http://www.consultingmag.com en-us http://www.consultingmag.com N/A ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:03:47 -0400 20 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/789/1/New-Job-Board-Specifically-Targets-Consultants/New-Job-Board-Specifically-Targets-Consultants.html (July 18, 2008) - Washington, D.C. - Consultants looking for a job change in the human capital management (HCM) market have a new resource.  ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/787/1/Tata-Releases-Q2-Report/Tata-Releases-Q2-Report.html (July 17, 2008) - Mumbai, India - Tata Consultancy Services has released its second quarter results. The firm reported total revenues at $1.5 billion, up 20 percent, year over year. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/786/1/Human-Capital-Expert-Law-Firm-Form-Consultancy/Human-Capital-Expert-Law-Firm-Form-Consultancy.html (July 11, 2008) - New York, NY - Philip A. Berry, a widely recognized expert in human capital development in the workplace, has joined with the law firm Dreier LLP to launch a management consulting firm to assist companies in attracting, developing and retaining highly talented executives and employees. The New York-based firm will be known as Berry Block & Bernstein LLC, and employment attorneys and Dreier partners Richard H. Block and Andrew J. Bernstein will serve as the firm’s two other principals. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/785/1/Huron-Acquires-Stockamp--Associates/Huron-Acquires-Stockamp--Associates.html (July 9, 2008) - Chicago - Chicago-based financial and operations consultancy Huron Consulting Group Inc., has announced the acquisition of Stockamp & Associates, Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based management consulting firm specializing in helping high-performing hospitals and health systems optimize their financial and operational performance. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/784/1/Accenture-completes-ATAN-acquisition/Accenture-completes-ATAN-acquisition.html (July 7, 2008) - Brazil - Accenture has completed its acquisition of ATAN, a privately held provider of industrial IT and automation solutions based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This deal will expand Accenture’s automation and industrial information technology services capabilities as well as its global capabilities in management consulting, systems integration and technology consulting within the global metals and mining, energy and utilities industries. The combined service offering will be named Accenture Automation and Industrial Solutions. ATAN’s approximately 500 employees are joining the Accenture team.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/766/1/BearingPoint-CFO-Resigns-After-3-Weeks/BearingPoint-CFO-Resigns-After-3-Weeks.html (June 9, 2008) - McLean, VA - According to a number a news organizations, including Barron’s, Reuters and Washington Business Journal, BearingPoint CFO Eileen Kamerick has resigned after three weeks with the firm. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/738/1/Deloitte-to-Acquire-Solbourne/Deloitte-to-Acquire-Solbourne.html (June 3, 2008) - New York - Deloitte announced June 3 an agreement to acquire Boulder, Colo.-based Solbourne Computer Inc., a systems integration firm that provides enterprise services. Solbourne's services are based on Oracle Fusion Middleware technology and Oracle’s E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise applications. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/723/1/Booz--Company-Launches-as-a-New-Global-Firm/Booz--Company-Launches-as-a-New-Global-Firm.html (May 21, 2008) - London - Booz & Company is the name of the new global management consulting firm that will focus on the commercial side of the Booz Allen Hamilton business. London-based Shumeet Banerji, formerly president of the firm’s global commercial business, has been named CEO of Booz & Company, and Joe Saddi will serve as Chairman of the new company’s 16 member Board of Directors. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/722/1/Booz-Allen-Hamilton-to-Separate-Into-Two-Companies/Booz-Allen-Hamilton-to-Separate-Into-Two-Companies.html (May 20, 2008) - McLean, Va. - Booz Allen Hamilton has announced its intention to separate its U.S. government and global commercial businesses. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/719/1/Quintiles-Expands-Consulting-Arm-With-Eidetics-Acquisition/Quintiles-Expands-Consulting-Arm-With-Eidetics-Acquisition.html (May 8, 2008) - Triangle Park, NC - Healthcare solutions company Quintiles Transnational Corp. has entered into an agreement to purchase Eidetics, a privately held decision-analytics and market research consulting firm in Boston. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/717/1/Accenture-to-Acquire-AddVal-Technology/Accenture-to-Acquire-AddVal-Technology.html (May 7, 2008) - New York - Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of AddVal Technology Inc., a privately owned provider of end-to-end shipment-management products and services to global freight-management and airline-cargo companies.  Based in Cupertino, Calif., AddVal has a software development center in Chennai, India. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/716/1/Navigant-Acquires-Chicago-Partners/Navigant-Acquires-Chicago-Partners.html (May 5, 2008) - Chicago - based Navigant Consulting has acquired Chicago Partners, an economic and financial analysis consulting firm in Navigant's hometown. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/715/1/EnerNOC-Acquires-South-River-Consulting/EnerNOC-Acquires-South-River-Consulting.html (May 5, 2008) - Boston - based energy solutions developer EnerNOC has acquired South River Consulting, an energy procurement and risk management services provider that primarily provides services in the Mid Atlantic region. South River is based in Baltimore. The $4.75 million acquisition, according to EnerNOC, strengthens its own position in the energy procurement services market and was a geographically strategic move, according to EnerNOC. South River's 12 employees will remain with the company. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/714/1/Accenture-Completes-SOPIA-Acquisition/Accenture-Completes-SOPIA-Acquisition.html (May 1, 2008) - Tokyo - Accenture has announced that it has completed its acquisition of SOPIA Corporation, a privately held consulting and information technology solutions company specializing in Oracle systems integration. SOPIA, which is based in Tokyo, is now part of Accenture in Japan, where Accenture is seeing more demand for enterprise resource planning. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/713/1/Navigant-Managing-Director-Leaving-to-Start-New-Firm/Navigant-Managing-Director-Leaving-to-Start-New-Firm.html (April 30, 2008) - Chicago, IL - Jim Schacht, a managing director at Navigant working in the Financial, Insurance and Claims Services practice, has announced his impending departure from the firm to start his own consultancy. Schacht, who has 40 years of experience in the insurance industry, says his aim is to “continue to provide regulatory, run-off, restructuring and other advisory services, nationally and internationally. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/712/1/Thomas-Group-Down-17-Percent-for-First-Quarter/Thomas-Group-Down-17-Percent-for-First-Quarter.html (April 30, 2008) - Irving, TX - Operations and process improvement consultancy Thomas Group recently released its first quarter figures. In that timeframe, revenues for the first quarter of 2008 decreased $2.5 million, or 17 percent, to $12.4 million. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/710/1/Accenture-Opens-Corporate-University-in-India/Accenture-Opens-Corporate-University-in-India.html (April 29, 2008) - India - The new Accenture Management Development Academy in India is an online, classroom and on-the-job training program based in Hyderabad. The leadership-development academy is targeted to Accenture’s mid-level, India-based management professionals. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/709/1/Slalom-Expands-Into-Southern-California/Slalom-Expands-Into-Southern-California.html (April 28, 2008) - Los Angeles - Slalom Consulting, ranked one of Consulting magazine’s Best Firms to Work For, has announced the opening of its Southern California office. This addition will serve Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. According to the business and technology consulting firm, Slalom wants the office, which will be led by Patty LeDonne, to triple in size by the end of this year. LeDonne was just named the region’s general manager. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/708/1/CIBER-Sees-Rise-in-Q1-Earnings/CIBER-Sees-Rise-in-Q1-Earnings.html (April 25, 2008) - Greenwood Village, CO - Systems integration consultancy CIBER recently released its first quarter earnings report. The beginning of 2008 was much stronger than the end of 2007 for the firm, which is based in Greenwood Village, Colo. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/706/1/TCS-Revenue-Up-33-Percent/TCS-Revenue-Up-33-Percent.html (April 24, 2008) - Mumbai, India - based Tata Consultancy Services recently announced its earnings for fiscal year 2007, which closed March 31. The firm generated total revenues of $5.7 billion, which is up 33 percent. Net income was up 32 percent to $1.25 billion. The company gained 212 new clients during that timeframe. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/705/1/Grontmij-Acquires-Trett-Consona-Acquires-Configuration-Solutions/Grontmij-Acquires-Trett-Consona-Acquires-Configuration-Solutions.html (April 23, 2008) - Indianapolis, IL & Leeds, U.K.