Members participate in targeted surveys designed
to provide up-to-the minute information on industry trends and firm
management issues. Industry trends and related statistics are made
available exclusively to members through AMCF's publications. Special
studies provide comparative data and competitive information to
help member firms better manage their business. AMCF protects the
confidentiality of individual firms data collected for analysis.
AMCF serves as a catalyst for research to benefit the profession.
This leadership role enables AMCF to serve as an information resource
for its members, the business community, educational institutions,
the media, and the public at large.
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Sign up to reserve your participation in the 2003
17th Annual Operating Ratios Benchmarking survey.
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To participate in the 17th Annual 2003 Operating Ratio Report
and receive a free comparison of your firm's performance
to the aggregrated total contact AMCF at info@amcf.org.
Your firm will benefit from the variety of perspective of
17 years of research. It provides a critical tool for examining,
comparing and managing your business for maximum success.
Please
provide:
- The
name of your firm
- The
person to whom the survey will be sent for completion
- The
specific address for where the confidential forms should
be sent
*Remember:
Participating firms receive a confidential individual
Company Performance Report of their own ratios and
data. This special report provides appropriate industry
comparatives (those that are relevant to the participating
company's own situation) right alongside the firm's
own figures for comparison. The trend information is
invaluable for showing whether a firm has tracked up
or down and how the trends compare to the industry experience.
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15th
Annual (2001) Operating Ratios for Management Consulting
Firms:
A Resource for Benchmarking
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1.
Data aggregations include firms specializing in compensation/benefits
consulting.
2.
Fiscal year-ending date information for survey participants
is shown in the appendix to the report.
3. Percentage chart of firms that offer specific benefits to
their salaried and/or hourly employees
4. New SEP/IRA information
5. Findings with regard to administrative staff compensation
and retention
6. For the very first time! - Signing bonuses for new hires
Compare industry norms of
fee arrangements, financial operating results, employee recruiting,
compensation and benefits, billing procedures and a variety of other
key management information. In addition, the study provides:
- Fifteen year data for tracking emerging developments in the industry
- Data aggregations and
ratios to evaluate company performance relative to comparable firms
in the consulting industry
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Contact AMCF at 212.551.7887
Or e-mail us your request: info@amcf.org
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Data of note:
According to Kennedy Information there was a 5% consulting industry
growth rate in 2001 and a slightly improved rate of 6% in 2002.
This will grow the market from $120 B in 2001 to a $127B market
in 2002. These are all global figures. The geographic breakout follows:
North America: 5.2 Latin America: 0.0 Europe: 7.9% Asia/Pacific:
3.6 %
ROW: 4.8%
Release
AMCF publications include:
Conducted annually, the survey tracks
vital management issues such as fee arrangements, financial operations,
recruiting and staffing practices, compensation, and business development
costs. The US edition evaluates all data according to specialty,
annual billing revenues, size of professional staff, typical project
size, number of domestic offices and for all responding firms. The
European edition analyzes the data by country, size of professional
consulting staff and for all responding firms.
Periodic member-driven polls on topics ranging from holiday policies
to business outlook. If your firm is interested in participating
in future AMCF research studies, please contact AMCF.
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