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Digital Transformation of the Consulting Industry

Extending the Traditional Delivery Model

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  • Presents the status quo of digital transformation in consulting
  • Assesses the potential for virtualization in the consulting industry
  • Provides several case studies on digital consulting services
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in IS (PROIS)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Applied Digitalization in the Consulting Industry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
    2. Improving Business Development Through Crowdsourcing Supported Consulting—A Methodical Approach

      • Oliver Christ, Michael Czarniecki, Lukas Andreas Scherer
      Pages 277-298
    3. A Reasoning Based Knowledge Model for Business Process Analysis

      • Anne Füßl, Franz Felix Füßl, Volker Nissen, Detlef Streitferdt
      Pages 323-349
    4. ProMAT—A Project Management Assessment Tool for Virtual Consulting

      • Volker Nissen, Jochen Kuhl, Hendrik Kräft, Henry Seifert, Jakob Reiter, Jim Eidmann
      Pages 351-369
    5. Experiences with the Digitization of the Interaction Room Method for IT Strategy Development and Software Project Scoping

      • Erik Hebisch, Simon Grapenthin, Matthias Book, Markus Kleffmann, Volker Gruhn
      Pages 401-414

About this book

This book discusses the opportunities and conditions that digital technology provides to extend, innovate and differentiate the services offered by consulting companies. It introduces suitable artefacts like web-based consulting platforms, consulting applications, semantic technologies and tools for data mining and collaboration. Furthermore it examines concepts to evaluate the virtualization of consulting processes and showcases how solutions can be developed to blend traditional and digital consulting models. Presenting state-of-the-art research and providing a comprehensive overview of the methods and techniques needed for digital transformation in the consulting industry, the book serves as both a guide and a roadmap for innovative consulting companies. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economic Science and Media, Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany

    Volker Nissen

About the editor

Volker Nissen is professor for information systems at Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany. His research interest is in digital business innovation and in the consulting industry. Prior to his academic career he spent more than 12 years in IT consulting.

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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