Most In-Demand Consultants
- Applied Expertise
- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 9, 2020

The era and much of the prestige of the “confidant of the CEO” role that management consultants once prided themselves on is over. Even the pinnacle of the consulting world, the “MBB” (McKinsey/Bain/Boston Consulting Group) no longer derives substantial revenues from their once lucrative “Strategy Consulting” work. The complexity of business operations now necessitates specialized input from those most familiar with niche experience.
IT - The rapid adoption of industry changing technologies like social marketing, cloud computing, mobile platforms have posed unique opportunities to those companies and individuals who can make best use of the latest advances. Over the past four years, the demand for outside IT services has increased about 5.5% each year.
Human Resources Management - No topics have had greater impact on HR executives in recent years than harassment and discrimination cases. The impact of not mishandling these cases has never been more substantial, both in legal and in employee morale. Many large and medium sized companies rely on external guidance to comply with the increasingly public issues HR executives
Regulatory compliance - Increasingly complex regulations imposed by, local, state, and federal agencies have
As Forbes Magazine said in February 2020 ‘Freelance Management Consulting is large and growing”. This trend is driven by companies and individuals that recognize the unique value proposition that single consultants can bring.