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an EDS companyWy?sza Szko?a Przedsi?biorczo?ci i Zarz?dzania im. Leona Ko?mińskiegow Warszawie“Strategic management consulting – the A.T. Kearney perspective” PresentationWarsaw, May 28, 2001Agenda Overview of management consulting A.T. Kearney as a strategic management consulting firmConsultant’s role in A.T. KearneyThe future of management consulting Overview of management consultingOverview of management consultingToday, one is confronted with a variety of consultants . . . . Tax “consultants”Hair “consultants”Image “consultants”Color “consultants”Catering “consultants”What then, is “management consulting?Overview of management consultingOne definition . . . .Management consulting = assisting management in facilitating change to gain and sustain competitive advantageOverview of management consultingCompanies engage management consultants for several reasons — some good, some not so good Some reasons why companies hire consultantsThe company does not have the necessary skills internally - Good reasonThe company has never confronted this situation before - Good reasonManagement needs fresh ideas and a new perspective - Good reasonManagement wants the consultant to confirm its ideas - Not-so-good reasonEveryone in the company is too busy - Not-so-good reasonManagement needs a “tie breaker” - Not-so-good reasonOverview of management consultingWhy does management consulting seem to be growing in importance?The nature of business is changing so rapidly that companiesCannot provide for every eventuality in the organizational structureFind it difficult to maintain permanent staff functionsCompanies need “tailored” solutions to remain competitive in an increasingly global marketplaceThe high cost of what management consulting provides can only be justified by companies on an outsourced, as needed basis Overview of management consultingWhy does there continue to be a demand for management consulting?Most companies do not know how to Analyze ?themselves” in an