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Vendor Strategists: Time To Revisit Your Corporate Strategy And Your Management Portfolio

by Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., Daniel Krauss, October 29, 2009

The current recession clearly showed at many companies how fundamental issues with corporate strategy can lead to a savage reality, affecting corporate stability in a big way. Strategists have started fighting back with a constant stream of ad hoc decision-making . . .

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Capgemini Consulting Is Moving To Become A Global Transformation Partner For M&A

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Capgemini Consulting, Q4 2009

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, October 21, 2009

Capgemini Consulting, the newly formed global consulting business unit of Capgemini, provides a well-defined portfolio for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services. This step of globalizing its business is timely, given that strategic decisions in . . .

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M&A Activity In The Current Downturn Reshapes The Software And Services Markets

A Review Of M&A In The Software And Services Markets, H1 2009

by Daniel Krauss, October 13, 2009

Although mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the tech industry in absolute numbers declined in H1 2009, the deals coming through in the current period are likely to fundamentally transform the overall market landscape. Principally, M&A . . .

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Tata Consultancy Services: Using The Downturn To Reposition Its IT M&A Services

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Q4 2009

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, October 6, 2009

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has primarily focused on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) IT requirements of clients in the financial services industry for many years. Backed by its strong IT system and process knowledge and experience, it has mainly . . .

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Trends In Innovation Consulting

A Market Snapshot Of Innovation Consulting Services Specialists

by Daniel Krauss, October 6, 2009

Severe pressure induced by the current economic downturn pushes executives toward efforts related to cost reduction and internal restructuring. Nevertheless, innovation remains one of the high priorities on their agenda, which is mainly focused either . . .

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Market Momentum: Corporate Strategy Services Market, H1 2009

by Daniel Krauss, August 7, 2009

How will a market that competes primarily on intellectual property (IP) be affected by the economic downturn? Service providers have been undoubtedly deeply affected by the recession in one way or another, and Forrester has therefore analyzed the publicly . . .

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Market Overview: The Corporate Strategy Services Market In 2009

The Recession Fundamentally Accelerates Changes In Corporate Strategy Services

by Daniel Krauss, July 17, 2009

The corporate strategy services market is undergoing fundamental changes induced and accelerated by the recession. While elementary issues with corporate strategy are quite immune from the current downturn, the strategy formulation and review process . . .

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Innovating Corporate Strategy Services

by Daniel Krauss, May 29, 2009

Blurring boundaries within the broader consulting services market are leading to heated competition among consulting firms around thought leadership and business model innovation. In this context, strategic management paradigms and models are playing . . .

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Accenture Provides Truly Integrated M&A Services, Backed By Strong Industry Expertise

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Accenture, Q2 2009

by Daniel Krauss, April 27, 2009

Accenture's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio represents a core element of its offerings and is provided through a truly integrated and global go-to-market strategy. Thanks to its deep business expertise as well as its strong and trusted . . .

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IBM Offers A Broad M&A Services Portfolio With Strong Integration Capabilities

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: IBM Global Business Services, Q2 2009

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, April 27, 2009

IBM Global Business Services (IBM GBS) provides a broad mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio, which is also fueled by IBM's ample M&A knowledge and business expertise. The company benefits not only from its strong brand and global . . .

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Siemens IT Solutions And Services Evolves A Strong IT-Based M&A Services Proposition

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Siemens IT Solutions And Services, Q2 2009

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, April 27, 2009

Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) has made significant efforts to build out its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio over the past two years, with a strong focus on the IT requirements of clients during the course of transactions. . . .

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Deloitte Offers A Strong Globally Integrated Services Portfolio For Complex M&A

M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Deloitte, Q2 2009

by Daniel Krauss, April 27, 2009

Deloitte provides a highly compelling mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services proposition through its broad portfolio and deep business expertise, which are underpinned by a highly consistent and integrated go-to-market strategy. Deloitte primarily . . .

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Market Overview: The M&A Management Tools Market In 2009

Providers Of Dedicated M&A Tools Are Set For Significant Growth Ahead

by Daniel Krauss, April 10, 2009

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) management tool providers are growing at rapid rates. This strong growth of M&A virtual deal room (VDR) and project management tool (PMT) providers will continue despite the current economic turmoil and fall in the . . .