- based engineering consultancy Grontmij has announced the acquisition of Trett Consulting, a commercial and contract firm. London-based Trett brings an additional 120 professionals to Grontmij’s 1,070 U.K. and Ireland employees. Trett Consulting will continue to operate under its existing brand name. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/698/1/Deloitte-Firms-Ignoring-FCPA-Risk/Deloitte-Firms-Ignoring-FCPA-Risk.html (April 22, 2008) - New York, NY - Most companies are not making corruption prevention a priority, according to a recent Deloitte online poll. The poll, which asked 620 executives their thoughts on the topic, found that less than 32 percent say their companies are increasing internal controls to prevent violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA makes it a federal criminal offense for any company or individual doing business in the U.S. to offer, pay or authorize a bribe to a foreign government official to gain some form of business advantage. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/695/1/CGI-Federal-Partners-with-GMU-to-Create-Research-Program/CGI-Federal-Partners-with-GMU-to-Create-Research-Program.html (April 21, 2008) - Fairfax, VA - CGI Federal and George Mason University have announced the launch of the Initiative for Collaborative Government (ICG). Its mission is to analyze models of collaboration between government and the private and nonprofit sectors, and subsequently learn how the government can best leverage these models to maximize mission results. The ICG is located online at www.collaborative.org. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/694/1/Unisys-Wins-DOJ-Contract/Unisys-Wins-DOJ-Contract.html (April 18, 2008) - Pennsylvania - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded Blue Bell, Pa.-based consultancy Unisys a contract to provide professional and technical services supporting the DOJ’s Asset Forfeiture Program (AFP), which manages assets forfeited during criminal prosecution. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/693/1/FTI-Acquires-Two-More-Consultancies/FTI-Acquires-Two-More-Consultancies.html (April 17, 2008) - Baltimore - FTI recently announced two acquisitions: New York-based real estate consultancy The Schonbraun McCann Group (SMG) and London-based independent forensic accounting consultancy Forensic Accounting LLP. In all, 206 employees will be joining the Baltimore-based global business advisory firm: 170 from SMG and 36 from Forensic. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/692/1/Ernst--Young-IPO-Activity-Declining/Ernst--Young-IPO-Activity-Declining.html (April 16, 2008) - London - A new report from Ernst & Young outlines the recent decline of global initial public offering (IPO) activity. In the first quarter of 2008, activity decelerated sharply in the wake of the credit crunch and sustained financial turmoil, according to the quarterly "Global IPO Update" from Ernst & Young. The number of IPOs fell by 60 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/691/1/Capgemini-Unilever-Expand-Relationship/Capgemini-Unilever-Expand-Relationship.html (April 15, 2008) - Paris - based consultancy Capgemini, which specializes in technology and outsourcing services, has signed an agreement with consumer goods company Unilever. Under the contract, Capgemini will begin acquiring and managing Unilever’s financial shared service centers in Santiago, Chile, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The integration efforts will begin in early May. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/690/1/New-Deltek-Offering-Caters-to-Consultancies/New-Deltek-Offering-Caters-to-Consultancies.html (April 10, 2008) - San Francisco, CA - Deltek, a provider of enterprise applications software for project-focused organizations, announced at the April 10 Consulting Summit in San Francisco the release of the new Consulting Edition of Deltek Vision, its enterprise software solution. This edition, according to the firm, was customized based on Deltek’s extensive knowledge of and experience with consultancies’ needs; the Consulting Edition has new functionality around human capital management, client satisfaction analysis and workforce optimization. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/688/1/Bain-Opens-Dubai-Office/Bain-Opens-Dubai-Office.html (April 10, 2008) - Dubai - Bain & Company has opened the firm’s newest office – Dubai. This will be the firm’s 38th worldwide location and will serve as the operating nexus for Bain's operations in the Middle East, according to the firm. The opening of the Dubai office is in response to the firm's growing roster of clients in the Middle East market, including local companies, multinational corporations, family-owned conglomerates and private equity funds. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/686/1/New-Capgemini-Offering-Targets-Capital-Markets/New-Capgemini-Offering-Targets-Capital-Markets.html (April 4, 2008) - Paris - based Capgemini recently announced the launch of its Reference Data Management (RDM) offering. The Solution, which is dedicated to back-office support for securities and capital markets firms, is designed to provide accurate, responsive and transformed data management for the capital markets, according to the firm. The service suite, the firm says, is designed to reduce risk, lower costs, and improve data breadth and quality. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/685/1/Thomas-Group-Cuts-One-Third-of-Workforce/Thomas-Group-Cuts-One-Third-of-Workforce.html (April 3, 2008) - Irving, Texas - based operational consulting firm Thomas Group announced April 2 a reduction in force that the firm says will affect one-third of its employees. While the consultancy won't be releasing any exact numbers until its earnings call at the end of the month, according to Fortune's 2007 list of America's fastest-growing small public companies, Thomas Group employs 155 people. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/684/1/Federal-Government-Suspends-IBM/Federal-Government-Suspends-IBM.html (April 2, 2008) - Washington - According to published reports, IBM has been suspended from pursuing new government work. The suspension, which took effect March 27, has also resulted in subpoenas for IBM employees from a federal grand jury. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/683/1/Bain-Names-27-New-Partners/Bain-Names-27-New-Partners.html (April 1, 2008) - Boston, MA - The 2008 partner class for Boston-based Bain & Company is 27 strong. These Bain leaders are based all over the world in 14 different offices, including Los Angeles, London and Brussels, Belgium, and represent a range of industries in which Bain works, such as healthcare, financial services and private equity. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/681/1/Tata-Signs-Deal-With-ArvinMeritor/Tata-Signs-Deal-With-ArvinMeritor.html (March 31, 2008) - India - India-based IT consultancy Tata has signed a a five-year, multi-million dollar contract to be the global engineering partner of ArvinMeritor, a global supplier of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. According to TCS, the consultancy will support the localization and globalization efforts of ArvinMeritor’s engineering capabilities, including product development and support for specific product lines in the Asia Pacific region. TCS plans to set up a global engineering center in Pune, India, to support ArvinMeritor's Asian market efforts. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/678/1/Hitachi-to-Partner-with-Aprimo/Hitachi-to-Partner-with-Aprimo.html (March 25, 2008) - Tokyo, Japan - Hitachi Consulting and enterprise marketing management software provider Aprimo are teaming up to help companies improve marketing operations, according to Tokyo-based Hitachi. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/676/1/Oliver-Wyman-Purchases-Hemeria/Oliver-Wyman-Purchases-Hemeria.html (March 24, 2008) - Paris, France - Management consulting firm Oliver Wyman recently announced its acquisition of Hemeria, a Paris-based consultancy that, according to Oliver Wyman, has specialized expertise in improving the productivity and competitiveness of industrial and service companies through supply chain management and performance optimization. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/673/1/Proudfoot-Names-New-President/Proudfoot-Names-New-President.html (March 19, 2008) - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta-based Proudfoot Consulting has named a new president of its North America operations. Hugo Melgarejo, who had been in the role of executive vice president at the firm, developed his expertise through a series of analyst and process consultant assignments for an extensive client roster of global cross-industry companies, according to Proudfoot, which is part of Management Consulting Group. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/661/1/Hitachi-Acquires-JMN-Associates/Hitachi-Acquires-JMN-Associates.html (March 11, 2008) - Global - Hitachi Consulting, the global consulting company of Hitachi, Ltd., announced March 10 that it had acquired JMN Associates, a San Francisco-based consultancy serving the financial services, real estate and insurance industries. