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 strategy and internal consulting group trends for 2021.
2020 showed that businesses must be able to adapt to even the most uncertain conditions with robust strategies focused on long-term growth and resilience. Independent talent provide strategy and ICG leaders with targeted support on everything from creating strategic plans and implementation roadmaps to harnessing data and identifying the most promising opportunities.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Strategy and ICGs
| 70% Strategy |
| 13% Operations |
| 11% Transformation |
| 5% Organization |
| 1% Interim Executive |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
Planning
Opportunity Assessment
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Product Strategy and Launch
Marketing and Sales
Growth Strategy
IT and Tech Transformation
Business Processes
Digital Strategy
Business Transformation
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Market Landscape and Research
Project Management
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
Process Optimization and Transformation
Strategic Planning
Advanced Analytics
Growth Strategy
Forecasting
IT Systems Strategy
Change Management
SAMPLE STRATEGY AND ICG PROJECTS
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Facilitate agile development of strategic plans and implementation roadmaps for various business units in alignment with the organization’s three-year plan
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Study the commercial potential of expanded use cases for an existing product and develop a replicable framework for other products
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Forecast trends, COVID impacts, and potential 2021 scenarios for pipeline and inline products
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Provide subject matter expertise, develop work plans, and help manage the pilot program launch of a new product
