Partners, what are the biggest & most underrated trends you've seen in the consulting industry? Maybe some that have happened over the past decade, others happening now. Cont'd.

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Consulting is becoming more Managed Services. Higher value work is declining.

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Is it declining because we have competition from in house strategists?

Large clients insourcing (hiring) traditional high-value consulting work (i.e. corporate strategy, business development, human capital management, supply chain) and reducing professional services spend to burst capacity...

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What about in government consulting? (Since that's where I am)

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