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Group, Analysis The Cambridge Group Cambridge The Wyman Oliver Kearney A.T. Group Monitor LLP Consulting Deloitte Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & McKinsey Company & Bain *Acquired by PwC in August, 2011; the PRTM brand still exists, but is now known as PwC’s PRTM Management PRTM PwC’s as known now is but exists, still brand PRTM the 2011; August, in PwC by *Acquired SCORE 7.276 7.390 7.438 7.470 7.658 8.891 8.929 9.143 6.796 6.825 6.842 6.845 6.858 6.877 6.880 6.883 6.937 6.981 7.042 7.075 7.083 7.119 7.122 7.213 7.256 , United Kingdom United London, HQ/LARGEST OFFICE HQ/LARGEST San Francisco, CA Francisco, San Washington, D.C. Washington, Cambridge, MA Cambridge, Burlington, MA Burlington, , NY York, New NY York, New NY York, New New York, NY York, New NY York, New NY York, New NY York, New NY York, New Waltham, MA Waltham, Evanston, IL Evanston, Weston, MA Weston, Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Seattle, Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, Boston, MA Boston, Atlanta, GA Atlanta, , IL Chicago, IL Chicago, Chicago, IL Chicago, © 2012 Vault.com2012 Inc. © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) RANK 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 33 FIRM LLC Mercer Practice) (Consulting LLP Young & Ernst Company & Dean Inc. Consulting, FTI KPMG LLP (Consulting Practice) (Consulting LLP KPMG Services Global IBM Quintiles Consulting Quintiles Incorporated Health IMS Associates Kaiser White Bates Stewart Stern Inc. International, CRA LLC Partners, & Meyer Pearl Inc. Consulting, Navigant Group Brattle The Partners & Simon-Kucher The Chartis Group Chartis The Group Decisions Strategic Consulting L.E.K. NERA Economic Consulting Economic NERA LLC Associates, Easton LLC Partners, Trinity Group Consulting Triage Strategos Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault SCORE 6.555 6.622 6.663 6.699 6.733 6.766 6.770 6.791 1.610 1.645 1.667 1.699 5.326 5.989 6.123 6.161 6.187 6.204 6.234 6.349 6.361 6.436 6.445 6.502 6.526 The Vault Consulting 50 Rankings 50 Consulting Vault The West Palm Beach, FL Beach, Palm West HQ/LARGEST OFFICE HQ/LARGEST San Francisco, CA Francisco, San Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 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METHODOLOGY RANKING PRESTIGE www.vault.com for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it’s Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault The Vault Prestige Rankings Prestige Vault The 11 Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) PRESTIGE RANKINGS PRESTIGE Rankings Prestige Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 12 RANK 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 FIRM Consulting Huron Group Cambridge The LLP AlixPartners, Consulting Economic NERA Consultants Strategy Berger Roland Little D. Arthur Ernst & Young LLP Young & Ernst Group Monitor LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Consulting Deloitte Company & Booz Company & Bain Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & McKinsey ZS Associates ZS Inc. Consulting, Navigant Group Parthenon The Capgemini Consulting L.E.K. LLP KPMG Kearney A.T. Wyman Oliver Services Business Global IBM Accenture LLC Mercer SCORE 5.664 5.692 5.734 6.166 6.681 8.449 8.589 9.049 3.821 3.847 3.881 3.945 3.986 4.027 4.168 4.323 4.445 4.582 4.867 5.366 5.382 5.419 5.482 5.505 5.558 © 2012 Vault.com Inc. Vault.com 2012 © 2011RANK 27 35 18 24 26 29 21 19 16 22 15 13 11 10 14 12 6 9 7 8 5 4 3 2 1 *Acquired by PwC in August, 2011; the PRTM brand still exists, but is now known as PwC’s PRTM Management Consulting Management PRTM PwC’s as known now is but exists, still brand PRTM the 2011; August, in PwC by *Acquired ≠ Reflects ranking of Consulting prior to merger with Hewitt Associates Hewitt with merger to prior Consulting Aon of ranking Reflects Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) RANK 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 33 FIRM Simon-Kucher & Partners & Simon-Kucher Inc Milliman, Group Hay Consulting BDO North Highland North Inc. 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Consulting, FTI Marsal & Alvarez LLP Thornton Grant *Acquired by PwC in August, 2011; the PRTM brand still exists, but is now known as PwC’s PRTM Management Consulting Management PRTM PwC’s as known now is but exists, still brand PRTM the 2011; August, in PwC by *Acquired ≠ Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault ≠ Reflects ranking of Aon Consulting prior to merger with Hewitt Associates Hewitt with merger to prior Consulting Aon of ranking Reflects SCORE 3.503 3.554 3.567 3.598 3.627 3.654 3.709 2.791 2.882 2.884 2.928 2.941 3.037 3.102 3.152 3.154 3.218 3.231 3.276 3.403 3.426 3.427 3.456 3.66 3.04 The Vault Prestige Rankings Prestige Vault The 2011RANK NR NR NR NR NR 32 46 42 49 44 45 48 36 43 38 40 41 30 34 33 17 37 23 20 28 ≠ 13 Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) consultants could vote for up to three firms, the percentages add up to more than 100 percent.) 