Your needs as a Professional Services firm
What are your analysis and intelligence requirements?
Company analysis and due diligence
"I need to gain a better understanding of a company’s strategy, competitive positioning and critical issues so I can advise them better or approach them with the correct service offering."
Sector analysis and intelligence gathering
"I require a solid understanding of what is happening in a sector, including the trends and developments, critical issues, growth drivers, regulatory frameworks, etc."
Market entry assessment and market development
"The markets that I am currently operating in are experiencing low growth and I therefore need to look at entering new markets."
Business development and pitch support
"My business development efforts need to be sharpened and augmented with insights from research and analysis so that it gives my company a competitive edge when pitching for new business."
Competitive intelligence and benchmarking
"I need to gain an in-depth understanding of the competition so I can inform my clients how they are performing versus their respective peer group and advice them on gaining a competitive advantage."
Thought leadership
"I am planning to launch a thought leadership piece and I need to research the subject."
Critical issue and thematic research
"I require research to understand a critical issue or thematic issue better."
Horizon scanning and scenario planning
"My company needs a better forward-looking capability so that I can see what’s on the horizon and advice my clients about upcoming trends and developments."
Is your research function aligned with your company's business objectives and strategy?
Research function set-up
"I need to set-up a research and intelligence function that feeds into business development and client relationship management, and that can give me a strategic edge vis-à-vis the competition."
Research function audit and optimisation
"My research function is not performing optimally in terms of providing my business with insightful analysis and intelligence to serve clients or to drive business development."