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/638/1/Accenture-Customer-Service-Falling-Short/Accenture-Customer-Service-Falling-Short.html (January 9, 2008) - New York, NY - Consumers increasing want better services, but companies are falling short, according to results of a new global study from Accenture. “Customer Satisfaction in the Multi-Polar World: Accenture 2007 Global Customer Service Satisfaction Survey Report” examines consumer attitudes toward customer service throughout the world. The survey found that 52 percent of the more than 3,500 consumer respondents say their service expectations increased over the past five years, and what’s more, 33 percent said they have higher expectations today than they did just a year ago. Expectations increased the most among consumers in emerging economies, such as China and Brazil, according to the New York-based firm. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/637/1/Oliver-Wyman-Purchases-Harbour-Consulting/Oliver-Wyman-Purchases-Harbour-Consulting.html (January 8, 2008) - New York, NY - According to a variety of news sources, including the Detroit Free Press, New York-based consultancy Oliver Wyman has purchased Harbour Consulting, a Michigan-based firm that measures the efficiency of global automotive assembly plants. The firm also publishes the Habour Report, which is considered the industry standard in automakers' manufacturing performance. According to news reports, Ron Harbour, president and CEO of Harbour Consulting, will become the global director of Oliver Wyman’s automotive manufacturing practice. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/635/1/Oliver-Wyman-Study-Leaders-Dont-Foster-Innovation/Oliver-Wyman-Study-Leaders-Dont-Foster-Innovation.html (January 2, 2008) - Global - Employees at some of the world's top companies don't feel that innovation is well managed or even encouraged by their senior leaders-and while that might not be surprising, learning that their bosses agree with them might be. According to a new Oliver Wyman study, while three out of four executives believe that an innovation strategy is essential, fewer than half are creating an environment that fosters such thinking. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/627/1/Grant-Thornton-Welcomes-GR-Consulting-Employees/Grant-Thornton-Welcomes-GR-Consulting-Employees.html (December 4, 2007) - Chicago, IL - Chicago-based accounting consultancy Grant Thornton recently announced that it purchased certain assets of the Jenkintown, Pa,-based GR Consulting. As a result, three partners and 50 additional professionals joined Grant Thornton on Dec. 1. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/626/1/BearingPoint-names-new-CEO/BearingPoint-names-new-CEO.html (December 4, 2007) - McLean, VA - BearingPoint, a McLean, Va.-based management and technology consultancy, has named a new CEO. Ed Harbach will serve as company president, CEO and a member of the board of directors, according to press information. Harbach has more than 28 years of experience in the consulting industry and has been president and chief operating officer since the beginning of the year. He succeeds Harry L. You, who joined as CEO in March 2005. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/621/1/Archstone-Partners-with-Entrue/Archstone-Partners-with-Entrue.html (October 29, 2007) - Stamford, CT - based Archstone Consulting, a strategy and change, operations and CFO advisory management consultancy, has entered into a marketing alliance with Korea-based LG CNS’ consulting arm, Entrue Consulting Partners, which specializes in information technology. As per the agreement, each will market each other’s consulting services and respective area expertise. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/620/1/Accenture-Acquires-Defense-Consulting-Firm/Accenture-Acquires-Defense-Consulting-Firm.html (October 26, 2007) - Reston, VA - based Accenture is currently in the process of acquiring Gestalt, a privately held firm that provides mission-support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The deal’s terms were not disclosed. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/615/1/Tompkins-Names-New-COO/Tompkins-Names-New-COO.html (October 12, 2007) - Raleigh, NC - Tompkins Associates, a supply chain solutions and integration firm based in Raleigh, N.C., recently named Mark Buffum its new chief operating officer. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/613/1/FTI-Expands-in-Asia-Pacific-Latin-America/FTI-Expands-in-Asia-Pacific-Latin-America.html (October 11, 2007) - Baltimore, MD - FTI Consulting, a Baltimore-based global business advisory firm, has expanded its presence in two locales. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/612/1/Milestone-Advisors-Joins-Strategy-Ranks/Milestone-Advisors-Joins-Strategy-Ranks.html (October 10, 2007) - New York, NY - Milestone Advisors has entered the strategy space. The New York-based firm recently launched as an independent consulting firm for the global markets industry. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/611/1/Accenture-Acquires-Corliant/Accenture-Acquires-Corliant.html (October 5, 2007) - Philadelphia, PA - Accenture has announced that it has acquired Philadelphia-based Corliant, a privately held technology consulting firm. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/609/1/Accenture-Acquires-HB-Maynard/Accenture-Acquires-HB-Maynard.html (October 3, 2007) - Pittsburgh, PA - H.B. Maynard and Co., a Pittsburgh-based privately held consulting, software and training firm that provides workforce-development solutions, will join Accenture’s human performance practice, Accenture announced Oct. 2. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/607/1/Teradata-Starts-Trading-on-NYSE/Teradata-Starts-Trading-on-NYSE.html (October 1, 2007) - Dayton, OH - Today marks a new beginning for Teradata Corporation, which begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, now that its spin-off from NCR Corporation is complete. Teradata will trade under the symbol "TDC." ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/605/1/Bain-Names-Two-New-Practice-Heads/Bain-Names-Two-New-Practice-Heads.html (September 28, 2007) - Boston, MA -Rudy Puryear and David Emerson, two Bain executives, have recently been promoted to practice heads. Puryear, who was not only the head of Bain’s information technology practice in the Americas, but the author of Sourcing Strategy and a co-author of Strategic Sourcing, has been named head of the global information technology practice at the Boston-based firm. Puryear, according to the firm, has more than 25 years of experience in helping organizations realize the full potential of technology investments. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/592/1/Deloitte-Consulting-Acquires-Xcelicor/Deloitte-Consulting-Acquires-Xcelicor.html (September 27, 2007) - Tampa, FL - Deloitte Consulting has announced its agreement to acquire Xcelicor, a North American Oracle Human Capital Management systems (HCM) consultancy based in Tampa, Fla. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/590/1/EMC-Forms-EMC-Global-Services/EMC-Forms-EMC-Global-Services.html (September 25, 2007) - Hopkinton, MA - based information management company EMC’s recent purchase of consultancy BusinessEdge Solutions has led to the creation of EMC Global Services. The new business line will specialize in information lifecycle management, according to the firm. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/589/1/Unisys-Denies-Cover-Up-after-Federal-Government-Break-Ins/Unisys-Denies-Cover-Up-after-Federal-Government-Break-Ins.html (September 25, 2007) - Blue Bell, PA - The Wall Street Journal today reported that Blue Bell, Pa.-based technology consultancy Unisys denies that it tried to cover up computer break-ins at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration, with whom the consultancy has been under contract since 2002. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/587/1/State-of-Connecticut-Files-Lawsuit-Against-Accenture/State-of-Connecticut-Files-Lawsuit-Against-Accenture.html (September 24, 2007) - CT - The state of Connecticut filed a lawsuit Sept. 19 against Bermuda-based consultancy Accenture, according to a release from the state’s attorney general’s office. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/585/1/BearingPoint-EVP-Unfazed-by-Firms-Financial-Woes/BearingPoint-EVP-Unfazed-by-Firms-Financial-Woes.html (September 20, 2007) - McLean, VA - BearingPoint’s stock is continuing to struggle, despite the recent overall rally on Wall Street. On Sept. 18, shares for hit an all-time low of $4.51. Part of the trouble comes from an SEC filing from earlier this month, when the McLean, Va.-based firm filed a report that sales were increasing and costs were declining. Good news, right? Not really, since revenues were not as high as analysts were predicting, and so many adjusted their forecasts accordingly, according to published financial reports. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/584/1/Accenture-to-Provide-Microsoft-with-Finance-and-Accounting-Services/Accenture-to-Provide-Microsoft-with-Finance-and-Accounting-Services.html (September 20, 2007) - New York, NY - Accenture is working with Microsoft under the terms of a new seven-year, $185 million business process outsourcing contract. The agreement outsources some of Microsoft's transactional finance activities and consolidates services currently provided by other vendors. The services Accenture is providing include accounts payable, travel and expense and record-to-report functions, as well as procurement services, according to Accenture, which is based in New York. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/582/1/MCG-to-buy-Kurt-Salmon-for-125M/MCG-to-buy-Kurt-Salmon-for-125M.html (September 20, 2007) - Atlanta, GA - Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), a management consulting firm based in Atlanta, has entered into a merger agreement with U.K.