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  Thursday, 16th August, 2007
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Consultancy Careers Fair – only two weeks left
In the last 7 days alone, over 300 candidates have registered to attend this October’s Consultancy Careers Fair, a management consultancy and IT consultancy careers fair that is now running for the 3rd consecutive year. Due to take place at The Barbican in London, the end of August is a key milestone for those interested in the event. Full article >>>
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Softlab sets sights on consulting
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week talks to executives at Softlab, where moving up the value chain is about "operationalising strategy".

Consultancy is an industry in constant flux and one of the interesting things to follow is the move of different firms along the so-called value chain, which leads from strategic advice to implementation and eventually running client operations. For some firms consultancy has been their starting point -- for others a destination.
Full article >>>
Management Consulting Group beats own forecast
Consultancy group Management Consulting Group Plc (MCG) said first half trading results are ahead of its previous expectations, despite the weak dollar adversely affecting revenues.
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Consultants - it's time for your next promotion!

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ARCADIS acquires UK project management firm
ARCADIS, the international consultancy and engineering company, has acquired 100% of the shares of the APS Group Companies APS Project Management Ltd and APS Cost Management Ltd in the UK and 70% of APS Gulf FZ LLC in Dubai. Full article >>>
Towers Perrin: Companies increasingly use value-based measures for financial reporting
Companies are increasingly using value-based measures for financial reporting, executive compensation performance measurement and management decision making, according to the latest CFO survey from the Tillinghast business of Towers Perrin. Full article >>>
IT Consulting -- new jobs board launched

The IT consulting market is booming and so we’ve created a brand new site to meet the needs of IT consultants and employers. Why not take a look and see who’s already recruiting on TopITconsultant.com?


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Thought Leadership
Post-merger integration: How to bring two separate systems into one
Despite an apparently thorough ‘due diligence’ process, many mergers and acquisitions (M&A) still fail to meet pre-merger objectives.
(Alex Milovanovich - African Performance Specialists)
Archaic, linear thinking
During my research into why transformation projects fail to meet expectations I came upon something that is usually overlooked, ignored or taken for granted. Far too often, it sneaks up and bites transformation where it hurts!
(John Bolden - TLIR Consulting Group)
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Consultants' Forum
Consulting Job Fairs
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