Annex Ikr5: Management and Information Technology Consultants with Work of Interest for Public Sector Innovation

FOSTERING INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTORS OF THE ARAB REGION

ANNEX IKR5: MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS WITH WORK OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION

1 CONTENTS

I. Catalogue of management and information technology consultants ...... 3 II. Notes on the meaning and valuation of catalogued metadata ...... 10

2 I. CATALOGUE OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS

1 | provider name: A.T. Kearney | provider website: http://www.atkearney.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 80K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 49K | Google Search content query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=scholar.google.com&as_ylo=2015 | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=atkearney.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/atkearney.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.29.

2 | provider name: Accenture | provider website: http://www.accenture.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 42K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 3K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 3K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:accenture.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=accenture.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/accenture.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 4.62.

3 | provider name: Aragon Research | provider website: https://aragonresearch.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1051K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 72K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:aragonresearch.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=aragonresearch.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aragonresearch.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): - 1.88.

4 | provider name: Avanade | provider website: http://www.avanade.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 64K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 59K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:avanade.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=avanade.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/avanade.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.58.

5 | provider name: Bain & Co | provider website: http://www.bain.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 29K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 34K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:bain.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=bain.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bain.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.61.

6 | provider name: Bersin by Deloitte | provider website: http://www.bersin.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 237K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:bersin.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=bersin.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bersin.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.68.

7 | provider name: Booz Allen Hamilton | provider website: http://www.boozallen.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 110K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 17K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:boozallen.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=boozallen.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/boozallen.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.27.

3 8 | provider name: Boston Consulting Group | provider website: http://www.bcg.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 4K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 19K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 51K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:bcg.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=bcg.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bcg.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.62.

9 | provider name: Bridge Solutions Group | provider website: http://www.bridgesgi.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1788K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 92K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:bridgesgi.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=bridgesgi.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bridgesgi.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -2.22.

10 | provider name: Business for Social Responsibility | provider website: http://www.bsr.org | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 278K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:bsr.org&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=bsr.org&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bsr.org | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.75.

11 | provider name: Business-Software.com | provider website: https://www.business-software.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 363K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:business-software.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=business-software.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/business-software.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.86.

12 | provider name: Capgemini Consulting | provider website: http://www.capgemini.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 4K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 7K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 70K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:capgemini.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=capgemini.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/capgemini.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.91.

13 | provider name: CapTech | provider website: http://www.captechconsulting.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 190K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 74K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:captechconsulting.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=captechconsulting.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/captechconsulting.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.15.

14 | provider name: Centric Consulting | provider website: http://www.centricconsulting.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 772K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:centricconsulting.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=centricconsulting.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/centricconsulting.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -2.19.

15 | provider name: Cisco Systems | provider website: http://www.cisco.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 106K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 13K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], 4 [8], [9] : within 1K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:cisco.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=cisco.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cisco.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 5.84.

16 | provider name: Cognizant | provider website: http://www.cognizant.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 8K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:cognizant.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=cognizant.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cognizant.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 2.40.

17 | provider name: Conduent | provider website: http://www.conduent.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 3K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 82K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 43K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:conduent.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=conduent.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/conduent.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.07.

18 | provider name: Deloitte | provider website: http://www.deloitte.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 33K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 7K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 5K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:deloitte.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=deloitte.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/deloitte.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 4.66.

19 | provider name: DXC Technology | provider website: http://www.dxc.technology/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 6K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 50K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 44K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:dxc.technology&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=dxc.technology&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/dxc.technology | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.44.

20 | provider name: Ernst & Young | provider website: http://www.ey.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 16K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 6K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 11K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:ey.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ey.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ey.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 3.64.

21 | provider name: Everest Group | provider website: http://www.everestgrp.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 415K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 36K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:everestgrp.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=everestgrp.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/everestgrp.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.17.

22 | provider name: Forrester Research | provider website: http://www.forrester.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 33K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 11K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:forrester.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=forrester.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/forrester.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 1.04.

5 23 | provider name: Fujitsu America | provider website: http://www.fujitsu.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 16K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 5K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 92K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:fujitsu.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fujitsu.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/fujitsu.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 1.84.

24 | provider name: Gallup | provider website: http://www.gallup.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 10K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 8K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 34K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:gallup.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=gallup.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gallup.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 1.87.

25 | provider name: Gartner | provider website: http://www.gartner.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 9K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 11K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 9K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:gartner.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=gartner.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gartner.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 3.74.

26 | provider name: General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) | provider website: http://www.gdit.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 3K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 133K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 93K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:gdit.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=gdit.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gdit.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.62.

27 | provider name: Harbor Research | provider website: http://www.harborresearch.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 2147K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:harborresearch.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=harborresearch.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/harborresearch.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): - 2.63.

28 | provider name: HfS Research | provider website: https://www.hfsresearch.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 728K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 80K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:hfsresearch.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=hfsresearch.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hfsresearch.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.77.

29 | provider name: HP Services | provider website: http://www.hp.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 280K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 5K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 68K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:hp.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=hp.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hp.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 4.31.

30 | provider name: Huron Consulting Group | provider website: http://www.huronconsultinggroup.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 305K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 69K | Google 6 Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:huronconsultinggroup.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=huronconsultinggroup.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/huronconsultinggroup.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.32.

31 | provider name: IBM | provider website: http://www.ibm.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 191K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 17K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:ibm.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ibm.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ibm.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 6.51.

32 | provider name: IHS Markit | provider website: http://www.ihs.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 7K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 22K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 17K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:ihs.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ihs.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ihs.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 1.57.

33 | provider name: Information Services Group | provider website: http://www.isg-one.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 549K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 70K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:isg-one.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=isg-one.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/isg-one.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.58.

