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TBR 2020 Services Predictions: Everything is up for grabs
/0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystWith or without chaos, 2020 will be a turning point TBR’s 2020 predictions for the IT services vendors and management consultancies we cover center on a potential external disruptive force, ongoing internal changes, and a market shift that will happen regardless. If a global economic slowdown occurs in 2020, changes to the consulting business model […]
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