It's no secret that the valuations of technology services firms have taken a tumble in recent months, kicking off what many expect to become a new wave of consolidation inside the technology services arena. And no one consultant is, perhaps, better positioned to ride its crest than BCG's Art Peck.
Last fall, when Hewlett-Packard announced plans to acquire the consulting organization of PricewaterhouseCoopers, HP enlisted Peck to help identify the risks associated with its marriage proposal.
While Peck won't comment on what impact his "list of risks" may have had on HP's decision-making, the subsequent decline of technology services valuations may speak well of Peck's advice.
"Technology clients have faster clock speeds in terms of decision-making, and that puts the demand back on us in terms of the projects that we do," says the BCGer.
After 20 years in consulting, though, Peck seldom finds himself on the losing end of a race with a client's clock.
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