IT consulting

That headline caught my eye on Tuesday evening. Based on a recently published book, a two page spread in the i newspaper eloquently explained a handful of ways in which we mislead ourselves every day. “You are an unreliable narrator and this is because you’re unaware of how unaware you are,” says David McRaney, the book’s author. One paragraph resonated particularly strongly: “The misconception: your opinions are the result of years of rational, objective analysis.

The recent announcement that PwC is acquiring Diamond Consultants isn't – and is – a surprise.

In the race to close the gap that Deloitte is perceived to have opened up between itself and the consulting practices of the other Big Four firms, technology is critical. Whether you like it or not, much consulting is driven directly or indirectly by IT changes. New systems don’t just create work for the software vendors and others who implement technology, but typically trigger a raft of changes to working practices and organisational structures.