24 August 2011 -- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is pleased to announce today that Deloitte was positioned as a Kennedy Vanguard market leader in IT Strategy Consulting in Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory's IT Strategy Consulting Marketplace 2011, based on its business-led, IT-enabled approach.

The Kennedy report evaluated Deloitte in a group of 30 of the largest organizations providing services in this market, while also examining market trends, market share estimates, and the worldwide IT Strategy consulting landscape. According to the report, Deloitte's depth in numerous vertical industries, strong breadth of skills and services, and its trusted brand has allowed it to become a leader in this global market.

"I am delighted by Kennedy's recognition, which I feel emphasizes the powerful combination of deep industry knowledge, strong functional capabilities, and the leading-edge methods and tools represented within Deloitte's IT Strategy consulting services," says Hassib Jaber, consulting partner at Deloitte and regional leader for technology services.

He added: "In today's market, with business needs shifting rapidly and the technological 'art of the possible' continuously evolving, Deloitte looks forward to remaining dedicated to delivering the highest standard of client service at the intersection of business demand and technology potential."

Key findings: 

  • "Among the Big Four firms, Deloitte offers the most fully integrated IT consulting services, and has developed a strong track record over the past decade in aligning IT Strategy with a client's business objectives. With its heritage in risk and compliance, the firm develops an IT Strategy that carefully considers enterprise risk associated with enabling technologies."

  • "Deloitte pursues IT Strategy clients and projects where its differentiated capability would be most valuable. Its client service teams and target teams are assembling practitioners that represent a broad range of competencies to identify business issues and technical solutions that its competitors often cannot provide and that clients themselves sometimes have not considered."

  • "The size, depth, breadth and global reach of Deloitte's Technology Advisory Services service line gives it capabilities to serve the largest global corporations with an especially comprehensive and holistic approach that is not tied to specific hardware or software products."

  •  "Deloitte has the industry expertise and IT Strategy consulting depth to deliver solutions that align business and IT strategy while improving the value of IT investments, IT organization effectiveness and risk profile for clients." 

Source: Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory; IT Strategy Consulting Marketplace 2011; © Kennedy Information, LLC. Reproduced under license.

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About Deloitte & Touche (M.E.):
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is the first Arab professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence for over 85 years. Deloitte is among the region's leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with over 2,500 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region (International Tax Review World Tax 2010 and 2011 Rankings) and was recognized as the 2010 Best Consulting Firm of the Year in the Complinet GCC Compliance Awards.

Contact:
Ayad Nahas
Title: Regional Public Relations Manager
Deloitte Middle East
Tel: 00961. 1. 748 444
Email: anahas@deloitte.com 

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