Why do we have consulting firms?
People have been advising each other since the dawn of time, but it was only in the early twentieth century that they felt the need to band together into firms. The shift was a testimony to the broadening role of the consultants and the size of organisations they were dealing with: individuals were no longer enough. But almost a century later, freelance consultants now occupy as much as 20% of the market.
In her new blog, Fiona Czerniawska considers what the future holds for firms and freelancers, and introduces the write-up of a recent debate, hosted by Source and sponsored by Mindbench, which started with the question: why go to a consulting firm when you can hire a freelance consultant?
To read the blog, and the write-up of the debate, click here.
