Any thoughts on BCG's Technology Advantage program?
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Didn’t get promoted and thinking of leaving Deloitte for the next level at Guidehouse. It’s a title bump so I would get a raise, but I’m trying to weigh the opportunity cost of going to a “lower tier” firm known for more niche services. Has anyone else been in this situation and what did you choose? Would this limit my exit opps?
It’s growing rapidly and a sizable chunk of our business
I think they’re pretty great. Have worked alongside them and managed dedicated TA teams in the context of larger transformations
Thanks 🙏 . Are the Tech Advantage teams fully integrated with the strategy teams? Wondering if there's a significant segregation between the strategy and tech folks
There are many models. It is practice area just like consumer, healthcare, corp dev, or ops. Lots of opportunity for cross-staffing and team integration. That said, TA has a higher mix of Expert Career Track folks (still consulting with same titles but generally not partner track / sales expectations) and more laterals with specialized skills. I’ve worked with TA folks as SMEs billing 10% to the project, as consultants running a single tech workstream, and as a stand-alone team in the context of a broader effort (eg TA Partner, PL + 2 as one of several transformation teams). They also do TA-only projects
They’re different practice areas so in some ways yes but we do a lot of digital transformation which involves both