Research & Data Sources
Comprehensive collection of market reports, industry news, technology trends, and competitive intelligence supporting Eliassen's strategic positioning.
Gartner IT Services Market Forecast 2024-2028
- •Global IT services market to reach $1.3 trillion by 2024, growing at 9.5% CAGR
- •AI/ML consulting fastest-growing segment at 24% CAGR
- •Cloud infrastructure services to surpass $500B by 2026
- •Talent shortages driving 38% increase in outsourcing demand
McKinsey: The Bio Revolution - Innovations Transforming Life Sciences
- •Pharma R&D productivity declining, driving outsourcing of clinical operations
- •AI-driven drug discovery reducing time-to-market by 30-40%
- •Decentralized clinical trials projected to represent 35% of all trials by 2027
- •Real-world evidence (RWE) becoming standard in regulatory submissions
Deloitte Banking & Capital Markets Outlook 2024
- •72% of banks accelerating digital transformation due to competitive pressure
- •Gen AI adoption in banking expected to unlock $200-$340B in annual value
- •Cloud adoption in financial services at 67%, up from 45% in 2022
- •Regulatory compliance costs increasing 15% YoY, driving automation demand
Forrester: The State of Agile 2024
- •Only 22% of enterprises successfully scale agile beyond individual teams
- •SAFe adoption grew 18% YoY, now used by 47% of large organizations
- •Agile coaching demand up 31% driven by digital transformation initiatives
- •Hybrid work models increasing need for distributed agile frameworks
IDC Government Insights: Federal IT Spending 2024-2027
- •Federal IT spending to reach $115B in 2024, growing at 4.2% CAGR
- •Cloud-first mandate driving $22B in cloud migration projects
- •Zero-trust architecture implementations account for $8.5B in cybersecurity spend
- •AI/ML pilots in federal agencies up 140% YoY
Statista: Global Retail E-Commerce Market 2024
- •Global e-commerce sales to reach $6.3 trillion by 2024
- •Omnichannel retail strategies increase customer lifetime value by 30%
- •AI-powered personalization boosting conversion rates by 15-25%
- •85% of retailers investing in supply chain visibility technology
A.M. Best: Insurance Industry Outlook 2024
- •Climate-related claims driving $120B in losses, accelerating risk modeling investments
- •Embedded insurance market growing at 25% CAGR, reaching $700B by 2030
- •AI in claims processing reducing cycle time by 40-50%
- •Insurtech partnerships increasing 22% YoY among traditional carriers
Enterprise AI Adoption Surges: 87% of Companies Now Piloting Gen AI
Survey of 2,000 enterprises shows rapid Gen AI adoption, with 87% running pilots and 42% in production. Key challenges: governance, talent, integration with existing systems.
FDA Expands Real-World Evidence Requirements for Drug Approvals
FDA issues new guidance requiring RWE for certain post-market studies and label expansions, accelerating pharma investment in data infrastructure.
Basel IV Compliance Deadline Extended to 2025, But Banks Must Act Now
Regulators extend Basel IV deadline but warn banks to accelerate readiness. Estimated compliance costs: $50-200M per institution.
OMB Zero-Trust Mandate: Agencies Must Achieve Maturity by End of FY2024
Office of Management and Budget issues memo requiring federal agencies to meet zero-trust architecture benchmarks by Q4 2024, driving surge in cybersecurity projects.
Retailers Brace for Record Holiday Season: E-Commerce to Hit $1.2T
Holiday season e-commerce forecasted at $1.2T globally. Retailers investing heavily in platform scalability, personalization, and fulfillment to avoid Q4 2023 outages.
Climate Losses Force Insurers to Rethink Risk Models, Invest in AI
$145B in global insured losses from climate events in 2024 YTD, prompting carriers to invest in advanced climate risk modeling and AI-driven underwriting.
