BearingPoint Acquires UK Public Sector Specialist, Prederi; (5) BDO's 3 Largest Affiliates in Australia to Merge Operations; (6) BCG Acquires Spanish Digital Consultancy, Kernel Analytics; (7) FTI Consulting to Acquire German Restructuring Advisor, Andersch; (8) PA Consulting Acquires US-Based Innovation Specialist, 4iNNO; (9) Consulting Leadership: EY, Wipro, Accenture, BearingPoint and BCG; and (10) Thought Leadership: Korn Ferry. (2,625 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Big Four Fiscal 2016 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics (MR Research Note Vol X, No 2); (2) CSC Shareholders Approve HP Enterprise Merger; (3)Oracle Performing Due Diligence on Accenture Acquisition?; (4) Deloitte Acquires Cloud Consultancy, Day 1; Plans to Expand Cloud Capabilities; (5) Accenture Completes First Annapolis, OCTO, Seabury, Focus Group Europe and Davies Transactions; (6) CRA Closes Acquisition of Life Sciences Strategy Specialist, C1 Consulting; (7) BearingPoint Expands Operations Consulting Capabilities with UK and Italy Acquisitions; (8) Ethisphere Honors Accenture, Capgemini and Wipro as 2017 Most Ethical Companies; (9) Consulting Leadership: KPMG, Deloitte, CRA, Marakon, BDO and FTI; and (10) Thought Leadership: Strategy&, L.E.K. and PwC. (2,785 words, 1 Graphic)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2017-2018 US Operations Consulting Rates: Monadnock Research Reports (Vol X, No 1); (2) Accenture Acquires solid-ser-Vision and Altitude; Agrees to Purchase Seabury and InvesTech; (3)Gartner to Acquire CEB for $3.3 Billion; (4) Segal Rogerscasey Closes Marco Consulting Transaction; (5) Booz Allen Closes $250 Million Acquisition of Aquilent; (6) Consulting Leadership: PwC, Deloitte, BCG, Wipro, Accenture, Navigant, SAIC, Segal, KPMG, BearingPoint and A.T. Kearney; and (7) Thought Leadership: Bain. (2,950 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 22016-2017 Japan, Singapore, and Australia/ New Zealand Strategy Consulting Rates: Monadnock Research Reports (Vol IX, No 15-17); (2) Expert Networks Coming of Age as Large Firm Substitutes for Some Engagements; (3) Accenture Closes Acquisitions of Karmarama, OCTO, DPS, Nashco, DayNine, Kurt Salmon and Redcore; (4) Booz Allen to Acquire Aquilent for $250 Million; (5) Wipro to Acquire Appirio for $500 million; (6) Navigant Acquires Ecofys; (7) 2017 Monadnock Research Consulting Rate Research Calendar; (8) Consulting Leadership: Accenture, Simon Kucher, H&S, Bain, KPMG, Korn Ferry and BCG; and (9) Thought Leadership: Bain, Accenture, BCG, KPMG and Positive Technologies; and (10) 2017 Monadnock Research Portal Subscription Pricing. (2,925 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) IBM to Acquire Salesforce Consultancy Bluewolf; (2) Accenture to Buy Controlling Stake in Japan Digital Consultancy, IMJ Services; (3) SAIC Shareholder Fraud Case Dismissal Overturned on Appeal; (4) NTT Data Reaches $3 Billion Agreement to Acquire Dell Services; (5) Epic v. Tata Consultancy Services IP Theft Trial Starts in Wisconsin; (6) Consulting Leadership: Capgemini, Accenture, Wipro, BCG and SAIC; (7) Thought Leadership: BCG, Accenture and Deloitte. (2,350 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Aston Martin Launches Design Consultancy ; (2) BCG Reaches $5 Billion in 2015 Annual Revenues; (3) Ancura Receives $100 Million in Growth Funding; (4) CSC Closes $308 Million Acquisition of Australia's UXC; (5) Accenture, Avanade, Capgemini, Concurrent, Rockwell and Wipro; (6) Vertiba Acquired by Publicis.Sapient; (7) Accenture Opens Liquid Application Studio in Silicon Valley; (8) Consulting Leadership: PwC, BCG, Accenture, Huron and BDO; and (9) Thought Leadership: Institutional Shareholder Services and Accenture(2,050 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Big Four Fiscal 2015 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics; (2) KPMG Capital Takes Equity Stake in Label Insight; (3) Wipro to Acquire HealthPlan Services for $460 Million; (4) Capgemini Acquires Fahrenheit 212; (5) Consulting Leadership: Booz Allen, KPMG, PwC, BRG, Huron and Navigant; and (6) Thought Leadership: KPMG, Accenture and Deloitte. (2,025 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) McKinsey Director and State Farm Internal Consultant Indicted in $900,000 Fraudulent Procurement Scheme; (2) Reed Group Acquires Aon Hewitt's Absence Management Group; (3) Wipro to Acquire New Jersey-based BPaaS Consulting and Services Firm, Viteos for $130 Million; (4) Navigant Acquires Healthcare Management Consultancy, McKinnis, for $62 Million; (5) Accenture to Acquire Trading Systems Consultancy, Formicary; (6) Huron Closes $112 Million Sale of Huron Legal to Consilio; (7) Accenture Acquires Netherlands Salesforce Consultancy, CRMWaypoint; (8) Consulting Leadership: