Worldwide and U.S. Business Consulting Services by Service Line 2009-2013 Forecast

Publication Date	May 2009
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	25
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC07629

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Summary

This IDC study revises IDC forecasts by offering a postcrisis analysis of the worldwide and U.S. business consulting market. Business consulting plays an essential role in response to each of the three dominant crisis response strategies: cost control, position for the future, and aggressive growth. Business consulting helps firms retrench within their existing capabilities; aligns and positions firms for future opportunities; and helps firms envision, validate, and execute new strategies and major changes to operations. As a result, business consulting is able to weather economic shifts with less modulation than the economy as a whole and always able to develop and articulate an attractive value proposition. The U.S., Western European, and Japanese markets experienced slower growth (in real terms and before conversion into U.S. dollars) than Latin America, CEMA, or the rest of Asia/Pacific.

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Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
- Methodology
Situation Overview
- Role of the Consulting Market
- Drivers of Demand for Consulting Services by Service Line
  - Change Management
  - Finance and Accounting
  - Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  - Internal Audit Services
  - Operations Consulting
  - Organizational Consulting
  - Strategy Consulting
  - Microclimates for Consulting Engagements
Future Outlook
- Forecast and Assumptions
  - The Worldwide Business Consulting Market
    - Worldwide Forecast by Region: Opportunities Are Moving East
    - Worldwide Forecast by Service Line: Both New and Old Services Show Healthy Growth
  - The U.S. Business Consulting Market
    - U.S. Business Consulting Forecast by Service Line
- Market Context
  - The Changing Economic Forecasts
Essential Guidance
Learn More
- Related Research
- Methodology
- Business Consulting Definitions
  - Services Line Definitions
- Synopsis
List of Tables
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Business Consulting Services Market by Service Line, 2009-2013
- Table: Worldwide Business Consulting Spending by Service Line, 2005-2013 ($M)
- Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the U.S. Business Consulting Services Market by Service Line, 2009-2013
- Table: U.S. Business Consulting Spending by Service Line, 2005-2013 ($M)
- Table: Worldwide GDP Growth Estimates by Region and Geography, 2008-2013
- Table: Worldwide Business Consulting Spending Growth, 2007-2013: Comparison of December 2008 and April 2009 Forecasts (%)
List of Figures
- Figure: Worldwide Business Consulting Spending Growth, 2007-2013: Comparison of December 2008 and April 2009 Forecasts