-based Management Consulting Group (MCG), according to KSA. As per the merger agreement, MCG will acquire KSA for $125 million, Reuters reported yesterday. KSA says it will operate as a distinct group within MCG and will maintain its separate brand identity. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/581/1/CSC-Enters-Into-BPO-Contract-with-Wilton-Re/CSC-Enters-Into-BPO-Contract-with-Wilton-Re.html (September 17, 2007) - Wilton, CT - Computer Sciences Corporation has signed a 10-year, $20 million business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with Wilton Re to support the Wilton, Conn.-based reinsurance group’s growth strategy. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/580/1/TCS-to-Work-with-Roche-on-New-Initiative/TCS-to-Work-with-Roche-on-New-Initiative.html (September 14, 2007) - Basel, Switzerland - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm, has partnered with Roche, a research-focused pharmaceutical and diagnostics organization based in Basel, Switzerland. TCS will help Roche advance its Global Capacity Building Initiative. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/579/1/CIBER-Acquires-Metamor-Enterprise-Solutions/CIBER-Acquires-Metamor-Enterprise-Solutions.html (September 6, 2007) - Greenwood Village, CO - CIBER, a pure-play international system integration consultancy based in Greenwood Village, Colo., yesterday announced it has acquired the SAP Practice of Headstrong Corporation, which operated as Metamor Enterprise Solutions LLC, based in Santa Barbara, Calif. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/578/1/Abt-Acquires-Research-Firm-SBRI/Abt-Acquires-Research-Firm-SBRI.html (September 6, 2007) - Cambridge, MA - Abt Associates, a government and business research and consulting firm based in Cambridge, Mass., has announced its acquisition of research firm SRBI (Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas Inc.). SRBI, which is based in New York, but has offices in Maryland, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Arizona and West Virginia, as well, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Abt. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/573/1/Tata-Secures-16M-Contract-With-Australia-Energy-Retailer/Tata-Secures-16M-Contract-With-Australia-Energy-Retailer.html (August 27, 2007) - Australia - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global information technology services and business solutions/outsourcing company, has entered into a five-year, $16 million information technology services contract with AGL Energy Limited (AGL), Australia’s largest gas and electricity retailer.  ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/566/1/Navigant-Acquires-UK-based-Financial-Services-Consultancy/Navigant-Acquires-UK-based-Financial-Services-Consultancy.html (August 16, 2007) - London, England - Navigant Consulting, a global consulting firm specializing in the fields of dispute, financial, regulatory and operational advisory services, has completed the acquisition of Troika Limited, a financial services consultancy based in London. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/563/1/IBM-selected-by-Dutch-telecom-provider-and-Ace-Hardware/IBM-selected-by-Dutch-telecom-provider-and-Ace-Hardware.html (August 13, 2007) - Armonk, NY - IBM Global Business Services has entered into two business partnerships-one positions the firm as a lead system integrator, the other utilizes IBM GBS' training capabilities. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/556/1/Tata-to-Create-Global-Financial-Solution-for-IOM/Tata-to-Create-Global-Financial-Solution-for-IOM.html (August 6, 2007) - Hyderabad, India - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Hyderabad, India, has reached an agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an inter-governmental organization that assists overseas workers and governments on global migration issues and operational challenges. As per the multi-year agreement, TCS will build and implement an integrated financial management solution for the Geneva-based organization. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/528/1/Lincolnshire-Arbora-Partner-to-Form-Talent-Management-Powerhouse/Lincolnshire-Arbora-Partner-to-Form-Talent-Management-Powerhouse.html (July 25, 2007) - Ottawa, Canada- A recent partnership between Lincolnshire International and Arbora Global Career Partners will result in Linconshire rising to the ranks of the largest career management service industry specialist in the world. Lincolnshire International specializes in human capital needs, while Arbora Global Career Partners focuses on career development, outplacement services and executive coaching. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/527/1/Accenture-Acquires-George-Group-Consulting/Accenture-Acquires-George-Group-Consulting.html (July 23, 2007) - Dallas, TX - Accenture is in the finalization process of acquiring George Group Consulting, a management consulting firm based in Dallas. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/526/1/Huron-Adds-Aegis-to-Its-Healthcare-Practice/Huron-Adds-Aegis-to-Its-Healthcare-Practice.html (July 19, 2007) - Chicago, IL - Huron Consulting Group, a Chicago-based financial and operational consultant, has acquired health care consultant Aegis Advisers. Aegis has offices in Houston, Dallas and Denver. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/525/1/LRA-Worldwide-Expands-Relationship-with-Hyatt/LRA-Worldwide-Expands-Relationship-with-Hyatt.html (July 18, 2007) - Horsham, PA - LRA Worldwide, Horsham, Pa., has taken on a new project for current client Hyatt. The consulting, organizational development and research company that specializes in customer experience management had previously been conducting quality assurance site evaluations for Hyatt. Now, LRA Worldwide is working with Hyatt to develop customized programs for the  new Hyatt Select Group, comprised of the Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites brands. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/522/1/Deloitte-Informatica-Partner-for-Data-Integration/Deloitte-Informatica-Partner-for-Data-Integration.html (July 6, 2007) - Redwood City, CA - Deloitte Consulting recently forged a partnership with Informatica, a data integration solutions provider based in Redwood City, Calif. The alliance will, according to a release, "help deliver offerings for enterprise information management, data quality, governance and compliance." ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/521/1/Forrester-Names-Best-in-Risk-Management/Forrester-Names-Best-in-Risk-Management.html (July 5, 2007) -  Cambridge, MA - Forrester Research, a technology and market research company, recently released its latest report on the risk consulting market. The report, “The Forrester Wave: Risk Consulting Services, Q2 2007,” determined that Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers take the leader positions in what the report called “end-to-end risk consulting,” with the reason being “their comprehensive service offerings and thought leadership.” ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/516/1/Capgemini-Enhances-BPO-Offerings-Appoints-New-North-American-BPO-Head/Capgemini-Enhances-BPO-Offerings-Appoints-New-North-American-BPO-Head.html (June 18, 2007) - Chicago, IL - Capgemini unveiled new services and enhancements as part of an expanded Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solution portfolio that delivers business insight that it says will enable clients grow the top line, not just focus on cost reduction. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/513/1/Slalom-Consulting-opens-new-offices-eyes-100-million-in-revenue/Slalom-Consulting-opens-new-offices-eyes-100-million-in-revenue.html (June 8, 2007) - Seattle, WA - Slalom Consulting, a business and technology firm based here, opened three new offices as part of an aggressive expansion plan aimed at topping $100 million in revenue this year, according to John Tobin, national managing director of Slalom Consulting. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/512/1/Point-B-opens-offices-in-LA-Chicago/Point-B-opens-offices-in-LA-Chicago.html (June 5, 2007) - SEATTLE - Point B Solutions Group, which operates locally based practices in five U.S. cites, added two more to the mix when it opened offices in Chicago and Los Angeles earlier this month. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/510/1/Huron-Consulting-Group-Marks-Five-Year-Anniversary/Huron-Consulting-Group-Marks-Five-Year-Anniversary.html (May 9, 2007) - CHICAGO - Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services, today celebrated its five-year anniversary by presiding over the ringing of the Opening Bell at the NASDAQ Stock Market. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/508/1/Archstone-Consulting-Names-Mark-Simmons-Principal/Archstone-Consulting-Names-Mark-Simmons-Principal.html (Apr. 30, 2007) - STAMFORD - Archstone Consulting, a leading strategy, operations and CFO advisory management consulting firm, today announced that it has named Mark Simmons as Principal to lead the Operations practice in Europe. Based in London, Mr. Simmons will be responsible for growing Archstone Consulting’s European Operations consulting capabilities and client base in key disciplines including Strategic Procurement, Operational Efficiency, Supply Chain Management, and New Product Development. He reports to Bob Derocher, Principal and Global Operations practice leader. