The BTG Skills Index ranks the ten most in-demand consulting skill sets across all industries, the top three by industry, and the fastest-growing year-over-year. As technology and markets evolve, successful companies are utilizing resources more effectively by tapping into independent knowledge and expertise on demand. The need to market more innovatively has driven a surge in demand for marketing and communications consultants. And more than ever, companies are calling on independent strategy, transformation, and data science experts to keep them on the cutting edge.
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Using on-demand talent adds value to your biggest strategy and implementation projects while significantly cutting consulting costs. But just how much can you save by using independent consultants?
Johnson & Johnson procurement head George Post talks about building the company's on-demand talent program, Specialists on Demand. Read or listen.
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While thousands of associates have moved “up” in big consulting firms, hundreds of thousands more have moved “out” to become independent consultants. Why?
These days, it seems like everything is moving to the cloud—even people. But what is the human cloud?
The market is changing, and so is the process through which companies keep up. What is business transformation, and how is it evolving?
The gig economy has disrupted everything from food delivery to vacation rentals. It's also changing the way that big companies get work done.
Interest is growing in so-called flash organizations: teams that come together to tackle specific, complex problems, then disband.
TechCrunch explores how gig economy platforms are embracing last-mile training to take talent to the next level in the on-demand marketplace.
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