Wipro, Aon Hewitt, Patomak, Huron and Navigant. (2,015 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) KPMG Fiscal 2015 Advisory Revenues Flat; Total Revenues Down 1.53 Percent in USD; (2) Beacon Consulting Group Acquired by Accenture; (3) CSC to Acquire UK Insurance Software and Services Firm, Xchanging; (4) Accenture Again Expands Digital Marketing Capabilities with Acquisition of Boomerang; (5) Chennai Operations of TCS, Wipro and Cognizant Disrupted by Floods; (6) Operations and IIoT Consultancy, Cimation, to be Acquired by Accenture; (7) L-3 to Sell National Security Solutions Business to CACI International for $550 Million; (8) Huron Consulting to Sell Huron Legal to Consilio for Around $112 Million; (9) Consulting Leadership: Deloitte, Segal and CSC; and (10) Thought Leadership: Accenture and PwC Strategy&. (2,205 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Monadnock Research Portal 2016 Subscription Price Increase; (2) Korn Ferry Completes $475 Million Hay Group Acquisition; (3) Willis Increases Cash Offer After Towers Watson Shareholders Fail to Approve Deal; (4) CSRA Completes Spinoff from CSC and Acquisition of SRA International; (5) CSC Reaches Agreement to Acquire Australia's UXC; (6) PwC Canada Acquires Salesforce Consultancy, Cinovate; (7) Wipro to Acquire German IT Consultancy, cellent; (8) 2015-16 HR Consulting Rate Report Series Published; (9) Consulting Leadership: Accenture and Huron; (10) Thought Leadership: BCG and Accenture; (11) Honors & Recognition: Accenture. (2,075 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015 IT Strategy Consulting Rates: Ireland; (2) Accenture Acquires Strategy Specialist, Axia Limited; (3) CACI Acquires LTC Engineering; (4) Morgan Clark Acquired by Mobiquity; (5) Consulting Leadership: Wipro and Heidrick & Struggles; and (6) Thought Leadership: North Highland and Deloitte. (930 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015 IT Strategy Consulting Rates: Switzerland and Italy; (2) KPMG Australia to Acquire Australian Cyber Security Firm, First Point Global; Partners with Lane4; (3) Wood Mackenzie Agrees to be Acquired by Verisk; (4) Accenture, Capgemini and Wipro Recognized Among the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere; (5) Airbus Subsidiary CIMPA SAS to be Acquired by Sopra Steria; (6) Consulting Leadership: Capgemini, Wipro, Sopra Steria, Deloitte, KPMG, Egon Zehnder, Prophet and Roland Berger; and (7) Thought Leadership: BCG and Accenture. (1,785 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015 IT Strategy Consulting Rates: India; (2) UK Parliament Committee Accuses PwC and Others of Creating Tax Avoidance Schemes; (3) Oliver Wyman's CAVOC Acquires Aviation Specialist, TeamSAI; (4) Accenture Agrees to Acquire Agilex; Closes Reactive Media and Structure Acquisitions; (5) Capita Accused of Procurement Violations in UK; (6) Huron Reaches Agreement to Acquire Studer Group; (7) Infosys Restructures Global Operations; (8) Consulting Leadership: Deloitte, West Monroe, PwC, Navigant, Huron, Wipro and Prophet; and (9) Thought Leadership: BearingPoint and KPMG. (2,180 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015 subscription rates for the Monadnock Research Portal will increase to $4,995 on 1 January; (2) Jackson Lewis Shifts Professional Performance Metrics Away from Billable Hours; (3) Wipro Expands Operations in Romania; (4) BDO to Acquire UHY Texas Practice; (5) HP Divisions Start Work on Split into HP Enterprise and HP Inc.; (6) Consulting Leadership: Wipro, Lloyds, Infosys, FTI and Deloitte; and (7) Thought Leadership: FTI. (1,240 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2014 Japan, South Korea and Taiwan IT Consulting Rates; (2) Cognizant Agrees to Acquire TriZetto for $2.7 Billion; (3) Apple Patent Infringement Damages Award Thrown Out on Bogus Expert Testimony; (4) Wipro Launches Open Source Infrastructure Practice and Investment Strategy; (5) Oliver Wyman Launches OW Labs to Help Make Strategic Sense of Big Data; (6) Atos' €620 million Takeover of Bull Proceeds; (7) Consulting Leadership: A.T. Kearney, Marakon and CSC; and (8) Thought Leadership: A.T. Kearney, KPMG and Accenture. (1,930 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2014 Australia, New Zealand and Singapore IT Consulting Rates; (2) PwC US Advisory Group Banned for 24-Months and Fined $25 Million for Misconduct by NY Regulator; (3) Deloitte Fires Subcontractor, KH Consulting, in Iowa University System Engagement; (4) WIPRO Launches Global Customer Experience Center; (5) European Banks and Regulators Pay Nearly €500 Million in Consulting and Audit Fees; (6) Capita Purchases Irish Managed Services Firm; (7) Consulting Leadership: Kurt Salmon, FTI and Towers Watson; and (8) Thought Leadership: HEDD and BCG. (1,890 words)...More

