Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Consulting Industry

Consulting Industry
Consulting Industry

Every industry is surely going to get impacted with the outrun of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Every industry is surely going to get impacted by the outrun of coronavirus (COVID-19). The electronics industry, aviation industry, manufacturing industry, and others will get impacted by the setbacks from the coronavirus. Consulting is certainly not immune to such changes, as it is a people-based and travel-heavy industry and the coronavirus safety model doesn’t lend well with the consulting industry requirements. The consultants spend as much as 80% of their working lives by living away from home; however, the imposing of the travel ban is limiting the traveling of consultants. Therefore, the outbreak of coronavirus is surely going to hamper the growth of the global consulting industry. Travel restrictions will certainly ramp down the clients of the consulting firms. However, the market players are claiming to foresee a deep but short recession, one which will long-last to six months or a year. Geographically, the coronavirus has marked its footsteps in almost every developed and emerging economies of the world; however, the largest affected market is China, as it is the epicenter of the disease. Moreover, a surge in cases in Europe and North America in March 2020 has significantly affected the consulting industry of these regions. China, North America, and European regions are formally known for their industrial sector and drive the global economy; therefore, COVID-19 is said to have heavily impacted the global economy. 

Post-COVID-19 scenario of consulting industry

The industry is likely to see a decline in client activity in 2020, as even after discontinuing of the lockdown; the companies will be engaged in reviving their infrastructure and client base. However, the enterprises will wonder for the solution to deal with the situation and economic downfall, where the need for consultancy will take place. The hope for the consultants is that the clients are only expected to delay their projects, instead of canceling, which means, things are expected to get back on track in a few months. Along with this, the digitalization will play the role of assistance for the consulting industry during the coronavirus outbreak.

It is expected that the consulting industry will gain a significant focus after the end of the outbreak, as the need for management and financial advisory consultancy will grow among enterprises across the globe. There are several companies operating in the global consulting industry, which includes McKinsey & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Deloitte Consulting LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, among others. These consulting firms are using the online platform at the time of the coronavirus crisis. For instance, Deloitte Consulting LLP published a report addressing the financial impact of COVID-19 on enterprises. The publication will assist the companies in experiencing operational disruption due to policies imposed by the government for safeguarding the public from the spread of COVID-19.

OMR Global recently published report on https://www.omrglobal.com/industry-reports/consulting-market

The Report Covers-

  • Historical market growth estimation in consulting industry excluding COVID-19 pandemic effect
  • Deviations in the consulting industry growth rate due to COVID-19 pandemic

Market Segmentation

  • Strategy Consulting
  • Management Consulting
  • Operations Consulting
  • Financial Advisory Consulting
  • HR Consulting
  • Others (IT Consulting)

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Company Profiled

  • A.T. Kearney Inc.
  • Accenture PLC
  • Bain and Co.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Corp.
  • Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
  • Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • Ernst and Young Global Ltd.
  • IBM Corp.
  • KPMG International Cooperative
  • L.E.K. Consulting LLC