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/501/1/SAVVIS-Selects-SAP/SAVVIS-Selects-SAP.html (Apr. 25, 2007) - ATLANTA - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced in continuing evidence of its strength as a provider for business applications tailored to industry needs, that SAVVIS, Inc., a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business applications, selected SAP to replace existing legacy systems to better support their growth projections and improve business processes. With the implementation of SAP ERP, SAP CRM, and SAP industry solutions for Professional Services and Telecommunications, SAVVIS will consolidate disparate systems, streamline internal operations, and reduce operational costs. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/500/1/TriData-to-Assist-Virginia-Tech-Probe/TriData-to-Assist-Virginia-Tech-Probe.html (Apr. 25, 2007) - ARLINGTON - An Arlington-based management consulting firm has been tapped by state officials to handle the investigation of the Virginia Tech shootings. TriData Corp. will provide research and staff support to Virginia Governor, Tim Kaine, and a panel recruited to investigate the handling of the incident. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/502/1/CCID-Global-IT-Industry-To-Reach-465-Trillion-in-2007/CCID-Global-IT-Industry-To-Reach-465-Trillion-in-2007.html (Apr. 18, 2007) - BEIJING - With the continued growth ofworld economy, the global information industry witnessed stable developmentin 2006 while facing both challenges and opportunities. The global ITindustry has been getting more mature. It has accelerated its collaborationwith other industries and significantly driven the development of the worldeconomy. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/485/1/TCS-Sees-Strong-Growth/TCS-Sees-Strong-Growth.html (Apr. 17, 2007) - INDIA - Tata Consultancy Services, India’s largest IT services organization, today announced its financials results for 2006-07, with total revenues at $4.3 billion, and 218 customer additions during the course of the year. For the last quarter, Q4 revenues were at $1.2 billion; up 8% Q-on-Q. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/484/1/Premier-Adds-Sharon-Conklin-to-Consulting-Group/Premier-Adds-Sharon-Conklin-to-Consulting-Group.html (Apr. 16, 2007) - SAN DIEGO - Sharon Conklin has joined the Premier  Inc. healthcare alliance as Vice President, Client Engagement and Delivery for Premier Consulting Solutions, effective April 16, 2007. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/503/1/PAREXEL-Expands-Consulting-Capabilities/PAREXEL-Expands-Consulting-Capabilities.html (Apr. 11, 2007) - BOSTON - PAREXEL Consulting, a business unit of PAREXEL International (Nasdaq: PRXL) and a leading global life sciences consultancy serving the bio/pharmaceutical and medical device industries, today announced that it has appointed five new consulting experts, including several former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewers, to support its growth. The consultants, who have more than 100 years of combined experience in regulatory affairs and product development, are based in PAREXEL's newly-established Washington, D.C.-area office, located in Bethesda, Maryland. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Online Staff) Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/477/1/SSPA-Names-Stephen-Smith-as-Executive-Director/SSPA-Names-Stephen-Smith-as-Executive-Director.html (Apr. 11, 2007) - SAN DIEGO - SSPA Names Former IBM Global Services Executive Stephen Smith as Executive Director ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/475/1/Development-Planning-Solution-for-Commercial-Retailers/Three-Firms-Introduce-Development-Planning-Solution-for-Commercial-Retailers.html (Apr. 10, 2007) - MCLEAN - Three Firms Introduce Development Planning Solution for Commercial Retailers  ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/504/1/Deloitte--Touche-LLP-Acquires-TI-Consulting/Deloitte--Touche-LLP-Acquires-TI-Consulting.html (Apr. 9, 2007) - WASHINGTON - Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte & Touche") has acquired the assets of TI Consulting, a privately held business serving the intelligence community in the implementation of Oracle/PeopleSoft ERP solutions. The addition of TI's team of more than 25 professionals to the Deloitte organization's Federal practice will accelerate the strategic goal of extending its leadership in ERP implementations to the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/476/1/Aon-Consulting-Announces-New-Leaders-for-Public-Sector-Practice/Aon-Consulting-Announces-New-Leaders-for-Public-Sector-Practice.html (Mar. 29, 2007) - CHICAGO - Aon Consulting Announces New Leaders for Public Sector Practice  ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/466/1/Accenture-Buys-Mobile-Content-Firm/Accenture-Buys-Mobile-Content-Firm.html (Mar. 12, 2007) - NEW YORK - Accenture said  it has acquired Digiplug S.A.S., a firm specializing in outsourced mobile-content repurposing and distribution services to the music and communications industries.   ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com (Consulting magazine) Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/462/1/Bain-Names-22-New-Partners/Bain-Names-22-New-Partners.html (Feb. 22, 2007) - NEW YORK - Bain & Company said it has promoted 22 of its associates to the rank partner as it looks to build up new practice areas in a variety of geographies. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/454/1/Jefferson-Wells-Appoints-Boston-Office-Director/Jefferson-Wells-Appoints-Boston-Office-Director.html (Feb. 21, 2007) - MILWAUKEE - Jefferson Wells has named Daniel Murphy as managing director of its Boston office.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/451/1/Huron-Names-Managing-Directors/Huron-Names-Managing-Directors.html (Feb. 12, 2007) - CHICAGO - Huron Consulting Group has announced the promotions of 12 professionals to the role of managing director.   kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/445/1/Mercer-HR-Hires-Veteran/Mercer-HR-Hires-Veteran.html (Feb. 5, 2007) - NEW YORK - Robert A. Yungk, 50, is to join Mercer Human Resource Consulting as President and Global Head of Mercer Health & Benefits, it was announced today by M. Michele Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Yungk will take up his assignment at the end of February.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/444/1/Huron-Announces-VP-Promotions/Huron-Announces-VP-Promotions.html (Feb. 2, 2007) - CHICAGO - Huron Consulting Group Inc. announced the vice president appointments of  Shahzad Bashir, Daniel P. Broadhurst, Joseph J. Floyd, Stanley N. Logan, and James H. Roth. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/442/1/Towers-Perrin-Acquires-MGMC/Towers-Perrin-Acquires-MGMC.html (Feb. 1, 2007) - Stamford, Conn. - Towers Perrin announced that it has acquired MGMC, Inc., a Connecticut-based firm that provides compensation surveys and advisory services to the financial services industry. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/441/1/BT-Buys-California-Based-Firm/BT-Buys-California-Based-Firm.html (Feb. 1, 2007) - NEW YORK - BT announced it has agreed terms to acquire International Network Services Inc. (INS), a provider of IT consulting and software solutions. This professional services acquisition will increase BT's presence in North America and will enhance BT's consulting capabilities. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/437/1/Mercer-HR-Names-COO/Mercer-HR-Names-COO.html (Jan. 31, 2007) - NEW YORK - Thomas L. Elliott III, 49, has joined Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer, Consulting Practices, reporting to M. Michele Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer Human Resource Consulting. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/436/1/Accenture-India-to-Surpass-US-Operations-in-Headcount/Accenture-India-to-Surpass-US-Operations-in-Headcount.html (Jan. 29, 2007) - BANGALORE - Accenture plans to raise its staff numbers in India by 30 percent to 35,000 by August, overtaking the United States as its biggest employment hub, said Chief Executive William Green. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/435/1/Deloitte-Enters-Blogosphere/Deloitte-Enters-Blogosphere.html (Jan. 26, 2007) - NEW YORK - Deloitte & Touche USA LLP launched an external blog to explore the issues and personal experiences women and men face in pursuit of career advancement and work/life balance. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/434/1/Accenture-Opens-Czech-Center/Accenture-Opens-Czech-Center.html (Jan. 25, 2007) - Brno, Czech Republic - Accenture has opened its second Czech delivery center in Brno, which will provide application outsourcing for European clients. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/431/1/Accenture-Touts-Healthcare-Records-System/Accenture-Touts-Healthcare-Records-System.html (Jan. 24, 2007) - NEW YORK - Accenture will demonstrate its prototype solution for a fully integrated health information systemat the 3rd Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) Forum on Thursday, Jan. 25, in Washington D.C.  The solution, which Accenture previewed yesterday for the American Health Information Community (AHIC), chaired by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, shows that patient data can be extracted from disparate information systems and converted to a common format that enables sharing among physician offices, medical laboratories, hospitals and other clinical settings. