Sizing up the Competition

I just read that Booz Allen has almost 20,000 billable consultants. Personally I thought the number was closer to 22,000. But either way it gives you a feel for the size of the company. I would say that qualifies it for mid to large size.

You hear a lot about some other popular consulting companies. However do you know how big they are in terms of employees? Neither did I.

This past week I read some magazine rankings for the best consulting companies to work with. Many were familiar names. Here are those I noted, along with the number of billable consultants they employ:

Boston Consulting Group - 4,500
Accenture - 47,000
Deloitte - 25,000
PriceWaterhouseCoopers - 41,000
Booz and Company - 3,500

That just goes to show you that Booz Allen is not the biggest. Many firms have twice the number of employees. It is also interesting to notice the amount of management consultants that broke off in the split of Booz Allen. This is good stuff. You should know how many people your competitor's employ. Arm yourself with that information.

Best Firm to Work for

Consulting Magazine ranked Booz Allen Hamilton as the 5th best firm to work for in 2009. This is a triumph as we were not even ranked last year. We scored highest in corporate culture. We also did well in career development. An area for improvement was compensation and benefits.

A rep from our company was quoted as saying we are committed to be the best management and technology firm. Hey. Consulting Magazine reminds its readers that Edwin Booz founded management consulting. We are well known for our training programs. I am feeling this. This past year I got Oracle certified on the company's nickel.