Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key B2B and B2C services trends for 2021.
As B2B and B2C services firms adjust to a complicated and uncertain business environment, they are seeking independent consultants, project managers, executives, and subject matter experts to help with everything from business process transformations to workforce planning and marketing strategy to business resilience.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Services
| 46% Strategy |
| 21% Operations |
| 18% Organization |
| 10% Transformation |
| 5% Interim Executive |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
Planning
Marketing and Sales
Business Processes
Human Capital
Opportunity Assessment
Organizational Effectiveness
Supply Chain
Business Transformation
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Process Optimization and Transformation
Organizational Design and Workforce Planning
Project Management
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
Market Landscape and Research
B2B Marketing
Strategic Planning
Organizational Transformation
Business Plan Development
Growth Strategy
SAMPLE SERVICES PROJECTS
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Develop an internal marketing strategy and roadmap to increase awareness across functions
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Design and implement business transformation playbooks leveraging waterfall and agile methodologies
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Develop and implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategy
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As a PMO coordinator, track progress and coordinate on-time delivery of project deliverables, create and execute project work plans, and develop progress dashboards
