Strategy consulting services

The market for strategy consulting services consists of eight disciplines: Corporate Strategy, Business Model Transformation, Economic Policy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organisational Strategy, Functional Strategy, Strategy & Operations, and Digital Strategy.

Corporate strategy, also referred to as strategic manement, involves the formulation of enterprise-wide and business unit strategies and goals. Strategy consultants are regularly brought in to support, among others, the design of vision and mission statements, the development of strategic plans, and the setup of implementation roadmaps (which outline activities and resources required to implement the plans). Common examples of strategic advisory projects include the assessment of strategic options, support of business planning processes, and the development of growth agenda’s such as market entry strategies (when companies want to enter new regions or launch new products).

Similar to corporate strategy, Business Model Transformation (BMI) also focuses on the design and development of future-proof strategies, with the key difference being that it spans fundamental changes in how business is conducted, often triggered by major changes in the external environment. Business Model Transformation, in addition, has a wider span than strategy, looking at a range of organisational and operational elements and how they interact to achieve a common goal; such as value propositions, customer segments, cost structures and organisational structures. Due to the disruptive nature of technology in recent years, consultants who support BMI engagements in many cases work at the intersection of digital design and IT strategy.

Management Consultant

Management consultants, also known as business consultants or organisational advisors in practice, are consultants who focus on all sorts of organisational concerns, from strategy to a variety of elements within management. In the methodology upheld by Kennedy as well as Consultancy.

Operations Consultant

Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations. Consultancy activities in this segment vary from advisory services to hands-on implementation support for both primary functions (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Production, etc.) as well as secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal, etc.).

Financial Advisory Consultant

Consultants who operate in the Financial Advisory segment generally work on questions that address financial capabilities, and, in many cases, also the analytical capabilities within an organisation.

IT Consultant

Technology consultants, also known as IT, ICT, or digital consultants, focus on helping clients with the development and application of Information Technology (IT) within their organisation.