34 | provider name: Infosys Consulting | provider website: http://www.infosys.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 3K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 20K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:infosys.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=infosys.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/infosys.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 2.18.

35 | provider name: Innosight | provider website: http://www.innosight.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 639K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 66K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:innosight.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=innosight.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/innosight.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.63.

36 | provider name: International Data Corporation (IDC) | provider website: http://www.idc.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 4K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 4K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 50K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 47K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:idc.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=idc.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/idc.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.83.

37 | provider name: KPMG | provider website: http://www.kpmg.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 30K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 7K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 13K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 5K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:kpmg.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=kpmg.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/kpmg.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 3.51.

7 38 | provider name: McKinsey & Company | provider website: http://www.mckinsey.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 4K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 10K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 7K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 7K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:mckinsey.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=mckinsey.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mckinsey.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 2.91.

39 | provider name: Microsoft | provider website: http://www.microsoft.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 925K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 19K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:microsoft.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=microsoft.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/microsoft.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 7.24.

40 | provider name: MWD Advisors | provider website: https://www.mwdadvisors.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1915K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 200K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:mwdadvisors.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=mwdadvisors.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mwdadvisors.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): - 2.58.

41 | provider name: NelsonHall | provider website: https://research.nelson-hall.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1610K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 300K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:research.nelson-hall.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=research.nelson-hall.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/research.nelson-hall.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -2.68.

42 | provider name: NTT DATA Services | provider website: http://www.nttdataservices.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 526K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 38K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:nttdataservices.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=nttdataservices.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nttdataservices.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.30.

43 | provider name: Nucleus Research | provider website: https://nucleusresearch.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1215K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 7K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:nucleusresearch.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=nucleusresearch.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/nucleusresearch.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.93.

44 | provider name: Oliver Wyman | provider website: http://www.oliverwyman.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 124K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 63K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:oliverwyman.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=oliverwyman.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/oliverwyman.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): - 0.59.

8 45 | provider name: Oracle | provider website: http://www.oracle.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 100K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 11K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 1K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 26K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:oracle.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=oracle.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/oracle.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 4.63.

46 | provider name: Ovum | provider website: https://ovum.informa.com/ | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 52K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 67K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:ovum.informa.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ovum.informa.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ovum.informa.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): - 0.54.

47 | provider name: Perficient | provider website: http://www.perficient.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 62K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 5K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:perficient.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=perficient.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/perficient.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.81.

48 | provider name: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) | provider website: http://www.pwc.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 16K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 9K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 9K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 3K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:pwc.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=pwc.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/pwc.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 3.73.

49 | provider name: Protiviti | provider website: http://www.protiviti.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 107K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 70K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:protiviti.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=protiviti.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/protiviti.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -0.57.

50 | provider name: SAP | provider website: http://www.sap.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 127K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 3K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 2K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:sap.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=sap.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/sap.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 5.28.

51 | provider name: Strategy& | provider website: http://www.strategyand.pwc.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 9K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 72K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:strategyand.pwc.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=strategyand.pwc.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/strategyand.pwc.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.49.

52 | provider name: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | provider website: http://www.tcs.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 2K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 4K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 5K | Google Search content 9 query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:tcs.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=tcs.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/tcs.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 2.30.

53 | provider name: Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) | provider website: https://www3.technologyevaluation.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 610K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 73K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:technologyevaluation.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=technologyevaluation.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/technologyevaluation.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): -1.65.

54 | provider name: Virtusa | provider website: http://www.virtusa.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 1K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 129K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 2K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:virtusa.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=virtusa.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/virtusa.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 0.59.

55 | provider name: Wipro | provider website: http://www.wipro.com | Google Search 1yo content from website [1], [8], [9] : within 5K | Google Scholar 3yo references [2], [8], [9] : within 1K | Alexa traffic rank [3], [4], [8], [9] : within 8K | CrunchBase influence rank [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] : within 3K | Google Search content query: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:wipro.com&tbs=qdr:y | Google Scholar references query: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=wipro.com&as_ylo=2015 | Alexa traffic ranking query: https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/wipro.com | CR/TI relative index, computed as log10(1000CR/TI): 2.32.

II. NOTES ON THE MEANING AND VALUATION OF CATALOGUED METADATA

[1] using the Google Search "site:" and "tbs=qdr:y" operators, Google Search itself within 233000K

[2] using the Google Scholar "as_ylo" operator for complete years (2015), Google Scholar itself within 11K

[3] using the Alexa siteinfo function available on http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo, Alexa itself within 2K

[4] more information on the Alexa ranking algorithm available on https://support.alexa.com/hc/en- us/articles/200449744-How-are-Alexa-s-traffic-rankings-determined-, n.b. that for subdomains (subsite.site.tld) only the corresponding domains (site.tld) are measured

[5] using the Crunchbase company search function available on https://www.crunchbase.com/app/search/companies and the "company name" and "contains" operators, Crunchbase itself within 4K

[6] more information on the Crunchbase ranking algorithm available on https://about.crunchbase.com/2016/11/use-crunchbase-rank-trend-score-find-influential-companies-identify- trends/

[7] Crunchbase influence rank set to within 200K for companies catalogued but not ranked (at least 100K such companies, cf. query https://www.crunchbase.com/app/search/companies/7ffbe274d8b4d7b38a45f2e371b558379b1982b0), and within 300K for companies not catalogued 10 [8] K suffix standing for 1000, numeric values rounded upwards to the next 1K value, values anywhere between 0 and 1000 rounded to 1K

[9] data collected during mid-August - mid-September 2017, more recent values may vary due to the dynamic nature of these metrics