A small number of consulting and IT services firms made the exclusive 2013 list of Ethisphere's Most Ethical Companies, among the 143 corporate honorees. The group is comprised of mostly large and very large multi-national corporations. Eight firms that have large consulting operations made the list of Ethisphere's Most Ethical Companies this year. The management and IT consulting services honorees were Accenture, Capgemini and Wipro; and the AEC firms that made the list were CH2M Hill and AECOM. Xerox and Hitachi Data Systems also made the list, and have large IT consulting and services operations. Two honorees that offer staffing services made the list, ManpowerGroup and Robert Half International. (230 words)...More

MR - Deloitte LLP elects Joseph Echevarria CEO and Punit Renjen Chairman; Harry Greenspun, M.D., joins Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; Bob Contri appointed U.S. financial services industry group leader. FTI Consulting appoints William M. Isaac as Senior Managing Director and head of the Financial Institutions Group. Kareem El-Alaily and Mark Klupt join Censeo as Principals; Steve Krauss joins as Corporate Development Officer; Barbara Meachin joins as Director of Professional Development; Dr. Timothy Laseter transitions from COO to commercial practice leader. Jonathan Dharmapalan appointed to lead Ernst & Young Global Telecom Center. CSC has named Alisoun Moore vice president and general manager for its North American Public Sector (NPS) Health Services Division. Greg Campanella and Kevin McHugh join Navigant Capital Advisors' Valuation & Financial Risk Management practice as Managing Directors. Capgemini Government Solutions has named Sandra Gillespie a Vice President in...More

MR - Wipro Technologies has agreed to acquire the Global Oil and Gas IT practice of Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Commercial Business Services practice in an all cash deal valued at around $150 million (USD). The practice provides consulting, system integration, and outsourcing services to large global energy companies. Approximately 1,450 employees are expected to transition to Wipro across North America, Europe, India, and the Middle East when the transaction is finalized. (390 words)...More

MR - KPMG makes 136 partner appointments in its Americas practice; KPMG Europe appoints three independent executives to Public Interest Committee. Wipro founder donates Rs 88.4 billion ($1.95 billion USD) to launch Azim Premji University, to develop the field of education in India and improve access to education for Indian citizens across all stages of life, with a special focus on underprivileged and disadvantaged sections of Indian society; Wipro appoints Global Head of Talent Acquisition. Accenture to open a research, development, and innovation center in Dublin, Ireland, adding 100 professional staff to focus on predictive analytics; Accenture names group Chief Executive of Financial Services operating group. PwC appoints new Global Leader, Financial Services. Britain's former Business Secretary launches Global Counsel LLP with funding from WPP Group. Capgemini names Chief Portfolio Sales Officer and Head of Global Services for its Technology Services business in North America. FTI...More

