Reinventing technology alliances in professional services firms
About this episode
The episode discusses the reinvention of technology alliances in professional services firms, focusing on the impact of AI and integrated decision-making.
In this episode of the Future of the Firm podcast, Paul Clark, Partner & Global Alliance Leader - EY Microsoft at EY , joins Fiona Czernia w ska, CEO at Source, to discuss rein venting technolog y al l iance s. We address following questions and more: Is AI ushering in a new era of implementation partner dynamics? You do n't get t o the lig htbulb throug h cont inuous rein vention of t he cand le . H ow can we reimagi ne the entire partner mode l to integr ate deep do m ain experti se , secto r insights , an d an under standing of busines s process es? What if the real value of AI isn't replacing people, but amplifying human capability at scale? Are clients moving beyond the traditional divide between business and technology teams to fully integrated decision making? AI c ould completely reshape the future of p aym ent models in pro fess ional ser vic es . W ill out comes-bas ed pric ing beco me the new normal ? W ith large -scale allia nce s like EY -M icroso ft , how can f irms work t o ge ther to mak e the most of the ex pertise on both sides? If you enjoyed this conversation, don't miss our sister podcast, Business Leader's Voice. In the latest podcast episode , we spoke to…
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Host: Fiona Czerniaw ska
Guest: Paul Clark
Topics covered
- technology alliances
- professional services
- AI in business
- partner dynamics
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Organizations: EY, Microsoft, Vodafone
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