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One on One with Avanade's Aziz Virani Aziz Virani, executive vice president at Avanade, has only been with the technology consultancy since August, but he was with Accenture, one of the founders of Avanade, for nearly a quarter of a century, when it was Arthur Andersen. “I had always known about Avanade, because Avanade was created before my very eyes,” he says, adding he made the switch because he wanted the experience of a smaller, growth-focused company “where I could have a much bigger impact.” And Avanade is having an impact—not only is it on the forefront of new technology trends, but cost-cutting ones as well. Virani spoke with Consulting about these oftentimes complementary efforts.

Jacqueline Durett | 2009-01-21 23:04:00.000

One on One with Arc Aspicio's Lynn Ann Casey Arc Aspicio is one firm that will be directly affected by the upcoming transition of power.

Jacqueline Durett | 2009-01-05 23:04:00.000

One on One with Slalom's John Tobin What type of business model survives a recession? “Focused, nimble and flexible, [with] great talent” is how John Tobin, national general manager of Slalom Consulting, a Seattle-based project leadership and information technology consultancy, describes what works. Tobin, a former Ernst & Young consultant who started Slalom in 2001 as a consulting arm of accounting and financial staffing firm Two Degrees, recently offered some insight into Slalom’s model.

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-12-02 23:04:00.000

One on One with PwC's Andrew Wolff With the economy in trouble, it can be easy to push off training initiatives. But that’s exactly the wrong move, says Andrew Wolff of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Wolff spoke with Consulting magazine about training strategies and philosophies, and making sure firms are getting as much  “bang for [their] training dollars” as possible.

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-11-18 23:04:00.000

One on One with Guidon's Ron Wince Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions, is taking the lessons learned in the manufacturing world—namely the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma—and is applying them to companies in the healthcare, retail, public sector and financial services spaces, among other service-type industries.

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-11-05 23:04:00.000

One on One with Ombrella's Laurie Simon Ombrella isn’t a typical consulting firm, but its model is one that works for founder Laurie Simon.

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-10-23 01:04:00.000

One on One with Sieena's Mauricio Duran Consulting recently spoke with Sieena’s president, Mauricio Duran

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-10-10 01:04:00.000

One on One with Andrew Hooke, COO, PA Consulting Group Watch Andrew Hooke, chief operating officer of PA Consulting Group, dicuss the firm's U.S. plans and strategies.

Consulting Magazine | 2008-10-02 01:04:00.000

One on One with Proudfoot's Carvalho: We'll 'Double the Business In Five Years' Luiz Carvalho has dedicated his career to the success of Proudfoot Consulting. And the work has paid off: In April, he was named co-managing director…

Jacqueline Durett | 2008-09-25 01:04:00.000

Infinitive's McFarlane: Fantasy Football Means Business magazine Editor-in-Chief—and fantasy football player—Joe Kornik sat down with McFarlane to discuss the Xs and Os of his strategic position.

Consulting Magazine | 2008-09-12 01:04:00.000