Data, analytics, and AI are major priorities for companies in India — but most lack the resources, talent, and use cases to build a strategy on their own. The majority of services decision-makers in India whose firm works or plans to work with a third-party service provider say it will do so to build a data, analytics, or AI strategy. Service providers bring established frameworks, methods, and case studies in addition to a fresh, outside-in view. CIOs, chief data officers, and business leaders looking to build and execute a robust data, analytics, and AI strategy should engage service providers early in the process. This is a snapshot of Forrester’s data on Indian firms’ use of management and strategy consulting providers.