Consulting v2.0
Most consulting firms today are failing their own people. The consulting model as we know it is reaching its limits. Fees have grown disproportionate to impact, internal processes have become bureaucratic, and the human element that was once the essence of advisory work has been diluted by industrial delivery models.
The Foundations of MarceauPartners
Technology as the enabler, humans at the core
"The deliverables are built for clarity, transparency, decision, adoption and implementation."
Our consulting platform (OneEdge) is a unique digital platform specifically built for consulting. It is enabled by AI, GenAi and workflow technology. It can now automate what once absorbed most of consultants' time and energy along the seven key stages of any consulting project, forming a clear path from scoping to deployment:
- Content collection: data gathering, research, and targeted content assembly
- Survey and benchmark: building a focused view of market practices and opinion
- Insights: analysing vast amounts of information and developing insights about the problem and market
- So-what and recommendations: translating insights, data, and evidence into implications and strategic options
- Buy-in: securing stakeholder alignment to ensure easier adoption and delivery, including scheduling, coordination, and internal communication
- Roadmap and next steps: aligned with the expected pace of change
- Deployment: delivering communication tools and project support for implementation and change
Instead of gathering ten people in a room to "align," a digital platform enables everyone involved in the project: the senior partners, the clients, the experts, the juniors to access the same data, comment, validate, and decide in real time with full transparency. This removes friction, accelerates alignment, and dramatically reduces non-productive time.
Technology does not replace consultants; it frees them to focus on creativity, judgement, and human connection.
A new deal for talent
In today's model, junior consultants are measured by utilisation: how many hours they can bill. Seniors (partners and experts) often find themselves sidelined once their cost exceeds what clients are willing to pay.
This new system redefines both roles:
- Juniors are no longer numbers. They learn through real one-on-one apprenticeship, gaining depth rather than just hours.
- Seniors spend meaningful time with clients, mentoring juniors and bringing experience and perspective into every conversation.
- The "elusive partner" who appears only in a proposal deck becomes real again.
There's no pressure to be billable: only pressure to learn, grow, and think differently.
10X model: how does it work in practice?
10X model: how does it work in practice?
Traditional consulting is expensive because it's inefficient. Large teams spend months researching and building slides, with junior consultants doing most of the work while senior experts appear only at the beginning and end.
We've designed a better way. Our 3-person hybrid teams deliver in 2 weeks what traditional 10-person teams take 6-14 weeks to produce, at one-fifth to one-seventh the cost. We achieve this through intelligent automation and collaborative digital platforms that eliminate repetitive work.
The key difference: 70% of our work is done by senior consultants and 20% by specialized experts, versus 75-85% junior involvement at traditional firms. We spend 80% of our time on insights and decisions, not research and slides. And we leverage AI and workflow technology throughout, while traditional firms use essentially none.
The result: targeted expertise, deep senior engagement, and strategic depth at €80,000 instead of €500,000. You don't buy reports from us, you co-create insights and build capabilities. Consulting reimagined: faster, smarter, better.