{"id":6933,"date":"2026-07-29T22:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/?page_id=6933"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:05:31","slug":"management-consulting-ch-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/en\/management-consulting-ch-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Management Consulting 2026\/27 CH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<!-- START BeraterstudieCH2627 REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.7.23 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_91_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_91_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.7.23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-165\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-duration=\"15000ms\" data-anim=\"ms:10;\" data-in=\"o:1;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"zurich\" width=\"1720\" height=\"641\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zurich-3.png\" data-bg=\"p:0% 0%;\" data-panzoom=\"d:15000ms;ss:100;se:110%;os:0\/-5px;oe:0px\/-3px;\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-91-slide-165-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:-284px;y:77px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:17;l:21;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:266px;h:34px;minh:0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:14700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Arial';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-166\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-duration=\"15000ms\" data-anim=\"ms:10;\" data-in=\"o:1;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/sr6\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"zurich\" width=\"1720\" height=\"641\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zurich-3.png\" data-bg=\"p:0% 0%;\" data-panzoom=\"d:15000ms;ss:110%;se:100%;os:0\/3px;oe:0px\/0px;\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-91-slide-166-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:-284px;y:77px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:17;l:21;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:266px;h:34px;minh:0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:0;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:14700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;font-family:'Arial';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-static-layers><!--\n\t\t\t\t\t--><\/rs-static-layers>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tsetREVStartSize({c: 'rev_slider_91_1',rl:[1240,1024,778,480],el:[600],gw:[480],gh:[600],type:'standard',justify:'',layout:'fullwidth',mh:\"0\"});if (window.RS_MODULES!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules!==undefined && window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider911\"]!==undefined) {window.RS_MODULES.modules[\"revslider911\"].once = false;window.revapi91 = undefined;if (window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal!==undefined) window.RS_MODULES.checkMinimal()}\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/rs-module-wrap>\n\t\t\t<!-- END REVOLUTION SLIDER -->\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587390634465{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;wgmb-container&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785361388122{margin-bottom: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785412374978{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Management Consulting 2026\/27<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trends and Competencies in the Swiss Consulting Market<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>The leaders remain. The rules of the game are changing.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>WGMB\u2019s sixth Swiss consulting study reveals a market marked by remarkable continuity at the top \u2013 and by a profound transformation of its conditions for success.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Reputation remains an important advance of trust. Increasingly, however, what proves decisive is whether the promise a name stands for also holds up in implementation. Impact, results orientation and entrepreneurial co-responsibility are coming to the fore \u2013 and reshaping the relationship between consultants and their clients.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>The study assesses the market position of the leading management consultancies in Switzerland and examines how client expectations and the demand for consulting are changing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>It draws on the assessments of 418 senior executives at large Swiss companies.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/securepdfs\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie_2026-27_CH_Vorwort-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the foreword (in German)<\/a> \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 <a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/securepdfs\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie_2026-27_CH_Inhalt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the table of contents (in German)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;wgmb-container&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785365151646{margin-bottom: 100px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785361681774{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">What is driving the Swiss consulting market<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 2015, consulting revenue in Switzerland has grown by almost half \u2013 more than twice as fast as gross domestic product. Yet the conditions behind that growth are changing. Swiss companies face geopolitical, technological and economic pressure all at once. The strong franc, trade-policy uncertainty, subdued growth prospects and the rapid advance of artificial intelligence are shifting their strategic priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The demand for consulting is realigning. What is called for is no longer visionary forecasts of long-term developments, but robust contributions to the immediate stabilisation of the business, to harnessing new technologies and to implementing necessary change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In parallel, the consulting industry itself is changing. Artificial intelligence, margin pressure and new fee models are reaching into its business models.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6988 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP-1536x1065.png 1536w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Management-Consulting-CH-GDP.png 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785362936362{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">What the study examines<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Stable names \u2013 a new yardstick<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In clients\u2019 judgement, the Boston Consulting Group leads ahead of McKinsey and Bain \u2013 a trio that has held its order for years. The real movement lies not among the market leaders, but in the criteria by which they are measured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Today, above all, it is implementation capability that is in demand: the ability to embed a solution effectively in the client\u2019s organisation so that it genuinely takes hold. On this, the most important test of all, two restructuring specialists \u2013 AlixPartners and Alvarez &amp; Marsal \u2013 come out on top. The industry\u2019s former badge of prestige, thought leadership, recedes markedly in the ranking of selection criteria.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-border-none&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\">In the study:<\/span> <\/strong>How the 18 consultancies examined perform on awareness, interest, engagement, client satisfaction, reputation and perceived competence. Which selection criteria matter most to Swiss executives, how they assess the collaboration, and which consultancies they credit with the greatest expertise across ten specialist disciplines as well as in hands-on project work \u2013 from concept through to implementation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_message][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785363466048{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Demand is shifting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even in uncertain times, companies are not cutting their consulting budgets \u2013 they are setting different priorities. Stabilisation, cost reduction, restructuring, artificial intelligence and the adaptation of business models are gaining in importance, while other topics lose urgency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For consultants, then, the question is not only how large the market will be in future. What matters more is whether their competence profile fits the tasks for which clients are actually seeking support.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-border-none&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In the study:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In which consulting fields Swiss companies expect rising or falling budgets, and which topics will shape their future agenda.