Management consultants are no exception.
Born out of a need for high knowledge assistance, especially in turbulent times, the consulting industry has had to shape up in the past five years as the advent of international competition and increasing internationalisation by South African businesses imposed their own demands on consulting. He says that while many major South African consultancies enjoyed meaningful international links for decades in the past, few have had to learn to use these links productively. Issues such as world standards and cutting edge technology were of limited relevance in our previously closed economy. Pierre Tredoux, MD of Deloitte Consulting, says companies coming to SA for the first time expect the same level of service they get in their home country, and SA companies shifting abroad demand the same. The local consulting field is diverse.