MR - CSC has appointed Mike Gaffney as President of the firm's North American Public Sector Civil and Health Services Group. Former Acting U.S. Surgeon General Joins SAIC as Senior Vice President for Civilian Health Operations. Deloitte appoints Chief Diversity Officer. A court in Hyderabad, India has extended the judicial remand for ten executives in the massive Satyam financial fraud. Wipro now has more than 100,000 IT services professionals, a five percent increase in over Q3/2009. (980 words)...More

MR - PwC appointed 53 new UK partners in fiscal 2008, including 21 direct entry partners; Names head of UK community affairs. Mercer does "lift out" of defined contribution practice team from Callan Associates and appoints UK principal and client manager; Former Towers Perrin Managing Director joins Mercer as market leader. Deloitte names Chief Advisor and Northwest Pacific leader to Asset Management Services practice. Wipro names Germany country leader, and former SAP CEO to board; Expands UK operation. Capgemini makes appointments to US public sector leadership team. Keane appoints former HP Vice President as Executive VP of European Operations. Ciber appoints two Executive Vice Presidents. RSM McGladrey appoints California transaction support services leader; Names Managing Director of new Atlanta office. Mesirow Financial Consulting names Managing Director in Corporate Recovery Group. Former SAP services SVP joins BackOffice Associates....More

Accenture shifts responsibilities of ten senior executives to support future growth plans; Cuts 7 percent of its executive ranks. Keane names new President and CEO. Blackstone Group names Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Services. Booz Allen makes appointments in civil aviation practice. CGI names former US EPA CIO as VP and Federal Energy and Environmental Industry Lead. Keane names new President and CEO. Wipro appoints President of Global Sales and Operations. Abt Associates elects new chairman. Deloitte introduces voluntary one and six-month sabbatical programs for US staff....More

Aon Consulting has named Five Senior Vice Presidents in practice groups across the U.S. Celerant Consulting appoints Vice President of Consumer Packaged Goods practice. NERA Economic Consulting names Vice President in its global Securities and Finance Practice; Appoints Special Consultant in its global Antitrust Practice. Wipro to expand consulting organization by more than 25 percent in 2009. (subscription required)...More

The current wave of U.S. domestic protectionism and political momentum is prompting India's largest technology firms to prepare to hire American consultants. Four of the top five H1-B recipient companies are headquartered in India....More

(3 February 2009) Providers have an opportunity for differentiation on speed and client savings, according to ITSMA's tenth annual Brand Tracking Study for IT Professional Services. In overall favorability ratings HP, IBM, McKinsey, Bain, and Deloitte topped the list....More

MRN - Wipro sees more order reductions and deferrals, than cancellations; Sees flight to size and quality, and business picking up in late first half of 2009. Staff swapping initiative highlights innovative consulting alternative. McKinsey on global market for IT and BPO services. Leading companies employ consultants, and consulting alternatives, to help reduce carbon footprints. Deloitte CEO on operating in a financial crisis and expansion plans in India. Smaller financial advisory firms also experience growth in tough economic times. Public sector pressure to decrease consulting spend. Big Four insolvency practice fees in the U.K. (subscription required)...More

MRN - FTI Consulting, one of the firms most insulated from the global financial crisis, shocks analysts with unanticipated slow-down in business growth. Five consulting and IT services firms dominated the ranking of most admired Indian knowledge enterprises. Wipro co-CEO discusses firm's organization and strategy. Huron and Hackett Group announce financial results and operational metrics. (Research Note - subscription required)...More

(17 October 2008) Thomas Stewart appointed Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer of Booz & Co. KPMG appoints head of global advisory practice, EMA chairman, and deputy chairman. Wipro Technologies names new country head for France operations. FTI Consulting appoints managing director for new office in Madrid. MphasiS founder and chairman of the EDS Asia Pacific Advisory Board resigns. Korn/Ferry appoints two client partners. Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed ten vice presidents of the firm. MCG appoints non-executive director. Proudfoot appoints executive vice president of business development and president of European operations. Booz Allen Hamilton appoints ten vice presidents....More

Continued expansion of finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) service providers, broader client recognition of FAO value, and client success stories drove a 22 percent FAO services spending increase in 2007, according to a recent study by the Everest Research Institute. Everest is also expecting future spending growth at a double-digit pace, driven primarily by a combination of expanding supplier capabilities and an increase in the number of organizations served by competent FAO vendors....More

MRN - Wipro has restructured its management and IT consulting business, consolidating many practices that had been embedded within each of its service lines and competency groups into a single umbrella organization called Wipro Consulting Services (WCS)....More