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n[\/vc_message][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785363485787{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>AI makes knowledge more readily available \u2013 and judgement more valuable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Artificial intelligence speeds up research, analysis and data evaluation. As a result, part of the traditional knowledge work loses the scarcity value it once held.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What grows more valuable is experience, judgement, an understanding of context and the ability to embed change within an organisation. AI therefore does not simply replace consulting. It shifts what clients will be willing to pay for in future. And it becomes the central specialist topic on which companies most hope for support from consultants in their business.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-border-none&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In the study:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">How demand for consulting on AI and digitalisation topics will develop in future, and which providers clients believe have the relevant competencies.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n[\/vc_message][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785362936362{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">What follows from the findings<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>How do we at WGMB interpret the findings? Read our assessment below.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Consulting is increasingly assessed like a conventional investment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A compelling strategy remains valuable. But it delivers an operational return only once it translates into better decisions, more efficient processes and measurable economic results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For clients, other questions therefore come into focus: What does the consulting actually achieve? How quickly does the impact materialise? And who takes responsibility when implementation proves harder than expected?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increasingly, consultants and clients are sharing economic risk more closely through success-based fees. The external adviser is becoming, in part, an entrepreneurial partner.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785363485787{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Shared risk requires shared control<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Success-based projects do not automatically lead to better consulting. The intended impact arises only when objectives, success criteria, data access, decision rights and responsibilities are clarified before the project begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>For consulting clients, this means:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They must find not only a suitable consultancy, but also an appropriate service, fee and risk model.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They must define the intended success in precise and verifiable terms, enable decisions, provide relevant data and establish internal responsibilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsibility for the success of the transformation remains with them \u2013 even under success-based fees.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>For consultants, this means:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They can credibly take on shared economic responsibility only if they have sufficient influence over the outcome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assumptions, dependencies and the limits of their own responsibility must be agreed transparently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Specialist expertise alone is not enough. Equally important are the ability to implement, strong teamwork and a deep understanding of the client\u2019s organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The client remains a co-producer of the consulting\u2019s impact.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785363485787{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>Different perspectives must be brought together<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Board directors and members of the executive management assess consultants from a different perspective than budget holders and project leaders. The former look more to the strategic contribution and the reassurance of a renowned name; the latter experience the consulting at first hand in the project work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Both viewpoints are valid. A careful choice of consultancy brings them together. Whether a solution holds becomes clear only in implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785363485787{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong>A clear profile matters more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Global scale, specialisation, industry expertise and particular strength in implementation can be different routes to success. But they must fit a consultancy\u2019s value proposition, its partnership model and its actual competence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Breadth alone does not create a strong market position. What is decisive is what the consultancy credibly stands for in the eyes of its clients.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785362936362{margin-top: 60px !important;}&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">About the study<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#344D6B&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WGMB has been studying the Swiss consulting market since 2009. This sixth survey draws on the assessments of 418 senior executives at large Swiss companies. It examined 18 leading management consultancies, including the consulting arms of the four large audit firms.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6966 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie-CH-Sample-300x156.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie-CH-Sample-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie-CH-Sample-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie-CH-Sample-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie-CH-Sample.png 1433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Six areas of investigation structure the study: market position, client satisfaction, reputation, perceived competencies, consultant selection and future demand for consulting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The full study volume contains:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">detailed analyses of the consultancies examined,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">long-term comparisons of client satisfaction at the top of the market,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">competence profiles and analyses of client satisfaction,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">comparisons between different decision-maker groups,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">insights into consultant selection, and<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">client expectations for the development of consulting budgets across ten topic areas.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;sky&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-border-none&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Please note:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The rankings presented in the study each identify by name the five top-rated consultancies in a category. The aim is to make visible those providers the market regards as particularly strong performers.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n[\/vc_message][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #344d6b;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/securepdfs\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie_2026-27_CH_Vorwort-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the foreword (in German)<\/a> \u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/wgmb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/securepdfs\/2026\/07\/WGMB-Beraterstudie_2026-27_CH_Inhalt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the table of contents (in German)<\/a> \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 <a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bilanz.ch\/unternehmen\/rating\/die-besten-unternehmensberater-der-schweiz-bilanz-ranking-2026\/c081gc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the BILANZ article (in German)<\/a>\u00a0 <a style=\"color: #344d6b;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bilanz.ch\/unternehmen\/rating\/consulting-ranking-2026-warum-bcg-mckinsey-and-bain-fuehren\/wqq163c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the interview (in German)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-6933\" data-postid=\"6933\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-6933 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587390634465{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;wgmb-container&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785361388122{margin-bottom: -100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785412374978{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]Management Consulting 2026\/27 Trends and Competencies in the Swiss Consulting Market The leaders remain. 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