Evaluation consulting, business consulting, marketing consulting, strategic planning are trades that are experiencing significant economic slowdowns. Some of it is related to transitory factors such as clients adjusting to changing fiscal realities. But much if it is associated to the profound impact artificial intelligence has on our work. This is not temporary and will not go away.
Qatalyst decided to face the music and to study this deep trend by speaking to clients, consultants, developers and others, reading current research, and testing out advances in LLMs and apps. The products of this effort, made available freely, are a research paper and accompanying deck which outline six major shifts impacting consulting. A "survival guide for consulting firms" will be published in a couple of weeks.