third quarter was a disappointment for consulting companies, when several had the sluggish particularly on the win side. But apparently believe the companies themselves for a turnaround in 2014. A study by the research firm Redeye made believe 76 percent of the companies that the market gets better in 2014 than 2013.
Class=”paragraphIntro”> It’s a marked difference compared to previous years, when 23 percent (previous year) and 14 percent (2012) believed that the following year would be better.
class=”paragraphIntro”> – Something made the mood shifted. There is a significantly greater optimism among IT consulting firms today compared to a year ago, says Erik Kramming, an analyst at Redeye.
class=”paragraphIntro”> The remainder believe to market will be the same, no one believes in bad times.
class=”paragraphIntro”> Better Times waiting also appear in the question of what are the major causes for concern. Last year, said nine out of ten companies ‘economic downturn’. In this year’s survey, only 21 percent who saw this as the biggest threat.
class=”paragraphIntro”> Now it pricing pressure (35 percent) and difficulty in recruiting staff (35 percent) who are the biggest challenges.
There is a some other concerns before 2014. One is that net recruitment was low and that this learning affect growth.survey also shows that most demand is in mobile, decision support and system development. Best of demand in terms of industries, services, finance and industry. Weakest industry continues Telecom.
class=”paragraphIntro”> According Redeye expected prices of IT consulting services increased by 1.6 percent while wages increased by 2.3 percent.
class=”paragraphIntro”> – So it looked like the last few years and companies have managed to parry it. But there is a risk of continued margin pressure unless the occupancy rate improved, says Erik Kramming which however do not see any major risk of any runaway wage spiral – only ten percent sees a tendency for such.
Regarding acquisitions are consultancies of investigation that Judging remain cautious. Where they occur predicts Redeye that it is smaller complementary acquisitions. Only 28 percent of companies are expected to acquire.
class=”paragraphIntro”> In the following panel discussion when the survey was presented, where the participating CEOs on a quartet of IT consulting companies consequently optimistic .
class=”paragraphIntro”> Lars Stugemo, CEO at HiQ:
– There is no reason not to be optimistic if you work in IT. It is the thing in the future. Companies in other industries, as in the engineering sector is continually more and more IT solutions.
class=”paragraphIntro”> – When we HiQ started eighteen years ago, we worked mostly with research and development departments. Now we work as much with the marketing departments, as they are sitting on a huge amount of data they are looking at how they can use.
class=”paragraphIntro”> Another issue that came up is that Norway seems to be an increasingly hot market for the Swedish consulting companies.
– The a strong market, says Staffan Hanstorp, CEO of addnode. Meanwhile, prices and costs differently there, but it will be really great if you can take care of the delivery from Sweden.class=”paragraphIntro”> It is oil- and gas industry that drives development in Norway. While it is difficult to recruit in our western neighbor.
class=”paragraphIntro”> course even dove the offensive Indian consultancies in the debate.
class=”paragraphIntro”> – “The Indian threat” has been evident since 2000, but it is part of the competitive landscape, they are there, simply, says Lars Stugemo.
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