The following is a Q&A between Ed Marshall, General Manager of Services Vertical, NetSuite, and Brian Becker, McGladrey National Leader, Technology Consulting, highlighting best practices the McGladrey team has identified in working with modern consulting and professional services firms.
Marshall: Please tell us about McGladrey and your unique offerings for consulting and professional services firms.
Becker: McGladrey is a leading professional services firm providing assurance, tax and consulting services. At the technology consulting practice of McGladrey, we understand how critical it is to partner with our clients to achieve their business objectives by providing innovative solutions that align people, processes and technology. Technology is instrumental in driving business growth and creating more efficient processes that contribute to increased productivity. By combining technical knowledge and business savvy with a full range of IT services, we're able to assess complex situations, devise effective solutions, and implement them quickly and cost effectively.
Marshall: What are the most important challenges to consulting firms looking to grow their business in today's market?
Becker: Modern consulting firms can take on nationwide and global business opportunities in ways that could have only been dreamed about a generation ago. But with those increased opportunities come increased complexities: more moving parts, more time zones, more billing and taxation considerations, and more potential to lose focus by engaging in projects that will not actually be profitable or even feasible for the organization to execute.
