This story caught my eye today: “Forrester Research has the highest gross margin the IT Consulting Industry“. Over the last two years of economic difficulty, Gartner and Forrester have almost always outperformed the US stock markets, and other analyst firms [...]
After Forrester’s purchase of Springboard Research and PAC’s purchase of Berlecon, it’s clear that the resurgence of M&A activity outside the US is also influencing the analyst industry. However, there’s more at work than the generic impulse of investors to [...]
PAC’s hiring today of John Leigh, a BPO industry heavyweight, reflects the general trends towards the growth in the market for custom consulting. Leigh, previously at BTGS, Gartner, META, Ovum and Vertex, joins Pierre Audoin Consulting at a time when [...]
Andrew Parker, Forrester vice president and lead IT services & sourcing analyst in EMEA, passed away last Sunday after losing his battle with cancer. Many of Lighthouse’s clients have worked with Andrew for several years, and we found him a [...]
Gartner’s purchase of Burton Group continues the M&A process flowing through the analyst industry under the impact of the recession. The initial analysis that I found most interesting was by Phil Fersht. As always, Carter had a good summary of [...]
