Business Intelligence news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in Business Intelligence consulting in the UK:

Optima Partners receives fresh backing from Growth Capital Partners Business and AI consulting specialist Optima Partners has received a major new investment from Growth Capital Partners.
03 December 2025
Under one-quarter of businesses putting AI insights to practical use Less than a quarter of organisations are turning AI input into business action, according to a new study.
24 November 2025
How professional services firms can learn to embrace rather than fear AI UpSlide is a leading AI-enabled automation add-in for Microsoft 365, supporting financial and professional services businesses globally in over 60 countries.
18 November 2025
Known unknowns and the limitations of planning by Excel The best laid plans of Microsoft Excel often go awry – limited by the fact that “you only know what you know”.
10 November 2025
Lavasource launches North American wing in Delaware UK professional services firm Lavasource has expanded into North America. The HR and business transformation consultancy will operate from a new office in Delaware, as it grows across the Atlantic.
08 October 2025
How agile portfolio management can drive growth Annual portfolios are often out of date in no time at all: once a company has analysed last year’s performance, consumer preferences have shifted; competitors have launched new products; and regulati
04 September 2025
Differentis marks 25 years with new national transformation summit at Alton Towers As it celebrates a quarter-century in business, Differentis has announced it will host a new national event.
18 August 2025
Cynozure announces business intelligence partnership with Omni Cynozure has announced a new partnership with Omni, to help businesses unlock the full potential of their data investments.
14 April 2025
NHS can use data to reduce accident and emergency deaths Richard Hartill, a public sector client manager with Northdoor, noted, “These FoI stats are stark reading for everyone.
06 June 2023
Consulting leader approval ratings among worst of professional services The professional services industry generally has the highest approval ratings for its leaders – but in the sector, consulting firms host some of the lowest rates.
01 June 2023
Britain-India trade could double by 2030 UK businesses operating in India are enjoying a boom in revenue, according to new research.
14 September 2022
bdg furthers UK expansion with new Norwich office German consultancy bdg has expanded its UK footprint, with the addition of its second office in the East of England.
02 August 2022
Heat in the boardroom over sustainability In the wake of record heatwaves this summer, the difference an extra degree-and-a-half could make to the global climate has been sharply illustrated.
26 July 2022
Employee mental health pays a high price for change Business transformations remain at the top of the corporate agenda, with nearly nine-in-ten senior leaders overseeing them in the last five years – and most have seen one fail in the same time.
08 July 2022
Turning customer data into insights remains a challenge Business leaders hold customer data in high regard, with eight-in-10 recognising its potential to drive financial benefits.
25 October 2021
New AMR offering tracks the state of the global events market As 2021 unfolds, many global industries are hoping to recover their normal levels of trade – including the events sector.
03 February 2021
Dufrain helps Ultimate Finance with improving its reporting IT consultancy Dufrain has designed and delivered a data warehouse platform for a client specialising in SME finance.
10 November 2020
How First Consulting generates more insight using fewer reports Organisations are continuously investing in more advanced data collection and manipulation methods to enable smarter and more informed business decisions.
08 March 2019
Manufacturing must leverage AI to get the most from human touch While AI is often spoken of as being a phenomenon that will be bad for jobs in the manufacturing sector, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the human touch will remain an essential asset to th
21 November 2018
New study debunks key myths regarding Artificial Intelligence A new study has sought to dispel a number of key myths which currently stand in the way of AI adoption among businesses.
27 September 2018
Business war gaming an effective instrument for improved decision-making Gamification can sound like a buzzword, but by deconstructing what games actually are and by applying a games mindset to solve real life challenges in businesses, see for themselves just how powerful game approaches can be within business.
08 August 2018
Lessons and takeaways from 15 years of operational risk reporting The first Basel II proposals, published in 1999 globalised the term ‘operational risk’, a phrase that, while it has been debated at the occasional conference and had attracted surplus risk management
19 April 2018
Four employee engagement tips for business leaders in 2018 Business leaders will look back on 2017 as a turbulent year, having contended with varying degrees of disruption on global, political and technological fronts.
28 December 2017
Professional services firms support High Integrity Software Conference AdaCore and Altran have announced their renewed sponsorship of the annual High Integrity Software Conference.
20 September 2017
Data and legacy IT are mounting pressure on reporting effectiveness CFOs globally are increasingly struggling with delivering effective corporate reporting in the face of the increasing volume of data, the limitations of legacy IT and the growing expectations from ex
14 November 2016
Five causes of a cumbersome corporate reporting process Corporate reporting is a topic that virtually any organisation deals with as chief executives (both CEO and CFO) expect to receive regular updates on corporate performance.
27 September 2016
Seven success factors for building a business intelligence operation Ben Jones, a Senior Consultant at North Highland, reflects on how organisations can build and run a successful BI operation.
25 August 2016
Yellowtail joins Partner network of software company IFS Yellowtail has joined the IFS Partner Network.
25 August 2016
Solid decision making builds on speed, information and co-creation The rapidly changing business environment is changing the way businesses can, and need to, support decision making, according to a new report.
10 May 2016
Protiviti acquires US-based Decision First Technologies Global consulting firm Protiviti has acquired Decision First Technologies, a move which enables the business advisory to meet the growing demand for analytics, data warehousing and predictive analyti
17 November 2015
Consulting firm Dufrain seeking 50 new BI consultants To meet the fast growing demand for its services Dufrain Consulting, a specialist in the field of business intelligence, has launched a large recruitment campaign.
11 September 2015
McKinsey & Gallup start Organisational Science Initiative Businesses are increasingly coming to question all elements of their existence as new techniques arise through which businesses can be quantified.
09 September 2015

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