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Andy Baldwin discusses the evolution of asset-based consulting and its implications for the consulting industry.

In this episode of the Future of the Firm podcast, Andy Baldwin, Global Managing Partner & SVP Offerings & Growth at IBM Consulting , joins Fiona Czernia w sk a, CEO at Sourc e , to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of asset-based consulting. Andy shares insights that challeng e the industry to rethink how traditional human consultants integrate with digital software assets and autonomous agents . We address questions including: W hat i s "asset-based consulting" and how do productivity-based assets differ from business - value assets? How will consulting firms transition away from the traditional time-and-materials pricing model to consumption-based plans? Why is it essential for consulting firms to build software-style product management capabilities ? How are predefined agents and fully autonomous systems fundamentally chang ing client experience and delivery models? In a complex IT landscape packed with overlapping tools, why is the demand for a centrali s ed "agent management platform" becoming critical for clients? H ow will delivery models change over the next 5 to 10 years, and what will separate the winners from the losers? If you are interested in how generative AI…

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Host: Fiona Czerniawska

Guest: Andy Baldwin

Topics covered

• asset-based consulting
• digital transformation
• consulting industry
• autonomous agents
• product management
• client experience

Keywords

• asset-based consulting
• digital software assets
• consulting firms
• time-and-materials pricing
• autonomous systems
• agent management platform
• generative AI

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Organizations: IBM Consulting, Source

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