Kennedy’s most comprehensive examination of IT consulting markets around the globe indicates that IT consulting is fast becoming more than a stratified segment of consulting—rather, firms recognize that IT pervades nearly all aspects of consulting, and can support all aspects of consulting.

In fact, IT consultants are on the forefront of moving beyond IT for technology’s sake. Now they are directing a business-focused solution to business problems, acknowledging that technology is an enabling function of business. That is the key difference between IT service providers at large, and IT consultants more specifically.

Additionally, traditional systems integrators are still trying to move upstream into higher price point and higher margin consulting work. Meanwhile, many consulting firms are going downstream as far as possible—without declaring that they are downstream SI/I players.

Overall this is a dynamic market, the segments of which are numerous, global, and often overlapping. Today, there are thousands of corporations and partnerships selling their expertise as IT consultants. Therefore, Kennedy’s exclusive study seeks to bring clarity to the market and also provide buyers of these services with the information they need to select the right information technology consultant for the business problems at hand.

IT Consulting Marketplace also examines the key trends impacting client demand for services, provides market size and growth estimates, and analyzes the global IT consulting market across the following taxonomy:

IT Consulting Subsegment Enterprise Architecture System Architecture IT GRC IT Management Business Performance Key Geographic Region North America Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Asia Pacific Latin America Client Vertical Industry Financial Services Healthcare Public Sector Manufacturing Energy Communications and Media Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Retail Utilities Other Industries