100 than more to up add percentages the firms, three to up for vote could consultants The following charts indicate the rankings in each practice area, along with the total percentage of consultants who voted in favor of each firm. (Because own. their than other area, each in best the as firms three to up for vote to allowed were Consultants consulting. care health and pharmaceutical and consulting, operations consulting, resources human consulting, financial consulting Vault also asked consultants to rank the best firms in several areas of business focus. These areas are business advisory, economic consulting, energy RANKINGS AREA PRACTICE Rankings Prestige Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 14 Economic Consulting Economic RANK 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Consulting Deloitte Inc. International, CRA LLP Young & Ernst Research Cornerstone Inc. Group, Analysis Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & Bain Company & McKinsey Consulting Economic NERA FIRM SCORE 12.18% 12.41% 13.37% 13.48% 15.30% 16.15% 16.66% 17.05% 23.23% 35.35% 2011 RANK 2011 © 2012 Vault.com Inc. Vault.com 2012 © NR NR 9 6 7 5 4 3 2 1 Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) reallylike to work in an industry or company—and how to position yourself to land that job. Visit www.vault.com Energy Consulting Energy Financial Consulting Financial for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it’s RANK RANK 10 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FTI Consulting, Inc. Consulting, FTI Accenture Wyman Oliver Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The LLP KPMG Company & Bain LLP Consulting Deloitte Company & McKinsey LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Young & Ernst Kearney A.T. Consulting Economic NERA Inc. Consulting, Navigant LLP Consulting Deloitte Services Business Global IBM Company & Bain Accenture Inc. Group, Consulting Boston Company & Booz Company & McKinsey FIRM FIRM Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 10.10% 15.32% 15.65% 17.20% 17.43% 20.53% 22.53% 37.51% 15.75% 16.74% 19.00% 19.93% 26.18% 27.64% 28.37% 30.70% SCORE SCORE 9.43% 8.97% 9.63% 8.21% The Vault Prestige Rankings Prestige Vault The 2011 RANK 2011 2011 RANK 2011 NR 10 10 8 6 7 3 4 5 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 3 1 4 2 15 Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) The Vault Prestige Rankings Prestige Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 16 Operations Consulting Operations Consulting Resources Human RANK RANK 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers PRTM* Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & Bain Company & Booz Services Business Global IBM Company & McKinsey Kearney A.T. LLP Consulting Deloitte Accenture Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Group Consulting Huron Company & Bain Company & McKinsey Accenture LLP Consulting Deloitte Group Hay Hewitt Aon Watson Towers LLC Mercer FIRM FIRM *Acquired by PwC in August, 2011; the PRTM brand still exists, but is now known as PwC’s PRTM Management Consulting Management PRTM PwC’s as known now is but exists, still brand PRTM the 2011; August, in PwC by *Acquired ≠ Reflects ranking of Aon Consulting prior to merger with Hewitt Associates. Hewitt with merger to prior Consulting Aon of ranking Reflects 12.88% 14.04% 26.14% 32.51% 48.56% 11.89% 12.67% 14.85% 15.69% 20.20% 23.36% 27.73% 29.42% 35.47% SCORE SCORE 6.44% 6.59% 7.76% 8.46% 6.97% 6.28% 2011 RANK 2011 2011 RANK 2011 6 (TIE) 6 (TIE) 6 © 2012 Vault.com2012 Inc. © NR NR NR 10 6 8 9 5 4 2 1 7 8 5 2 1 4 3 ≠ . Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) reallylike to work in an industry or company—and how to position yourself to land that job. Visit www.vault.com Management Consulting* Management Consulting* Care Health for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it’s RANK RANK 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Young & Ernst Wyman Oliver Group Monitor Accenture LLP Consulting Deloitte Company & Booz Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & Bain Company & McKinsey LLC Mercer Associates Kaiser Group Consulting Huron LLP Consulting Deloitte Company & Bain LLC Advances, Health Associates ZS Inc. 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Group, Consulting Boston The Services Business Global IBM Accenture LLP Consulting Deloitte Company & McKinsey Hamilton Allen Booz Group Parthenon The Consulting L.E.K. Wyman Oliver Accenture LLP Consulting Deloitte Group Monitor Company & Booz Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & Bain Company & McKinsey FIRM FIRM *This is the first year Vault has included a separate Strategy Practice Consulting area ranking. area Consulting Practice Strategy separate a included has Vault year first the is *This *This is the first year Vault has included Public Sector Consulting in its practice area rankings area practice its in Consulting Sector Public included has Vault year first the is *This SCORE SCORE 17.26% 63.65% 69.52% 76.88% 12.69% 13.19% 15.86% 17.95% 19.62% 28.71% 45.58% 3.09% 5.09% 6.59% 8.38% 9.65% 6.51% 7.10% 9.18% 2.93% © 2012 Vault.com Inc. Vault.com 2012 © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) QUALITY OF LIFE OF QUALITY RANKINGS Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) Formal training Formal leadership Firm outlook business Overall requirements Travel office the in Hours balance Work/life Compensation satisfaction Overall only ranked firms that received 10 or more responses from their consultants. their from responses more or 10 received that firms ranked only we rankings, life of quality our compiling In category. that in firms their of ratings consultants’ of average the simply is category each in score firm’s A areas: life” of “quality following the in firms their evaluated respondents lowest, the 1 and highest the being 10 with 10, to 1 of a scale On categories. of a variety in firms own their rate to asked were respondents