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Re:Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big? by whatever1 on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:32PM (#41889633)
Would you trust a random soggy doc for which you don't know the person who wrote it and their competence, or the flashy deck from McKinsey? The answer is 99% of the times: McKinsey.

Only time that answer is different is when a person in power is still around and they pretty much veto the engagement with a consulting company.

Re:Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big? by ljm on Saturday October 19, 2024 @06:59PM (#41891447)
Don’t even need that trust when your org probably has some intensely bureaucratic procurement setup where past performance has zero influence on a new tender, so long as they can undercut the competition.

Their reputation doesn’t come from the quality of their work but their size: they can just muscle their way in.