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/430/1/BCG-VPs-Publish-Book/BCG-VPs-Publish-Book.html (Jan. 24, 2007) - BOSTON - Wall Street analysts and investors should use the current earnings season to start asking CEOs and other leaders better, tougher questions about their innovation efforts and approaches to organic growth, according to James P. Andrew and Harold L. Sirkin, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) senior vice presidents and co-authors of the just-released Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation (Harvard Business School Press, January 2007), which explores why innovation is top priority at virtually all companies, and is also a source of mounting frustration. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/429/1/Archstone-Names-New-CMO/Archstone-Names-New-CMO.html (Jan. 23, 2007) - Stamford, Conn. - Archstone Consulting has added the name David Schutzman to its growing bench of seasoned executive talent. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/428/1/ICF-Acquires-Boutique-Firm/ICF-Acquires-Boutique-Firm.html (Jan. 23, 2007) - Fairfax, Va. - ICF International announced that it has acquired Advanced Performance Consulting Group (APCG), a 29-person Washington, D.C., consulting firm that specializes in helping federal organizations develop and implement strategy, improve enterprise performance, manage change, support employee growth, and communicate effectively. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/420/1/Nadler-Named-MMC-Vice-Chairman/Nadler-Named-MMC-Vice-Chairman.html (Jan. 18, 2007) - NEW YORK - Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. announced that David Nadler has been appointed vice chairman, Office of the CEO, of MMC. Nadler assumes his new position immediately.   kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/418/1/TCS-Makes-Strides-in-Latin-America/TCS-Makes-Strides-in-Latin-America.html (Jan. 17, 2007) - Quito, Ecuador - TCS announced a multi year agreement has been signed with Banco Pichincha, Ecuador's largest private bank, to provide a comprehensive outsourcing solution valued at over US$ 140 million. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/415/1/FTI-Enters-Latin-America/FTI-Enters-Latin-America.html (Jan. 10, 2007) - BALTIMORE - FTI Consulting announced that it has acquired Holder International, a leading risk mitigation firm serving multinational corporations, regional holding companies, banks, private equity firms and high net worth individuals throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the U.S., Spain and Portugal. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/414/1/SMA-Promotes-VP/SMA-Promotes-VP.html (Jan. 9, 2007) - NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - SM&A announced that it has promoted Richard Eassom to Vice President of Knowledge Management, effective December 1, 2006. In addition to his continuing responsibilities for Knowledge Management, Eassom will now be responsible for all project research and reporting. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/390/1/Huron-Goes-On-Spree/Huron-Goes-On-Spree.html (Jan. 4, 2006) - CHICAGO - Huron Consulting Group announced it will buy a health care management consultancy as well as a turnaround and restructuring firm. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/389/1/Publicis-Buys-Digitas-For-13-Billion/Publicis-Buys-Digitas-For-13-Billion.html (Jan. 3, 2007) - BOSTON - Interactive consulting firm Digitas Inc. announced that it is being acquired by French advertising holding company Publicis Groupe for $1.3 billion in cash.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/383/1/FCG-Names-CFO/FCG-Names-CFO.html (Dec 18, 2006) - LONG BEACH, Calif.- First Consulting Group announced the appointment of Thomas A. Watford to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Watford, who will remain an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has held the position of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis since March 2005. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/382/1/Navigant-Names-3-VPs/Navigant-Names-3-VPs.html (Dec. 15, 2006) - Chicago - Navigant Consulting announced the appointment of Jeff Green, Sharon Siegel Voelzke, and J. Donald Fancher to Vice President and Executive Committee roles. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/378/1/Archstone-Nabs-Deloitte-Veteran/Archstone-Nabs-Deloitte-Veteran.html (Dec. 12, 2006) - SEATTLE - Archstone Consulting named industry veteran David Fitzpatrick as Principal to its West Coast Strategy & Operations Practice. Based in Seattle, Wash., Fitzpatrick will be responsible for extending Archstone Consulting’s strategic service offerings in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defense and other high engineering content industries. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/376/1/Right-Mgmt-Buys-Indian-Firm/Right-Mgmt-Buys-Indian-Firm.html (Dec. 7, 2006) - PHILADELPHIA - Right Management, an HR consulting firm, and wholly owned subsidiary of Manpower Inc., completed the process of forming a Joint Venture by acquiring majority stake in Grow Talent Company Limited, an organizational and individual consulting firm with offices in Gurgaon (New Delhi), Mumbai, and Bangalore, India. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/375/1/Accenture-Donates-600000/Accenture-Donates-600000.html kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/372/1/FTI-Hires-Top-Economists/FTI-Hires-Top-Economists.html (Dec. 4, 2006) - BALTIMORE - FTI Consulting announced that Professors Daniel L. Rubinfeld and Richard J. Gilbert have joined FTI, effective immediately. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/369/1/Navigant-Settles-Dispute/Navigant-Settles-Dispute.html (Nov. 30, 2006) - CHICAGO - Navigant Consulting announced that it has reached an agreement with the City of Vernon, Calif. to settle for $7.4 million all claims related to its previously disclosed dispute with the City. The settlement resolves the arbitrator's "Interim Award" of $37.4 million against the Company. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/367/1/Microsoft-Invests-in-TCS-China/Microsoft-Invests-in-TCS-China.html (Nov. 28, 2006) - MUMBAI - Tata Consultancy Services and its Chinese partners, supported by the National Development and Reforms Commission (NDRC), announced that Microsoft is now a strategic investor in TCS China and will hold a minority stake in the venture. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/365/1/Mercer-MC-Opens-Dubai-Office/Mercer-MC-Opens-Dubai-Office.html (Nov. 26, 2006) - DUBAI - Mercer Management Consulting has expanded its Middle East presence with the formation of a legal entity and permanent regional office in Dubai Internet City (DIC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/341/1/FCG-President-Resigns/FCG-President-Resigns.html (Nov. 16, 2006) - LONG BEACH, Calif. - First Consulting Group announced the resignation of Steven Heck as President of the Company and as a member of its board of directors to pursue other interests. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/340/1/Hitachi-Promotes-VP/Hitachi-Promotes-VP.html (Nov. 15, 2006) - DALLAS - Hitachi Consulting announced that Todd Price, a vice president in its U.S. Business Intelligence and Performance Management (BIPM) National Practice, has been appointed managing vice president for that practice. Clients in the BIPM Practice include Experian, Mary Kay, GameStop and Neiman Marcus. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/322/1/TCS-Buys-Australian-Firm/TCS-Buys-Australian-Firm.html (Nov. 9, 2006) - MUMBAI - Tata Consultancy Services acquired Australia's TCS Management (TCSM) for $11.5 million, payable over a period of five years. The deal included an upfront cash payment of $1.3 million. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/298/1/The-Best-Firms-to-Work-For-2006/The-Best-Firms-to-Work-For-2006.html (Oct. 26, 2006) - NEW YORK - Having surveyed more than 5000 consultants, Consulting Magazine found several firms that were earning high praise from their toughest critics:  their own employees. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/297/1/Capgemini-to-Buy-Kanbay/Capgemini-to-Buy-Kanbay.html (Oct. 26, 2006) - PARIS - Capgemini announced the acquisition of Kanbay International in a deal valuing Kanbay at $1.25 billion. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/294/1/Clarkston-Names-Associate-Partners/Clarkston-Names-Associate-Partners.html (Oct. 24, 2006) - DURHAM, N.C. - Clarkston Consulting announced the promotion of two associate partners. Janel Firestein was promoted to Associate Partner in the North Central Region within the Life Sciences industry and Edward Holmes was promoted to Associate Partner in the South Central Region within the Consumer Products industry.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/290/1/FTI-Hires-New-Practice-Leader/FTI-Hires-New-Practice-Leader.html (Oct. 16, 2006) - BALTIMORE - FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the appointment of Allen D. Applbaum as a senior managing director in the firm’s International Risk and Investigations (IR&I) practice, part of its Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/286/1/Mercer-Intl-Appoints-Executives/Mercer-Intl-Appoints-Executives.html (Oct. 13, 2006)  - New York - Mercer International announced the appointment of Claes-Inge Isacson to Chief Operating Officer effective November 6, 2006, and David Ure to Vice President, Controller, effective October 16, 2006. