The White Space Thought Leadership Rankings have experienced the most substantial changes in the order since they were launched six years ago. For instance, whilst BCG remained top – Capgemini Consulting jumped 6 places (15 to 9) during the first half of 2013.
The report says that Capgemini Consulting is the dark horse in the rankings, and their real success has been borne out from their work around digital transformation, a subject on which the firm has produced several excellent pieces and now a dedicated journal. But this work is also now acting as a foundation on which more specific issue, and sector-based output is being produced. The Future of Bank Branches: Coordinating Physical with Digital being just one example.
Other key movers in the rankings saw IBM move from third to second place, as it has adopted a highly disciplined approach to control quality, but this approach has severely limited the quantity of its output.
Big Four rises…
Two of the Big Four firms have also significantly improved their rankings over the last six months. PwC climbs from fifth to third place, largely owing to its ‘10 minute’ series, which represents an outstanding example of how a firm can combine substance in thought leadership with brevity. 10 Minutes on Investing in China’s Private Healthcare System is just one of an increasingly specialised portfolio of material.
Deloitte also climbed to fifth position from eighth as the firm’s US practice in particular is publishing an increasing volume of high-quality, topical thinking through The Deloitte University Press (DUP) site. The report notes that material published by other areas of the firm isn’t keeping pace with DUP, and it’s going to be hard for Deloitte to improve its rankings further without this changing.
Fiona Czerniawska, Joint Managing Director at Source and founder of White Space said:
“Bcgperspectives.com continues to be home to some of the best thought leadership produced anywhere and while the firm’s overall score has dropped slightly, the fact that it has maintained quality while increasing the quantity of its output is no small achievement.”
Czerniawska continued:
“Capgemini Consulting’s rise is also a real success story. There may still be skeletons in its thought leadership closet, which are often revealed when the firm takes a purer technology stance, but the quality of its material overall is benefiting from an increasingly focused and consistent strategy.”
White Space includes thought leadership from about 30 of the world’s leading consulting firms, all categorised and searchable by service, sector and geography. In addition to White Space ratings reports, there are quick links to some of the best thought leadership relevant to various different services and sectors.
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