The Consulting Sector is Flourishing – Are your Consultants nimble enough to take advantage?

The Asia Pacific consulting sector has flourished in recent years generating c.$25bn in revenues, representing a 16% share of the global market (pre-pandemic). While Asia has recovered quickly post-pandemic in terms of economic and human development, geopolitical uncertainties have made it important for business leaders to navigate the increasingly complex business landscape with utmost caution, creating opportunities for consulting businesses across the region.

Currently, most Asian economies are reopening which is boosting demand for strategic advisory services. There is also an upswing in demand for consultants from financial sector players to counter the threat from ongoing disruptions and comply with endless new regulations. Leaders in APAC are looking for mergers and acquisition (M&A) opportunities, making a shift towards ESG, and are extremely thoughtful towards issues like climate change, all of which is raising demand for advisors who can help align their agendas with the goals of the organization.

The consulting industry in Asia is, thus, expected to thrive as corporates actively seek consultants to help them navigate the challenges and impact of global dynamics.

In this context, Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) can help consultants tap the rising opportunities, scale existing teams and drive value for their clients.

Acuity has over 2 decades of experience supporting the leading and largest consulting firms. Our teams have successfully supported consultants and coexisted alongside in-house research teams, contributing materially in transforming their operating models.

Our subject matter experts (SMEs) can help consultants across the entire consulting value chain and provide customised research solutions in niche domains to help broaden research coverage and improve efficiency simultaneously. Our SME’s have many years of experience integrating industrial and consulting experience to provide expert views and valuable insights.

Explore how our specialised pool of experienced and qualified researchers can support captives and in-house teams with additional capacity, provide sectoral expertise to internal teams and end clients and help consultants manage work-flow spikes and deliver quickly

Benefits and impact

Acuity helps consultants leverage in-house teams for business development and client-facing opportunities

We mitigate burnout, as our analysts share the heavy workload, improving the employer’s attractiveness quotient

Our in-depth information and deeper insights help clients increase and improve client interactions

Acuity lowers the cost of research, drives operational cost savings, provides a dedicated team and optimises data licences

Acuity serves as an extension of client teams, providing additional bandwidth, along with quick processing of information given expertise in multiple sources

SMEs provide customised solutions in niche domains and help improve turnaround times on consulting projects

Acuity’s delivery centres are located in India, China and Costa Rica, which provide additional support in multiple languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Portuguese