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/285/1/Tunnell-Opens-West-Coast-Office/Tunnell-Opens-West-Coast-Office.html (Oct. 11, 2006) - King of Prussia, PA - Tunnell Consulting has opened an office in San Diego, California to better serve the area’s biologic, biotech, device and diagnostic industries. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/284/1/Hay-Group-Launches-New-Practice/Hay-Group-Launches-New-Practice.html (Oct. 10, 2006) - New York - Hay Group announced the launch of its new Board Effectiveness Practice, to be led by Beverly Behan, worldwide practice Managing Director.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/283/1/Chris-Moffitt-Rejoins-Diamond/Chris-Moffitt-Rejoins-Diamond.html (Oct. 9, 2006) - Chicago - Chris Moffitt has rejoined Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, Inc., a firm that he helped establish in 1994. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/281/1/Protiviti-Opens-Offices-in-India/Protiviti-Opens-Offices-in-India.html (Oct. 6, 2006) - Menlo Park, CA. - Protiviti, a provider of internal audit and business and technology risk consulting services, has launched operations in India with the opening of offices in Mumbai and New Delhi. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/274/1/FTI-Completes-Acquisition/FTI-Completes-Acquisition.html (Oct. 4, 2006) - Baltimore - FTI Consulting Inc. completed the acquisition of the privately held FD International Ltd. for about $260 million. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/254/1/IBM-Touts-Asset-Based-Communications-Services/IBM-Touts-Asset-Based-Communications-Services.html (Sept. 26, 2006) - Armonk, NY - IBM Corp. said its creating a new business unit aimed at enabling communication over global networks. The newly formed Integrated Communications Services unit will focus on the delivery of network and communication service products that are part of the company's asset-based consulting strategy. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/252/1/Deloitte-Enlists-Big-Name-Advisor/Deloitte-Enlists-Big-Name-Advisor.html (Sept. 21, 2006) - London - Deloitte announced the appointment of Dame Sue Street, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, to its public sector practice in January 2007 following her retirement from the Civil Service in September 2006. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/253/1/-Accenture-SAP-Team-on-Health-Network/Accenture-SAP-Team-on-Health-Network.html (Sept. 20, 2006) - New York / Walldorf, Germany - Accenture and SAP  have inked an agreement to co-develop what they call a collaborative health network (CHN), a technology solution expected to help healthcare organizations improve patient care by streamlining the way they access, integrate and share information. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/227/1/FTI-Buys-PR-Company/FTI-Buys-PR-Company.html (Sept. 11, 2006) - Baltimore - FTI Consulting bought Financial Dynamics, a top financial public relations company, for $260 million in cash and shares.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/225/1/Mercer-HR-Buys-Australian-Firm/Mercer-HR-Buys-Australian-Firm.html (Sept. 6, 2006) - London - Mercer Human Resource Consulting has acquired HRPartnering Pty Ltd (HRP), a specialist talent management business in Australia. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/221/1/FCG-Announces-New-Senior-VP/FCG-Announces-New-Senior-VP.html (August 21, 2006) - Long Beach, CA - First Consulting Group announced the appointment of Scot McConkey to the position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director of FCG's Health Plan Practice. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/216/1/Bain-Names-28-Partners/Bain-Names-28-Partners.html (August 11, 2006) - New York - Based on their achievements on behalf of the firm’s growing roster of clients, 28 Bain & Company global business consultants have been promoted to Partner. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/215/1/Milliman-Buys-Benefits-Firm/Milliman-Buys-Benefits-Firm.html (August 10, 2006) - Seattle - Milliman announced that it has reached agreement in principle to acquire the business of Lawrence Johnson & Associates (LJA), a full service retirement and employee benefits consulting firm. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/214/1/Point-B-Names-New-Managing-Directors/Point-B-Names-New-Managing-Directors.html (August 8, 2006) - Seattle - Point B Solutions Group, LLP has named new managing directors for two of its fastest growing practices. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/213/1/TCS-Appoints-New-Head-of-EMEA-Region/TCS-Appoints-New-Head-of-EMEA-Region.html (August 7, 2006) - London - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced the extension of Arun Aggarwal's role as head of its business and IT consulting practice in the UK to include all of EMEA. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/212/1/IBM-Buys-MRO-Software/IBM-Buys-MRO-Software.html (August 4, 2006) - Armonk, NY - IBM and MRO Software announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire MRO Software Inc., a publicly held company based in Bedford, Mass., in an all-cash transaction at a price of approximately $740 million, or $25.80 per share. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/198/1/Huron-Buys-Two-Firms/Huron-Buys-Two-Firms.html (August 1, 2006) - Chicago - Huron Consulting Group Inc. announced the acquisitions of Aaxis Technologies and Document Review Consulting Services, LLC to enhance the Company's service offerings to the office of the general counsel and their law firms. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/197/1/Huron-Nabs-Navigant-Compliance-Expert/Huron-Nabs-Navigant-Compliance-Expert.html (July 31, 2006) - Chicago -  Huron Consulting Group said Irene Torino, RN, has joined the company’s Healthcare Provider practice as a managing director specializing in healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, and litigation support. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/204/1/Mercer-HR-Buys-Swiss-Firm/Mercer-HR-Buys-Swiss-Firm.html (July 28, 2006) - London -  Mercer Human Resource Consulting has acquired Pendia Associates, a Swiss-based organization specializing in retirement and investment consulting and pensions administration services. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/188/1/MOW-Names-Directors/MOW-Names-Directors.html (July 24, 2006) - New York, NY - Mercer Oliver Wyman announced the appointments of Joel M. Shaiman and Scott Robinson as Directors at the firm. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/187/1/TCS-Forms-Chinese-Joint-Venture/TCS-Forms-Chinese-Joint-Venture.html (July 24, 2006) - Beijing, China - Tata Consultancy Services Asia Pacific Pte, a subsidiary of TCS, announced that it has signed a Shareholder Promoters Agreement with three Chinese firms to establish China's top industrial scale software company which will provide IT solutions and services to clients in the global and Chinese domestic market. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/186/1/-Mercer-Buys-DiamondCluster-European-Operations/-Mercer-Buys-DiamondCluster-European-Operations.html (July 19, 2006) - Europe - Mercer Management Consulting has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Continental Europe, Middle East and South American operations of DiamonCluster International, Inc. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/175/1/Alliance-Consulting-Buys-Fusion-Technologies/Alliance-Consulting-Buys-Fusion-Technologies.html (July 18, 2006) - Conshohocken, PA - Alliance Consulting said it has acquired Fusion Technologies, an IT consultancy headquartered in New Jersey with operations in Hyderabad and Bangalore, India. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/174/1/Deloitte-Buys-Avail/Deloitte-Buys-Avail.html (July 17, 2006) - New York, NY - Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (FAS) has acquired certain assets of Avail Consulting, an independent valuation consulting firm in Houston. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/169/1/Accenture-Opens-Lab-in-Bangalore/Accenture-Opens-Lab-in-Bangalore.html (July 10, 2006) - Bangalore, India  - Accenture today opened a research and development technology lab in Bangalore. The fourth such facility operated by Accenture Technology Labs, it joins sites in the United States (Palo Alto, California and Chicago, Illinois) and France (Sophia Antipolis). kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/168/1/MindTree-Opens-Center-in-Chennai/MindTree-Opens-Center-in-Chennai.html (July 10, 2006) - Chennai, India - MindTree Consulting announced that it has chosen Chennai as the first city outside Bangalore to set up its development center. MindTree will launch its operations in Chennai in August. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/164/1/FTI-Acquires-Chinese-Firm/FTI-Acquires-Chinese-Firm.html (July 6, 2006) - Baltimore, MD - FTI Consulting has acquired International Risk Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/166/1/Navigant-Enhances-Technology-Practice/Navigant-Enhances-Technology-Practice.html (July 5, 2006) - Chicago, IL - Navigant Consulting said the company is stepping up its efforts to build a technology solutions practice. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/165/1/Watson-Wyatt-Buys-Briggs--Sands/Watson-Wyatt-Buys-Briggs--Sands.html (July 5, 2006)  - Washington, D.C.  - Watson Wyatt announced that it has acquired Briggs & Sands, a boutique sales effectiveness and compensation consulting firm. