This study provides IDC's assessment of the 2003 market in Western Europe for business consulting as well as forecasts for 2004?2008.

The study also presents a competitive overview of major business consulting players in Western Europe and focuses on three major countries: France, Germany, and the U.K. It provides revenue information per player and helps readers position the various business consulting players covered in this study. Players analyzed in this study include Accenture, AT Kearney, Atos KPMG Consulting, BearingPoint, Capgemini, Deloitte, IBM Business Consulting Services, PA Consulting and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. This study also provides information about local players in France, Germany, and the U.K.

"In 2003, the business consulting market in Western Europe has faced a sharp drop in spending, declining by 13.1% [in local currencies]. In 2004, the decline will slow down and be limited to only a 3.3% drop [in local currencies]," said Dominique Raviart, senior research analyst with IDC's European Services group.