PwC named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Americas Business Consulting Services 2021

‘PwC brings to bear a global presence and local knowledge of individual markets and sectors to each client engagement.’

PwC has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: IDC MarketScape: Americas Business Consulting Services 2021 Vendor Assessment (November 2021, IDC #US47023621). The IDC MarketScape report says, ‘In the Americas region, consulting providers are generally perceived as being able to excel at integrating their engagement teams with those of their clients, understanding the unique needs of a client's business, and offering high-quality staff and service. They are also considered very capable of meeting project timelines and providing technical insights and competence.’  

According to the report, ‘Instead of a traditional technology-driven approach to transformation, PwC's approach starts with a laserlike focus on the precise value-creating outcomes that should be targeted, and how those outcomes can be accelerated through the application of enabling technologies in innovative ways to make a difference for real people in their day-to-day work.’

The IDC MarketScape also notes, ‘The recognition and awards that PwC has received speak to the strength and diversity of its global network — its ability to listen to and understand clients and work with them to forecast their future needs. PwC brings to bear a global presence and local knowledge of individual markets and sectors to each client engagement, as it helps clients move strategically through a global landscape of rapid change.’

Commenting on PwC’s strengths, the report states, ‘Among clients in the Americas region, PwC is viewed as one of the strongest firms at integrating its project teams with clients (being collaborative). On client engagements, PwC is considered to be able to understand their unique business needs and offer high-quality staff and service.’

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilises a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.