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“Strategic management consulting – the A.T. Kearney perspective” Warsaw, May 28, 2001Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania im. Leona Koźmińskiegow WarszawiePresentationan EDS companyAgenda  Overview of management consulting  A.T. Kearney as a strategic management consulting firm Consultant’s role in A.T. Kearney The future of management consulting Overview 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 consultantsThe company does not have the necessary skills internally- Good reasonThe company has never confronted this situation before- Good reasonManagement needs fresh ideas and a new perspective - Good reasonManagement wants the consultant to confirm its ideas- Not-so-good reasonEveryone in the company is too busy- Not-so-good reasonManagement 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 companies• Cannot provide for every eventuality in the organizational structure• Find it difficult to maintain permanent staff functionsCompanies need “tailored” solutions to remain competitive in an increasingly global marketplaceThe high cost of what management co...