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Consulting news in the UK | Page 366

The latest news in the consulting industry in the UK. An overview of consulting news, research and firm updates.

Moving checking account opening into the digital world In an increasingly digital world, US consumers have developed an appetite for mobile and online based bank interactions, research by Javelin Strategy & Research shows. With the development of technology now allowing for online accounts to be op
08 April 2015
BCG and Google Academy partner to drive digital skills The Boston Consulting Group and Google Digital Academy have decided to partner up and launch a new industry-wide initiative: Talent Revolution. The initiative aims at supporting leading companies with growing their digital maturity, w
08 April 2015
IBM Interactive partners with Adobe Marketing Cloud Adobe has revealed that it will be working collaboratively with IBM’s digital agency, IBM Interactive Experience, to develop specialised consulting capabilities for its Adobe Marketing Cloud offering Adobe Marketing Cloud is an o
08 April 2015
OC&C: Supermarkets to use low milk prices for edge Wednesday 1 April 2015 was a historic day for the European dairy industry. The milk quota, which regulated the production of milk across the region for 31 years, has been lifted.
07 April 2015
Verizon and Deloitte bundle their Cyber Risk services Deloitte's Cyber Risk Services practice has agreed a strategic alliance with Verizon, one of the globe’s leaders in broadband and wireless communications services. As part of the agreement, the firms will bundle their offerings and solutions
07 April 2015
Strategy& alumnus David Perpich SVP at NY Times The New York Times Company has appointed former Strategy& advisor David Perpich as Senior Vice President of its Products business.
07 April 2015
KPMG: Connected cars to deliver huge UK jobs boost The development of connected and autonomous cars will deliver huge benefits to UK society and its economy, research by KPMG shows. The new cars are expected to boost the economy by £51 billion by 2030 and create 320,000 new jobs. According to
07 April 2015
Capgemini: Loyalty schemes fail to involve digital clients Loyalty programmes have not evolved with the digital age and as a result are failing to engage digital consumers, research by Capgemini Consulting shows.
07 April 2015
UK MoD hires CGI to support its Fire Control systems The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has hired IT services firm CGI to support its artillery fire control apps, FC BISA and FCA, both originally designed by CGI.
07 April 2015
Gartner: DevOps toolset sales reach 2.3 billion in 2015 The sales of DevOps toolsets, tools to implement DevOps – a software development method that focuses on communication, culture and people – are expected to grow with 21% to $2.
07 April 2015
Deloitte CF appointed administrator of PaperlinX UK A number of PaperlinX UK businesses have gone into receivership, with 693 of its 1,200 UK staff made redundant as well as the prospective closure of the company’s sites.
03 April 2015
Ex-Logica manager sentenced to 10 months in prison Last month Ryan Willmott plead guilty to charges of insider trading through which £30,000 of benefit was illegally derived.
03 April 2015
Alsbridge aims to triple its UK operations in 2015 Global sourcing consultancy Alsbridge has unveiled bold plans for its UK operations. Just a few months after the firm’s former UK operations left the group, the US-based advisory has reconfirmed its commitment to the UK market and built a 15
03 April 2015
Slalom celebrates successful 1st year in Houston Roughly a year ago Slalom Consulting established its office in Houston. 12 months later the decision to enter the Houston region can be dubbed a large success. The office has grown from near scratch to a team of 85 consultants, working at the inter
03 April 2015
Porsche Consulting promotes Michael Tribus to partner Porsche Consulting has recently appointed Michael Tribus (38) as Partner. Tribus, who has been with the company since 2007, has been tasked with further expanding Porsche’s advisory footprint in the consumer goods industry. After
03 April 2015
Grant Thornton opens new St. Albans business space Grant Thornton has opened a new business space in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, with the aim of providing business leaders in the region an "innovative and open" venue. The new premises offer executives and managers the opportunity to meet, network, a
03 April 2015
Councils embracing demand-focused transformations With austerity biting hard into local government budgets and with service supply side costs already heavily reduced in the previous rounds of cutbacks, new thinking and doing is required to keep up public services helpin
02 April 2015
Jonathan Sparey heads L.E.K. Consulting in Europe Global consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting has named Jonathan Sparey as the new head of its European operations.
02 April 2015
Towers Watson: M&A industry booming in Q1 2015 The first quarter of 2015 was the busiest for mergers and acquisitions since 2008, according to research from global consulting firm Towers Watson. For the months ahead, both in terms of deal activity and deal value the outlook remains bright.
02 April 2015
McKinsey adds SATMAP to Solutions business unit McKinsey Solutions, the data analytics and software unit of strategy consultancy McKinsey & Company, has entered into a partnership with SATMAP, a North American software specialist that provides contact center technology. With the alliance, Mc
02 April 2015
KPMG invests 3 million in UK technology firm Flexeye Professional services firm KPMG has invested £3 million in Flexeye, a UK technology company that provides a cloud based technology platform to help organisations reduce risks and capitalise on the In
02 April 2015
Deloitte: CFOs increasingly involved in sustainability Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are increasingly involved in their company’s sustainability strategy, research by Deloitte shows. The survey highlights a strong perceived link between an organisation’s financial and sustainability perfo
02 April 2015
Ricardo-AEA provides chemical risk support to MoD The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the UK Government has selected Ricardo-AEA’s chemical risk practice, the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC), to provide it with 24/7 emergency telephone advice
02 April 2015
Baker Tilly named Best Accountancy Firm of the Year Professional services firm Baker Tilly has been recognised for its excellent performance during the City of Manchester Business Awards and received the ‘Best Accountancy Firm of the Year’ Award.
01 April 2015
Mobiquity buys Dutch consultancy Morgan Clark & Co Mobiquity, an international specialist in the field of mobile engagement, has boosted its European presence with the acquisition of Netherlands-based Morgan Clark & Company. All of Morgan Clark & Company’s
01 April 2015
Arup: Intelligent connectivity reshaping urban mobility Intelligent connectivity, which enables the mutual exchange of data between individuals and smart systems, will reshape urban mobility in the future, research by Arup and Qualcomm Technologies shows
01 April 2015
Mace supports expansion of UN International School London headquartered consulting firm Mace has been selected by the United Nations to assist in the expansion of its International School in Hanoi – Vietnam.
01 April 2015
EY mentors ex-sports women on an elite business track To provide the leadership qualities of elite sportswomen a new environment in which to flourish after their sporting careers end, EY, in partnership with the International Women’s Forum, has set up a
01 April 2015
Bain: Consumers to pay +20% for premium offering After a decade of price wars, consumers are now willing to pay 20% more for an improved network and digital experience, research by Bain & Company shows. With people more and more depending on connectivity and data protection, telecom operators
01 April 2015
BDO: UK failing to meet Government building targets The UK is unsuccessful in meeting the building target set up by its Government, with nine out of ten decision makers from housing developers and housing associations feeling the target set is unreali
31 March 2015
KPMG expands strategic collaboration with Microsoft KPMG and Microsoft have agreed on a strategic collaboration to deliver a new generation of data and analytics, cloud and business solutions. The partnership will combine Microsoft’s platform and application suite w
31 March 2015
Dee Burger leads Capgemini Consulting North America Capgemini Consulting has appointed Dee Burger as CEO of its North American operations. Burger, who has been with Capgemini for over 20 years, replaces former chief executive Ken Toombs.
31 March 2015

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