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Management Consultants: Market Report 2002

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd
Published: April 2002
Product Code: R310-843
Description
This report examines the UK market for management consultants. The market remains extremely buoyant, having shown year-on-year growth of more than 10% over the past decade, reaching 20% in some years. Key Note estimates that the market was worth £6.55bn in 2001, following an annual increase of 13.9%. This excludes consultancy work agreed in the UK but destined for overseas clients. Including overseas earnings, the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) estimates that the UK market was worth more than £7bn in 2001.
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Executive Summary





1. Market Definition





  • Report Coverage
  • The Role Of Consultancy
  • Market Sectors
  • Information Technology
  • Corporate Strategy and Organisation Development
  • Project Management
  • Financial and Administrative Systems
  • Production and Services Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Marketing and Corporate Communications
  • Economic and Environmental Studies
  • Outsourcing
  • Market Trends
  • Strong Growth Continues
  • A Boom In Outsourcing
  • Fees
  • Value For Money
  • New Emphasis
  • Market Position
  • The UK
  • Overseas
  • Key Trade Associations
  • Management Consultancies Association
  • Institute of Management Consultancy



2. Market Size




  • Introduction
  • The Total Market
  • Table 1: The UK Market for Consultancy Services by Value (£bn), 1997-2001
  • Table 2: The Total Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association (£m), 1997-2001
  • Table 3: The UK Consultancy Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association by Market Sector (£m), 1998-2001
  • By Industry Sector
  • Table 4: The UK Private- and Public-Sector Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association (£m), 1997-2001
  • The Private Sector
  • Table 5: UK Private-Sector Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association by Sector (£m), 2001
  • The Public Sector
  • Table 6: UK Public-Sector Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association by Sector (£m), 2001
  • Market Sectors
  • Information Technology
  • Corporate Strategy and Organisation Development
  • Project Management
  • Financial and Administrative Systems
  • Production and Services Management
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing and Corporate Communications
  • Economic and Environmental Studies
  • Outsourcing
  • Overseas Consultancy
  • Table 7: The Consultancy Fee Income of the Members of the Management Consultancies Association from Work Carried Out in the EU by Market Sector (£m), 1998-2001



3. Industry Background




  • Historical Development
  • Recent History
  • Industry Structure
  • Accountancy-Based Firms
  • IT and Telecommunications Companies
  • US-Based Consultancies
  • Small and Medium-Sized Consultancies
  • Actuarial Firms
  • Business Schools
  • Small Consultancies
  • Sole Practitioners
  • E-Consultancies
  • Number Of Companies
  • Employment
  • Regional Variations In The Marketplace
  • How Robust Is The Market?



4. Competitor Analysis




  • The Marketplace
  • Table 8: Top 15 Management Consultancies by UK Fee Income (£m), 2000/2001
  • Market Leaders By Sector
  • Information Technology
  • Corporate Strategy and Organisation Development
  • Project Management
  • Financial and Administrative Systems
  • Production and Services Management
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Economic and Environmental Studies
  • Outsourcing
  • Major UK Suppliers
  • Accenture
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Cap Gemini Ernst & Young UK PLC
  • Xansa PLC
  • KPMG Consulting
  • ICL PLC/Fujitsu Consulting
  • PA Consulting Group
  • Logica PLC
  • Andersen
  • CMG PLC
  • Deloitte Consulting Ltd
  • Sema Ltd
  • CSC Computer Sciences Ltd
  • The Capita Group PLC
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Outside Suppliers
  • Advertising And Promotion
  • Table 9: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Management Consultants (£000), 2000 and 2001



5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats




  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Opportunities
  • Threats



6. Buying Behaviour




  • Types Of Client
  • Approaches To Buying
  • The One-Stop Shop Vs The Consortium
  • Client Requirements
  • Consultancy Independence
  • Client Satisfaction
  • Payment



7. Current Issues




  • Introduction
  • The Position Of The Accountancy-Based Firms
  • The Increasing Presence Of It Companies
  • Balancing Staff Numbers
  • Mergers And Acquisitions
  • Other Corporate Developments
  • Arthur D Little
  • Fujitsu
  • Celerant Consulting
  • Impact Plus
  • Industry Awards



8. The Global Market




  • Introduction
  • The World Market
  • Global Consultancies
  • The European Market



9. Forecasts




  • Economic Forecasts
  • Future Trends
  • Return On Investment
  • The Spread Of Outsourcing
  • Results-Based Consultancy
  • E-Business
  • The Need For Change
  • Forecasts 2002 To 2006
  • Table 10: The Forecast UK Market for Consultancy Services by Value (£bn), 2002-2006



10. Company Profiles




  • Cap Gemini Ernst & Young UK PLC
  • The Capita Group PLC
  • CMG PLC
  • Fujitsu Services Holdings PLC
  • Logica PLC
  • Sema Ltd
  • Xansa PLC



11. Further Sources




  • Associations
  • Periodicals
  • Directories
  • General Sources
  • Bonnier Information Sources
  • Government Publications
  • Other Sources


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