Editorial?Metamorphosis for the millennium
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Editorial?Metamorphosis for the millennium

27y Idris Nagri

Editorial?Metamorphosis for the millennium

Just as Christmas now officially begins on 28 October, it is clear that we are already well into the run-up to the Year 2000. Countdowns, predictions,...

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Alan Reid to spread the word as MCA president
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Alan Reid to spread the word as MCA president

27y Idris Nagri

Alan Reid to spread the word as MCA president

KPMG’s head of management consulting has become president of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). Alan Reid said that over the next 1...

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IMC News?Regional networking
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IMC News?Regional networking

27y Idris Nagri

IMC News?Regional networking

The seven regional groups of the IMC will each be holding an event in early 1997 to discuss the future of consultancy and the role of its professional...

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E&Y opens the books but excludes liability details
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E&Y opens the books but excludes liability details

27y Idris Nagri

E&Y opens the books but excludes liability details

Ernst & Young’s 12 per cent increase in UK net fee income in the year to 30 June to #424m was fuelled by a 40 per cent rise in gross fees t...

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Irish bodies plan merger
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Irish bodies plan merger

27y Idris Nagri

Irish bodies plan merger

The Institute of Management Consultants in Ireland (IMCI) and the Association of Management Consulting Organisations (AMCO) plan to merge to avoid cli...

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KPMG agrees year 2000 deal
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KPMG agrees year 2000 deal

27y Idris Nagri

KPMG agrees year 2000 deal

KPMG Peat Marwick has signed a worldwide agreement with US software developer Viasoft that will provide the firm’s clients with access to soluti...

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KPMG brings the curtain down for ENO at the London Coliseum
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KPMG brings the curtain down for ENO at the London Coliseum

27y Idris Nagri

KPMG brings the curtain down for ENO at the London...

A feasibility study, project managed by KPMG, has concluded that relocation of the English National Opera from its present home at the Coliseum to a p...

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IT strategy - Internecine wars
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IT strategy - Internecine wars

27y Idris Nagri

IT strategy - Internecine wars

A great paradox of the Internet boom is starting to emerge. The Net has been hijacked by the IT industry. Yet the Internet world and that of IT and te...

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Regulatory bodies vow to root out Web scams
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Regulatory bodies vow to root out Web scams

27y Idris Nagri

Regulatory bodies vow to root out Web scams

Regulation of the Internet has taken a step forward after US regulatory bodies promised to crackdown on the many get-rich-quick scams now circulating ...

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Firms are slow to hatch plans for EMU's birth
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Firms are slow to hatch plans for EMU's birth

27y Idris Nagri

Firms are slow to hatch plans for EMU's birth

A recent report shows that many firms are sitting on their hands onEuropean Monetary Union. But, says Cosima Duggal, whether the UK joins ornot, EMU w...

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Andersen wins outsourcing deal with Texas Instruments
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Andersen wins outsourcing deal with Texas Instruments

27y Idris Nagri

Andersen wins outsourcing deal with Texas Instrume...

Andersen Consulting has secured a five-year $200m outsourcing contract with Texas Instruments Semiconductor Group. The contract, which was not open to...

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PA joins fraud squad
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PA joins fraud squad

27y Idris Nagri

PA joins fraud squad

PA Consulting is to work with University College London on Project FLARE (Fraud Liaison, Awareness and Research Exploitation), a government initiative...

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ERM wins award for Russian job
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ERM wins award for Russian job

27y Idris Nagri

ERM wins award for Russian job

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) has won the 1996 British Consultancy Firm of the Year Award. The environmental consulting firm received the a...

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Cover story - Where accountants fear to tread
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Cover story - Where accountants fear to tread

27y Idris Nagri

Cover story - Where accountants fear to tread

The ever-shifting bounds of technology and the hype about the newMillennium and European Monetary Union emanating from the IT industry makeit difficul...

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M&As need people too
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M&As need people too

27y Idris Nagri

M&As need people too

Ignoring the “people factor” is a prime cause of merger and acquisition failures, according to a report from Ascot-based consultancy, Mana...

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IMC News?Change afoot
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IMC News?Change afoot

27y Idris Nagri

IMC News?Change afoot

The IMC Council, at its 10 December meeting, approved and gave its full support for the progress made in the IMC’s Change Programme. The program...

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SAP sets out EMU stall
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SAP sets out EMU stall

27y Idris Nagri

SAP sets out EMU stall

Software giant SAP has become one of the first applications developers to set out its strategy for dealing with European Monetary Union. The company h...

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IMC News?Record achievement
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IMC News?Record achievement

27y Idris Nagri

IMC News?Record achievement

Jean Garner, IMC registrar, explains the requirements of ContinuingProfessional Development for IMC members. Read More...

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Justinthyme-It's child's play
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Justinthyme-It's child's play

27y Idris Nagri

Justinthyme-It's child's play

Step forward the child consultant. It’s happening in the States and it’ll be over here before you know it. Companies are now employing the...

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China collection
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China collection

27y Idris Nagri

China collection

A multinational group of consultants have joined forces to help clients moving into China. The China Corporate Advice Centre offers agronomic, scienti...

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Justinthyme - Huh! Absolutely nothing
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Justinthyme - Huh! Absolutely nothing

27y Idris Nagri

Justinthyme - Huh! Absolutely nothing

Justin has been upbraided (again), this time for the “cheapness and insensitivity” in the item “War! What is it good for?”. Re...

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Electricity pool shortlist
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Electricity pool shortlist

27y Idris Nagri

Electricity pool shortlist

Five firms are in the running to run the Electricity Pool’s trading and settlement systems and processes in readiness for full competition in 19...

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German growth forecast
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German growth forecast

27y Idris Nagri

German growth forecast

Revenues in the German consultancy industry grew by 14 per cent to DM16bn, according to the Association of German Consultants (BDU). Read More...

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Top Moves
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Top Moves

27y Idris Nagri

Top Moves

Alan Reid has added another responsibility to a busy portfolio with his recent appointment as chairman of KPMG’s international management consul...

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New man at the top
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New man at the top

27y Idris Nagri

New man at the top

Paul Lynch has formally accepted the post of IMC president for the year from June 1997. Lynch is already active on the IMC Council, implementing the I...

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AT Kearney Rolls out new deal
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AT Kearney Rolls out new deal

27y Idris Nagri

AT Kearney Rolls out new deal

AT Kearney, together with its parent company EDS, has signed a 10-year “CoSourcing” agreement with Rolls Royce Industrial Power Group, est...

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Training award for Quidnunc
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Training award for Quidnunc

27y Idris Nagri

Training award for Quidnunc

IT consultancy Quidnunc has won the 1996 National Training Award. The award is given each year by the Department for Education and Employment for R...

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