survey prestige, of terms in firms other ranking to addition In METHODOLOGY RANKING LIFE OF QUALITY Rankings Life of Quality Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 20 Informal training Informal Transparency initiatives Green policies Promotion Selectivity culture Firm supervisors with Relationships clients with Interaction © 2012 Vault.com2012 Inc. © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) reallylike to work in an industry or company—and how to position yourself to land that job. Visit firm? your with satisfaction overall your rate you would how excellent, means 10 and poor very means 1 where 10, to 1 of scale a On Satisfaction Overall www.vault.com 14 (TIE) 14 (TIE) 14 (TIE) 14 for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it’s RANK 20 19 11 10 18 17 16 15 13 12 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Cambridge Group Cambridge The Partners Monroe West Group Consulting Censeo Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The B Point Strategos Company & McKinsey Inc Milliman, Consulting Jabian Company & Bain Cornerstone LLP Consulting Deloitte Associates Putnam Group Monitor , Inc. Group, Analysis Easton Associates, LLC Associates, Easton Kearney A.T. LLC Novantas LLC Advances, Health Consultants Strategy OC&C Group Decisions Strategic Group Chartis The FIRM The Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edit 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault The Vault Quality of Life Rankings Life of Quality Vault SCORE 8.814 8.864 8.962 8.988 9.000 9.229 9.325 8.727 8.750 8.800 8.268 8.293 8.333 8.385 8.722 8.389 8.433 8.500 8.500 8.500 8.588 8.609 21 ion ion Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) salary and bonus)? and salary On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is far below average and 10 is far in excess of industry average, how would you rate your firm’s compensation (including Compensation The Vault Quality of Life Rankings Life of Quality Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 22 RANK 11 10 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 West Monroe Partners Monroe West Wyman Oliver Research Cornerstone Inc. Group, Analysis Company & McKinsey Group Cambridge The LLC Novantas Inc Milliman, Inc. Group, Consulting Boston The Company & Bain A.T. Kearney A.T. Consulting Jabian Health Advances, LLC Advances, Health Point B Point Consultants Strategy OC&C LLC Partners, & Meyer Pearl Group Consulting Censeo LLC Partners, Trinity Marsal & Alvarez Strategos FIRM SCORE 8.278 8.319 8.327 8.450 8.455 8.749 8.812 7.851 7.916 7.976 7.403 7.429 7.792 7.545 7.560 7.583 7.680 7.719 7.766 7.769 © 2012 Vault.com2012 Inc. © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) reallylike to work in an industry or company—and how to position yourself to land that job. 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Group, Analysis LLC Partners, & Meyer Pearl LLC Associates, Easton Group Decisions Strategic LLC Advances, Health FIRM Vault Guide to the Top 50 Management and Strategy Consulting Firms, 2012 Edit 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault Vault Quality of Life Rankings Life of Quality Vault SCORE 8.692 8.863 8.964 9.130 9.250 9.457 9.545 8.350 8.370 8.545 7.923 7.947 8.303 8.029 8.096 8.167 8.208 8.222 8.235 8.292 23 ion Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) you spend in the office each week. each office the in spend you hours of number the with satisfaction your rank please satisfied, extremely means 10 and unsatisfied completely means 1 where 10, to 1 of scale a On Office the in Hours The Vault Quality of Life Rankings Life of Quality Vault The Edition 2012 Firms, Consulting Strategy and Management 50 Top the to Guide Vault 24 20 (TIE) 20 20 (TIE) 20 RANK 11 10 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Strategos Company & Bain Marsal & Alvarez LLC Partners, & Meyer Pearl Partners Monroe West Group Consulting Censeo Group Cambridge The Group Consulting Triage B Point Consulting Jabian Easton Associates, LLC Associates, Easton Inc. 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It also has a growing economic development practice. development economic growing a has also It services. and and products consumer pharmaceuticals communications, energy, in those on emphasis an with clients, American South on concentrates location Paulo São the while up in Canadian contracts with clients in the aerospace, the financial services, consumer products, natural resources, communications America, and utilities sectors, Central and North caught mostly is office in Toronto The business East. 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Vault.com 2012 © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) reallylike to work in an industry or company—and how to position yourself to land that job. Visit www.vault.com for company rankings, ratings and reviews to learn what it’s 153 Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected]) lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the United States. He currently resides in New York. New in resides currently He States. United the and Asia Europe, in worked and lived has he Scotland, from Originally coaching. soccer and teaching language to production web and journalism freelance from everything includes history professional His Engineering. Civil in Research in Masters a and History, Modern and Literature English in degree undergraduate an holds Stott Phil Editor the About 154 © 2012 Vault.com2012 Inc. © Customized for: Kirsten ([email protected])