With the emergence of Web 2.0 the consulting landscape has also evolved. Traditional consultants are outdated, expensive and tedious. Pan Eight - the next generation of technology consulting, introduces you to Consulting 2.0.

1. Consulting 2.0
Next generation consulting
15th March 2009

2. traditional
technology
consultants work
for fortune 500
companies

3. The traditional
consultant’s ethos:
build an ivory tower

4. The definitive MBA profession
20% of MBA graduates want
to work at consulting firms

5. Consultants are used to
defining themselves as
‘Kings of Strategy’

6. Lets open our eyes

7. The ivory tower is
inefficient

8. Knowledge
Redundancy
Consultants sent on-site to learn
and analyse the business.
Learning curve at
the client’s expense.

9. Research and Recommend is not interactive
Just time consuming and expensive

10. consulting 2.0
a new breed of
consultant is
emerging

11. Web 2.0
Redefines consulting
The Internet creates
a real-time consulting
paradigm

12. The Internet facilitates
business intelligence

14. 1 – Leverage existing technology
Traditional consultants produce polished
200-page reports to justify fees.
Do not reinvent the wheel.

15. Add value to intelligence using social media

16. 2 – Interactive Engagement
Collaborate with management in
real time using social media to beta
test solutions

17. 3 – Open up the
discovery process
Apply ‘Zen’.
Real-time collaboration with ideas
can provide new direction

18. 4 – Level the client/consultant
relationship
Do not dictate, collaborate.
Execute iteratively

19. why consulting 2.0?
Recruitment and hr is
heavily reliant on
internet marketing,
and becoming more
reliant on Web 2.0

20. why consulting 2.0?
Attributes required:
Senior Management Background
Management Consulting
Startup Mentality
Sales & Marketing
Product Management
Corporate Finance
Legal Expertise

21. Consultant 2.0 – a new
paradigm
Making innovative strategies accessible to
companies efficiently and economically:
1. Leverages existing management knowledge
2. Develops an interactive engagement
3. Values discovery in the consulting process
4. Collaborative, not dictatorial