TECH & AI9 August 2026· 9 min

Digital Transformation of Consulting Firms: The $700B Industry Reinventing Itself

Name: InekIA
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The global consulting industry faces an existential pivot: adopt digital technologies or risk obsolescence. With AI, data analytics, and platform models reshaping delivery, here's what's really happening inside McKinsey, Accenture, and beyond.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[2]Source Global Research, Global Consulting Market Outlook 2024

[3]MIT Sloan Management Review — 'Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier' (Dell'Acqua et al., 2023)

[4]Grand View Research — Data Analytics Consulting Market Report, 2024

[5]IBISWorld — Global Management Consulting Industry Report, 2024

[6]Gartner — Consulting Buyer Sentiment Survey, Q1 2024

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