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India’s consulting sector transforms as technology reshapes decision-making and client engagement

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Business Honor India’s Tech-Driven Consulting Shift

Business Honor
24 November, 2025

Firms adopt digital frameworks to deliver deeper insights, higher productivity, and personalized strategies

The management consulting landscape in India is undergoing a significant transformation as firms increasingly adopt advanced technologies to elevate the speed and accuracy of data-based decision-making. With the country's expanding digital economy and the strong policy push for innovation under national technology missions, consulting practices are rapidly evolving to meet rising client expectations.

Given the increasingly complex market conditions and rapidly shifting consumer behavior, consultants are leaning heavily on technology-enabled frameworks for deeper insights and more targeted strategic recommendations. This shift is not about faster analysis; it's fundamentally reshaping the nature of the engagement between consultants and their clients.

In fact, a recent global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that 75% of executives working with consulting firms expect technology to significantly enhance value delivered. Moreover, almost 89% are of the view that consulting partners now need to deliver higher productivity, improved quality, and more precise solutions by utilizing advanced digital capabilities. To that end, consulting companies are building reusable technology assets in the form of modular digital platforms and specialized tools that could be applied to multiple projects and sectors. Capabilities to model unique operational data, challenges, and business goals of a client allow personalization of strategic advice for consultants.

The industry is also witnessing a shift towards the co-creation of value. Continuously experimenting, iteratively solving problems, and designing around the user is becoming integral in long-term advisory relationships. Simultaneously, transparency of technology utilization has become key, as more than 90% of consulting buyers come to favor firms that clearly explain how digital tools inform output. Stronger governance, responsible technology practices, and a focus on measurable results are propelling India's management consulting sector to its next wave of growth-one marked by sharper insights, closer client partnerships, and better strategy execution.