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/153/1/Towers-Perrin-Acquires-Risk-Capital-Management-Partners/Towers-Perrin-Acquires-Risk-Capital-Management-Partners.html Towers Perrin has acquired the business of Risk Capital Management Partners LLC. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/152/1/Economist-Jeff-Gray-Joins-Huron-Consulting-Group/Economist-Jeff-Gray-Joins-Huron-Consulting-Group.html Huron Consulting Group has hired economist Jeffrey S. Gray, Ph.D. to lead the firm's Economics and Quantitative Analysis group. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/151/1/Protiviti-Hires-a-Managing-Director-in-New-York/Protiviti-Hires-a-Managing-Director-in-New-York.html Mark Nelson has joined Protiviti as a managing director in its Technology Risk practice. In his new role, Nelson focuses on providing clients with Application Control Effectiveness (ACE) services to help them manage their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application risks. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/124/1/Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Senior-Consultants/Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Senior-Consultants.html David Giuntoli has joined Buck Consultants' St. Louis office as Principal and Office Manager and James Herod has joined Buck Consultants' Dallas office as Director in the Retirement practice. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (News Staff) Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/53/1/Hewitt-CEO-to-Retire-Successor-Search-Underway/Hewitt-CEO-to-Retire-Successor-Search-Underway.html (June 15, 2006) - Lincolnshire, IL - Hewitt Associates announced its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dale Gifford plans to retire at the end of December. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/54/1/IBM-Launches-RD-Consulting-Practice/IBM-Launches-RD-Consulting-Practice.html IBM Corp. has formed a new management consulting practice to help companies better manage their research and development (R&D) strategies and spending. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/55/1/Mercer-Names-Drzik-President-Morrison-Retires/Mercer-Names-Drzik-President-Morrison-Retires.html Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) today announced changes in the leadership of its Mercer Specialty Consulting Group, following David J. Morrison's decision to retire as President of the group and as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Mercer Management Consulting (Mercer MC) business. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/56/1/Archstone-Consulting-Buys-Hazelton-Group/Archstone-Consulting-Buys-Hazelton-Group.html Archstone Consulting announced it has agreed to buy The Hazelton Group, a research-based brand development consulting firm. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/59/1/RSM-Names-New-SVP/RSM-Names-New-SVP.html RSM McGladrey Business Services has appointed Bob Gerardi as senior vice president of total quality management with the firm's enterprise marketing and strategy group. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/58/1/Steve-Lawrence-Joins-Lippincott-Mercer/Steve-Lawrence-Joins-Lippincott-Mercer.html Brand strategy and design consultancy Lippincott Mercer has announced that Steve Lawrence has joined the firm's New York office as a senior partner, effective immediately. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/57/1/Marakon-Associates-Elects-New-CEO/Marakon-Associates-Elects-New-CEO.html Brian Burwell has been elected Marakon Associates' new chief executive, effective immediately. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/61/1/Marakon-Hires-Former-Gap-Exec-and-a-New-COO/Marakon-Hires-Former-Gap-Exec-and-a-New-COO.html Francesca Schuler, a former Vice President of Global Brand Management at Gap, Inc., has joined Marakon Associates as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/60/1/Adroit-Consulting-Hires-Kathleen-Johnson/-Adroit-Consulting-Hires-Kathleen-Johnson.html Kathleen (Kathy) Johnson (47) has joined Adroit Consulting, Inc. A veteran of systems implementation and program management, Johnson will expand Adroit Consulting's Program Management Office (PMO) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Optimization expertise. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/65/1/John-Sunderland-Joins-Advisory-Board-of-Marakon/John-Sunderland-Joins-Advisory-Board-of-Marakon.html John Sunderland, president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and chairman of Cadbury Schweppes plc, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors of Marakon Associates, the management consultancy. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/64/1/George-Brown-Joins-Protiviti/George-Brown-Joins-Protiviti.html The New York office of Protiviti Inc., an internal audit and risk consulting firm, has added George L. Brown as a managing director in its business risk practice. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/63/1/Women-in-Consulting-Creates-Leaders-Network-for-Senior-Consultants/Women-in-Consulting-Creates-Leaders-Network-for-Senior-Consultants.html Women in Consulting (WIC), a San Francisco Bay Area organization of seasoned professional consultants, has formed a Leaders Network to attract and provide services for senior consultants. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/62/1/AMEX-Forms-Global-Business-Travel-Consultancy/AMEX-Forms-Global-Business-Travel-Consultancy.html American Express has formed a global advisory services unit within the company’s Business Travel division. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/66/1/Stanley-Logan-Joins-Huron/Stanley-Logan-Joins-Huron.html Huron Consulting Group has hired Stanley N. Logan as the company¹s vice president, Strategy and Business Development. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/68/1/Huron-Consulting-Group-Announces-New-Managing-Directors/Huron-Consulting-Group-Announces-New-Managing-Directors.html Huron Consulting Group announced that Mark A. DeWyngaert, Gary T. Long, and Paul J. Silver will join the Company as managing directors. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/67/1/-Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Directors/-Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Directors.html Buck Consultants has hired Robin McCasland and Jodie Brunsting as directors. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/69/1/Financial-Expert-Joins-Bain/Financial-Expert-Joins-Bain.html Bain & Company has hired John Ott as partner in the firm’s UK Financial Services Practice. Ott will be based in London where he will focus on helping Bain’s financial services clients in the UK and Asia on growth strategies, cross-border expansions, organizational effectiveness, mergers and acquisitions and change management. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/72/1/Hess-to-Lead-Watson-Wyatt-Investment-Consulting/Hess-to-Lead-Watson-Wyatt-Investment-Consulting.html Carl Hess has been appointed practice director of Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting, Inc., in North America, effective July 1, 2006. In this role, Hess will have responsibility for managing and driving growth within the firm's investment consulting subsidiary. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/71/1/EDS-Creates-New-Role-for-Currie/EDS-Creates-New-Role-for-Currie.html EDS has named business executive Paul Currie, 47, to the new role of executive vice president of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, effective April 24. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/70/1/Aon-Consulting-Names-Kathryn-Hayley-as-New-US-CEO/Aon-Consulting-Names-Kathryn-Hayley-as-New-US-CEO.html Kathryn Hayley has been appointed chief executive officer of Aon Consulting U.S. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/75/1/Bill-Nicholson-has-joined-Buck-Consultants-Atlanta-office-as-Principal-in-the-Communication-practice/Bill-Nicholson-has-joined-Buck-Consultants-Atlanta-office-as-Principal-in-the-Communication-pra.html Nicholson joins Buck from Aon Consulting, where he most recently served as Vice President and Communication Practice Leader for the Atlanta office. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/74/1/Robbins-Gioia-Promotes-John-Madej/Robbins-Gioia-Promotes-John-Madej.html John Madej has been named division president for civilian agencies at Robbins-Gioia. Madej moves into this role from his previous position of account executive, civilian agencies. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/73/1/Aon-Rumored-to-Appoint-Deloitte-Vet-As-Consulting-CEO/Aon-Rumored-to-Appoint-Deloitte-Vet-As-Consulting-CEO.html Aon Corp. is expected to announce soon that it has hired a 22-year Deloitte Consulting LLP veteran to head the U.S. arm of its underperforming consulting business, according to a published report in today's Chicago Tribune. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/76/1/Macro-Opportunity-Challenges-Professions-Mind-set/Macro-Opportunity-Challenges-Professions-Mind-set.html Upon the first indication that a recession has arrived, cutting advertising budgets is a knee-jerk reaction for many companies. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/77/1/Point-B-Solutions-Group-Opens-Bay-Area-Practice/Point-B-Solutions-Group-Opens-Bay-Area-Practice.html Point B Solutions Group, LLP, founded in Seattle, announced that it recently opened an office in California's Bay Area. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/79/1/Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Senior-Consultants/Buck-Consultants-Hires-Two-Senior-Consultants.html Peter Weinberg and James Ferreri have joined Buck Consultants in seni