Case Study: A.T. Kearney and the New "Defining Entity"

Contents

Statement of the problem3

Summary of the facts3

Analysis4

Competition5

Accounting Firms and Their Strategies5

IT industry and its influence6

Top down Strategies of Information Technology Companies6

System Integration and Vendors of IT services6

Mergers and Acquisitions7

Recommendations7

Research and Development Department8

Introduction of ERP system9

CRM Implementation9

Conclusion10

Case Study: A.T. Kearney and the New "Defining Entity"

Statement of the problem

Implementing the technological changes in the companies along with the strategic management consultancy is necessary to survive in the competitive market.

Summary of the facts

Through extensive research following facts were discovered\

Use of technology in business has grown with the passage of time, Now the business strategies are integrated with information technologies tools. This has increased the changes of visibility and it has also helped the organization to formulate better strategies.

The investment on technology in the current market has been increased due to the importance of technology in the business.

Now organization and corporations are moving towards a strategy which involves use of technology. These strategies include reengineering processes and reengineering of organizations. Complete changes in organizations way of doing things are also made. This is done in order to compete with the organization providing same services.

It is also observed that the senior management executives are keen to learn about the technology and are more interested in implementing the technological changes along with the strategic changes. This will help their organizations to produce better result and it will also help them to formulate cohesive strategies which can result in better product quality.

One more thing which was observed regarding senior management was that, the management seems to be satisfies with the return which they are gaining as a result of investment in technology. They are satisfied because even without any measurement tools and skills they are getting positive result on investment on technology.

The world is changing dynamically and it is very important for all organization with long term goals and plan, to work in such a manner that can positively affect their growth and success. It can also help them to get profitable business throughout the market. Those companies which are coping up with the requirement of the world are progressing and making their mark in the world. Apart from strong business strategies, including the technologies in the business and giving the all the services and facilities which a company's customer required is also important.

Analysis

A.T. Kearney had risen as one of the leading management consulting practices. They develop realistic solution for their customer which helped them to implement those solutions in an easy way. It also helped the customer of A.T. Kearney to get competitive advantage. This company was famous for its ability to convey values and results through their management process, strategy development and analysis of operations. It also delivers results through implementation of technology transformation.

A.T. Kearney has acquired EDS (Electronic Data System) and Brian Harrison is the man behind this acquisition. The main reason behind this merger was to invest in a new dimension of project so as to get competitive advantage over other management consultant companies who ...