Canadian Consulting & Integration Services: Competitive Analysis 2005: Industry

Canadian Consulting & Integration Services: Competitive Analysis 2005

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: March 2006
Product Code: R104-26632

Description

This study examines the competitive developments of the Canadian consulting and integration market in 2005. There are a number of interesting developments in the ranking of the top ten professional services firms as the competition in this market has heated up through acquisitions, new entrants and changing strategies. "This report will allow vendors to examine their competitive positioning in a critical segment of the Canadian IT services market," says Nigel Wallis, research manager, professional services, IDC Canada. "It specifically looks at the strategic focus and tactical decisions of all the major players in the market to understand why certain firms have managed to win and grow their businesses in a low-growth market."

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Situation Overview
2005: Year in Review
Figure: Annual Growth Rates for the Canadian Professional Services Market, (%) 2005-2009
C&I Leaders: By the Numbers
Table: Canadian Consulting & Integration Market Leaders, CY2004/05 (C$M)
Market Share
Figure: Systems Integration Market Share: Concentration at the top
Professional Services is the Setting for Everyone to Compete
IT and Communication Technologies Convergence: Rise of the Telecoms
Table: Telecoms and Professional Services
Bell Canada
Allstream
Aliant and xwave
Network Equipment Vendors
Figure: Convergence on network consulting
Business and IT Alignment Convergence: Management Consulting Makes a Comeback
Table: Business Consulting extends deeper than Strategy, CY2004
Financial Advisory and IT Convergence: Return of Past Titans
Resource Staffing Convergence: Staff Augmentation Becomes More than Body-Shopping
Table: Emergence of the Staff Augmentation Firms
Worlds Are Definitely Colliding
Figure: The Lines Blur Between IT and Business Consulting
Future Outlook
Moving Into The Post-Vertical World
Figure: Varying Degree of Vertical Strategies across the Stack
Essential Guidance
Actions to Consider
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Related Research
Definitions
IT Consulting
Systems Integration (SI)
Network Consulting and Integration Services (NCIS)
Custom Application Development (CAD)
Business Consulting
Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) Professional Services
Service Oriented Architecture
Methodology
Key Industry Announcements
Synopsis

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