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M&A Management Tools Continue To Thrive As The Recession Changes Corporate M&A Behavior

by Daniel Krauss, January 27, 2009

While the current economic downturn has led to a decrease in the overall volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), underlying M&A patterns are experiencing fundamental changes. As corporate executives become more wary of the challenges and risks . . .

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Market Momentum: IT Services And Outsourcing Market, H2 2008

by Pascal Matzke, Daniel Krauss, January 13, 2009

As the world's major economies battle the oncoming recession, Forrester has examined how the key players in the IT services market have fared and how they are adapting their strategies to not only the looming downturn but also to the new technology ecosystem. . . .

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European IT/Telecom Converged Service Delivery Outsourcing Deals: H1 2008

by Pascal Matzke, Daniel Krauss, January 9, 2009

The European Converged Service Delivery (CSD) market has continued on its strong growth path from the second half of 2007, with Forrester recording a record number of deals in the first half of 2008. The overall number of deals containing converged IT . . .

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Leveraging Forrester's Research And Models For Strategic Advantage

Uncertain Economic Times Create Competitive Opportunities

by Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., Daniel Krauss, December 22, 2008

A recession provides companies in general and vendor strategists in particular with a unique opportunity to leapfrog the competition. But not all strategic paradigms and models are equally well suited for this task. We have designed Forrester's research . . .

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Innovating Strategic Management Paradigms And Models To Thrive Amid Global Change

by Daniel Krauss, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., December 19, 2008

To navigate to a successful future, you have to understand the patterns of the past. To support strategists in this imperative, Forrester reviewed research on and the practice of strategy and strategic management over the past 100 years. Drawing upon . . .

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The Vendor Positioning Self-Assessment Tool For IT Services And Outsourcing Providers  (246 KB XLS)

by Chris Andrews, Daniel Krauss, October 22, 2008

This vendor positioning review self-assessment tool gives you the opportunity to score your own vendor positioning and compare the results with the positioning of ten leading IT services and outsourcing providers and their services, which have been evaluated . . .

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Understanding The M&A Services Market

Providers With Different Legacies Frame The Diverse M&A Services Market

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, October 15, 2008

While the current credit crunch has led to a decrease in the overall number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2008 compared with 2007, companies continue to rely on good advice and support to realize the anticipated business benefits of their M&A . . .

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IT Services And Outsourcing Providers Positioning Benchmark, Q3 2008

A Review Of IT Services Marketing Practices With A Self-Assessment Tool

by Chris Andrews, Daniel Krauss, October 14, 2008

Forrester used its vendor positioning review methodology to evaluate 10 leading IT services and outsourcing providers across 14 criteria and three service domains and determine where they are currently positioning themselves on the continuum between information . . .

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Service Providers Start To See The Implications Of The Credit Crunch

by Pascal Matzke, Daniel Krauss, October 8, 2008

During recent weeks, we have seen some unprecedented events in the global financial markets that will also have a profound impact on the tech sector, including the services business. Service providers are already seeing their clients and prospects taking . . .

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The Emerging M&A Management Tools Market

Integrated Solutions Pave The Way To More Sophisticated M&A Management

by Daniel Krauss, Pascal Matzke, September 9, 2008

While the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) has increased over the past few years, most companies lack a structured and repeatable approach for managing the deals in an efficient and effective manner. And while dedicated tools and applications . . .

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The Three Archetypes Of Service Providers

Aligning Your Positioning And Portfolio With Client Stakeholder Objectives

by Pascal Matzke, Daniel Krauss, September 5, 2008

The IT service provider market is undergoing a major transformation that will have a profound impact on how providers design and structure their portfolio and conduct their go-to-market approach. Service providers have traditionally used labels like business . . .

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TCS Pushes On NGOSS To Drive Telecom-Sector Growth

SWOT Analysis: TCS, Q2 2008

by Pascal Matzke, Daniel Krauss, August 12, 2008

Over the past two years, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has significantly expanded its footprint with telecom service providers, thanks to its strong focus on and expertise in next-generation operational supporting systems (NGOSS). The company has made . . .