Each year, Business Talent Group releases our High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy independent consultants, executives, experts, and project managers to complete critical work and meet their goals. Here are the top trends in how corporate and business development leaders deployed these highly skilled talent in 2020.
Corporate and business development leaders prize independents not just for their skills and experience but for the uniquely flexible ways they can be deployed throughout the deal cycle. Independent strategists can assess target values and points of potential synergy, while independent project and change managers make sure things go smoothly during integration.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Business and Corporate Development
| 80% Strategy |
| 9% Operations |
| 4% Interim Executive |
| 4% Transformation |
| 3% Organization |
MOST IN-DEMAND PROJECTS
M&A
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Opportunity Assessment
Planning
Growth Strategy
Marketing and Sales Strategy
Product Strategy and Launch
MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS
Market Analysis
Corporate and Business Unit Strategy
Due Diligence
Growth Strategy
Consumer Insights
Product Development and Launch
Strategic Planning
SAMPLE BUSINESS AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
- Review the benefits of various deal structures on an acquisition opportunity
- Combine and analyze various data sets to optimize sales territories
- Evaluate the competitive landscape to develop a framework of products, capabilities, and services needed across segments
- Facilitate strategic planning on a three-year plan for growth and operations
- Analyze a product’s prospects for sustained growth and competitive risks
