TECH & AI10 April 2026· 9 min
Digital Transformation of Consulting Firms: The $700B Reinvention
As the global consulting market races toward $700B by 2030, firms face an existential paradox: they must digitally transform themselves while guiding clients through the same upheaval. Here's how the industry is reinventing its core.
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