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PWC GRMS versus traditional consulting firm |
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2 cents |
| Date Posted: |
05/06/2003 |
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Although PWC primarily does accounting, what kind of reputuation does their consulting arm (within PWC, not the part that got sold to IBM) Global Risk Management Services have?
-Is the skillset working in GRMS as good as the skillset from a consulting based company like Accenture or Deloitte Consulting (now part of d&T again)?
-If the work is bad, and I want to switch into industry or b-school, can the PWC name be worth alot? |
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The PwC name will carry, whether in GRMS or other. If you are just starting off, get the experience and skillset.
GRMS was not intended to be a consulting arm...but is trying to be one. The biggest difference is dealing with a team with a predominant audit mind set (ticking the box), while most consultants I have dealt with are more lateral thinkers. Not to say 1 is better than the other, it's just a different perspective on solving problems. While GRMS looks like they are positioning themselves to offer consulting, in the near term, I believe most of their work will be more operational/IT risk related (as their name denotes).
I guess the short answer is that the PwC name has some value, but the real question is what type of skillsets/experience are you looking for?
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