Generative AI & Large Language Models
Impact: Transformative across all industries—customer service, content creation, decision support, coding assistance
Eliassen Capability: AI & Data Services: LLM deployment, RAG systems, AI copilots, governance frameworks
Cloud-Native Architecture & Containerization
Impact: Enables scalability, resilience, faster deployment—critical for digital transformation
Eliassen Capability: Infrastructure & Cloud Services: Kubernetes, microservices, DevOps automation
Zero-Trust Security Architecture
Impact: Replaces perimeter-based security, critical for remote work and cloud adoption
Eliassen Capability: Cybersecurity: Identity & Access Management (IAM), micro-segmentation, continuous verification
Real-World Evidence (RWE) & Decentralized Clinical Trials
Impact: Accelerates drug approvals, reduces trial costs, improves patient access
Eliassen Capability: Clinical Data Sciences: RWE platforms, wearable data integration, remote monitoring
Embedded Finance & Insurance
Impact: New revenue streams, customer stickiness, competitive differentiation
Eliassen Capability: App Dev & Integration, Financial Applications: API-first platforms, partner integrations
ESG & Sustainability Reporting Automation
Impact: Regulatory compliance (SEC, EU CSRD), investor demands, brand reputation
Eliassen Capability: Business Optimization, Specialty Financial Applications: ESG data platforms, automated reporting
Competitive Intelligence
Accenture
Global consulting giant with end-to-end services
- • Scale
- • Global footprint
- • Brand recognition
- • Industry depth
- • High cost
- • Slower to deploy
- • Less flexible engagement models
- • Junior staff leverage
- ✓Eliassen offers faster deployment with senior practitioners (not just frameworks)
- ✓More flexible FSP model vs. large fixed-scope projects
- ✓Better cost-value ratio for mid-market clients
- ✓Personalized, partner-model approach vs. account-team hierarchies
Deloitte Consulting
Big 4 consulting with strong audit ties in Financial Services and Life Sciences
- • Audit crossover
- • Regulatory expertise
- • Risk & Compliance depth
- • Global network
- • Conflict of interest (audit independence)
- • High billing rates
- • Process-heavy
- • Long sales cycles
- ✓No audit conflicts—pure consulting/staffing focus
- ✓Faster contracting and start times
- ✓Embedded talent model (not just advisors)
- ✓Outcome-focused, not just compliance-driven
IQVIA (for Clinical Solutions)
Dominant CRO with data/analytics offerings
- • Clinical trial scale
- • Data assets
- • Global site network
- • Tech platforms
- • Expensive
- • Complex contracts
- • Less flexible for smaller biotechs
- • Platform lock-in
- ✓Eliassen's FSP model provides flexible, right-sized clinical support without multi-year commitments
- ✓Platform-agnostic (not tied to proprietary tech)
- ✓Faster mobilization for Phase I-III trials
- ✓Specialized expertise without overhead of full-service CRO
Slalom Consulting
Mid-market tech consulting, strong in Agile and cloud
- • Cultural fit with tech clients
- • Agile expertise
- • Cloud-native focus
- • Regional presence
- • Limited industry depth (finance, pharma)
- • Smaller talent pool
- • Fewer specialized practices (clinical, risk)
- ✓Eliassen has 30 years in regulated industries (finance, pharma, government)—deeper domain expertise
- ✓Broader service portfolio (clinical, financial, federal)
- ✓Larger specialized talent network
- ✓Proven at enterprise scale, not just mid-market
Booz Allen Hamilton (for Federal)
Leading federal contractor, defense-focused
- • Cleared talent
- • DoD relationships
- • Mission systems expertise
- • Long-term IDIQ contracts
- • Less civilian agency focus
- • Traditional delivery (waterfall)
- • Slower to adopt commercial best practices
- ✓Eliassen Group Federal brings commercial agile/cloud best practices to government
- ✓Strong in civilian agencies (HHS, DHS, etc.) not just defense
- ✓Modern tech stack expertise (cloud-native, AI/ML)
- ✓Faster, more adaptive delivery