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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Companies like Booz Allen and Deloitte have strategy divisions that do general management consulting, human capital consulting, etc for federal agencies. Not too far off from what BCG and McKinsey do for commercial clients. In my experience it's about 45 hours a week, and the higher up you are in the firm, the more time you have to put into business development in addition to client work. The 40 hours is prob mentioned because some contracts cap the consultants at 40 hours per week, but you're expected to spend a couple more hours on IC or business development.

The pay is nowhere near McKinsey or BCG, and is largely driven by consultant rate categories set by the government. Yet most of our clients think we are overpaid. Things like the shutdown can also negatively impact pay/job security.

Projects are generally longer engagements - often a year or more.

What else do you want to know? I'll try to answer any questions you may have[/quote]

So could you go into more detail regarding what a management consulting project would entail with the government?

I.E. would an example be: XYZ agency hires Booz or Deloitte to figure out what is the optimum mix of contractors vs. direct hires for a particular program or function?

I guess I have a tough time understanding how management consulting is effective in a federal setting.

It isn't like DHS can 'spin off' the secret service or do a divesture for instance because they are 'underperforming'.

I'm just thinking of the types of engagements McK or BCG do for private sector and struggle to figure out the equivalent for government. things like "go to market" strategy, optimum marketing mix, M&A/spinoff, segmentation, profit maximization, growth plans, entry/exit scenarios, PE due diligence - I don't get what the federal equivalent would be.

Is it just mostly cost/budget optimization/human capital allocation work done for specific agencies? [/quote]

I'm the poster you quoted. I work in this area though not GMC and more of a creative type (so not 100% sure of all the business terms - sorry). Capabilities that come to mind that I have collaborated with for our clients include strategic planning, org design, human capital (selection, workforce planning, leadership development), learning/training development, communications (branding, marketing campaigns i.e., outreach to veterans for VA, social media strategy, etc). There are a lot if efficiencies-related assignments, BPR, CPI, process modeling. Does that help? [/quote]

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