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 business and corporate development trends for 2022.
With M&A activity at record levels and tantalizing avenues to growth appearing at every turn, business and corporate development professionals are tapping independent talent to evaluate the myriad opportunities that lie ahead, develop robust strategies to pursue them, and manage complex integration efforts and process improvements.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Business and Corporate Development
| 74% Strategy |
| 12% Transformation |
| 11% Operations |
| 3% Organization |
IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR BUSINESS AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
M&A
Opportunity Assessment
Growth Strategy
Planning
Post-Merger Integration
Marketing and Sales
Business Processes
IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR BUSINESS AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Market Landscape and Research
Growth Strategy
Post-Merger Integration
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
SAMPLE BUSINESS AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
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Develop and lead the commercial strategy for a new medical device launching next year
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Evaluate the market for acquisitions in the insurance industry and develop an M&A
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Explore value propositions, analyze potential targets, conduct competitive analysis, and evaluate new markets
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Develop a digital health strategy for a first-in-class drug
