AI-Powered Consulting Forces Reckoning: 65% of Enterprises Say Traditional Models No Longer Deliver Value

From the Dossier

Entry 15 of 26. Section B: Industry-wide structural erosion. Back to the Dossier

Summary

A survey of 1,002 senior executives across 16 industries found only 13% rated traditional consulting “highly effective,” while 65% said it no longer delivers real value. Headcount-based billing is expected to decline from 49% to 16% of contracts within two years.

Source description

The primary-source press release for the survey. The study was commissioned by IBM, which sells AI-driven alternatives to traditional consulting.

Credibility assessment

As set out in Appendix A.5, this meets Rule 4 as a legitimate inductive claim: a survey of 1,002 executives. However, it triggers Rule 6 (Institutions Do Not Confer Infallibility): the study was commissioned and sponsored by IBM, which sells AI-driven alternatives to traditional consulting that the finding validates. The sponsorship context should be noted when citing the figure. This does not disqualify the data, but the directional interest is real.