Metrics
What numbers consultants lead with.
Every slide that foregrounds a metric — 7,750 in total — classified into families by what's being measured. Drill in to see who uses each family, where in the narrative, and the real examples.
Metric families
7,750 metric-led slides1266
Survey & sentiment
What people said — respondents, priorities, sentiment, NPS.
16.3%
1110
Market size & value
Scale of the pool — TAM, GMV, AUM, deal value, investment, funding.
14.3%
709
Cost & savings
What's spent or saved — costs, spend, savings, efficiency, abatement.
9.1%
541
Share & penetration
Piece of the pie — market share, adoption, penetration, uptake.
7.0%
491
Growth rate
Speed of change — CAGR, YoY, growth rate.
6.3%
261
Rates & ratios
Other rates — retention, conversion, representation, distress.
3.4%
324
Employment & headcount
People at work — employees, FTEs, productivity, jobs.
4.2%
226
Indices & scores
Composite indicators — confidence indices, rankings, ratings.
2.9%
218
Margin & return
Economic quality — margins, ROI/ROE/ROIC, TSR, profit.
2.8%
212
Environment & emissions
Green metrics — GHG, emissions, hydrogen, renewables.
2.7%
187
Volume & counts
Raw counts — number of X, transactions, deals.
2.4%
141
Revenue & sales
Top line — revenue, sales, GVA.
1.8%
76
Macro indicators
Economy-wide signals — inflation, unemployment, PMI.
1.0%
23
Valuation
Asset worth — present value, pre-money, exit value.
0.3%
1965
Other
Domain-specific or uncategorized long-tail.
25.4%
Filtered by employment
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Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 99 |
| diagnose | 48 |
| illustrate_case | 43 |
| front_matter | 29 |
| establish_context | 21 |
| appendix | 19 |
| recommend | 14 |
| quantify_impact | 12 |
| frame_problem | 11 |
| size_opportunity | 7 |
| benchmark_peers | 7 |
| plan_implementation | 4 |
Number shape
| plain | 216 |
| percent | 94 |
| money | 11 |
| multiplier | 3 |
80 examples
showing first 80-23.7%
Labor market tightness is below pre-pandemic levels in major advanced economies, which should help alleviate wage pressures throughout the coming months
“Labor market tightness is below pre-pandemic levels in major advanced economies, which should help alleviate wage pressures throughout the coming months”
50%
Companies are taking action in three areas
-10.6% (UK)
Labor market tightness continues to ease across major economies, and is now back its to pre-pandemic average in the US, and comfortably below it in the UK and Japan
“US: -0.8%; UK: -10.6%; Germany: +2.7%; Japan: -20.6% (vs. 2017-2019 average)”
20-60%
A: Case example of how a bank automated credit memo drafting using GenAI
“20-60% CA productivity gain; ~30% Faster decisioning speed”
7%
Less than 10% of executives expect a decrease in headcount due to AI automation
50%
BCG research shows that “enjoying work” can reduce turnover by 50%, but most companies overlook their employees’ emotional needs
“While most companies tend to focus more on functional needs (such as pay, flexibility, and benefits), they often underinvest in emotional needs which most influ…”
46%
Lack of human oversight, unclear accountability, and risk of bias—employees are raising flags on AI agents
68%
Strike the right balance between agent autonomy and human involvement
“Organizations can determine the appropriate level of autonomy by evaluating the criticality and complexity of decisions or actions, alongside their readiness ac…”
30-40%
Regardless of industry or use-case complexity, the innovative gen AI platform’s capabilities have the power to help companies like BMW use data and insights to stay in the fast lane.
“Regardless of industry or use-case complexity, the innovative gen AI platform’s capabilities have the power to help companies like BMW use data and insights to …”
50%
OCBC putting gen AI to work
“Participants said they were able, on average, to do their work 50% faster—which included the time taken to check the accuracy of the bot's output.”
+10/15%
Europe holding the bar, yet differently across countries
“Sound tourist growth, well above prepandemic levels”
55%
Those surveyed said declining valuations are the most likely impact to smaller companies (annual revenues below $500 million) that miss productivity goals, compared with slower business growth among larger organizations (annual revenues $500 million and above).
“If your organization is not able to meet its productivity goals, what do you believe will be the likely impact on your organization?”
87%
While less than 10% of respondents reported already seeing increases in productivity from AI, almost nine out of ten (87%) respondents expect to see increases in productivity resulting from the use of AI in the next three years.
“While less than 10% of respondents reported already seeing increases in productivity from AI, almost nine out of ten (87%) respondents expect to see increases i…”
22% to 30%
Our latest financial projections indicate that the gains over the next three years will be substantial for the early adopters:
“From this it becomes apparent that while generative AI is likely to dramatically improve the efficiency of the banking operating model, its potential to differe…”
59%
59% of banking employees are already using AI every day.
“59% of banking employees are already using AI every day.”
+34%
Change in sales professionals' reported productivity, confidence, impact and stress management as a result of integrating gen AI tools
“These effects were especially pronounced for people who had been in their role longer—suggesting that experienced workers are ready for, not resistant to, tools…”
17%
A difficult hiring environment (relative to pre-pandemic norms) persists across US and Europe, though labor markets are showing some signs of cooling
18%
Reinventors strengthen connections across their organizations
“our analysis showing the average number of skills required for jobs posted during 2020-22 increased by 18%”
>55%
Gen AI would typically enable value capture via the Four “Cs” of productivity use cases
39 p.p.
The 7 largest occupational groups, representing >70% of Norwegian workers, can expect a large productivity uplift from GenAI
30%
Zuellig Pharma builds a future connected warehouse with an innovative Private 5G Network platform
“AR Vision Picking delivered: 30% improvement in pick productivity; 100% pick accuracy; Drone inventory counting delivered: 95% counting accuracy; 9 times faster…”
49%
Harnessing worker agency
55%
Removing traditional employment distinctions will unlock greater access to required skills
“Removing traditional employment distinctions will unlock greater access to required skills”
43%
Most deskless workers feel burned out, and 43% are at risk of quitting
75%
Mazda fuels productivity with functional interoperability
“Mazda's export staff can see carrier bookings, invoicing and billing without logging out of software and report 75% higher productivity—from taking four days to…”
25%
Increasing asset reliability, boosting profitability and reducing risk through self-optimising operations.
“Companies working with Accenture and SAP in this area have improved maintenance productivity by up to 25% through standardised processes and increased the speed…”
49%
Younger generations of talent bring the most challenges around attrition
“Half of respondents reported that the Great Resignation was most impactful on employees with 4 to 10 years of experience, with another 37% experiencing turnover…”
56%
Post-pandemic back-in-the-office policies are becoming more structured
“As most managers have returned to the office in some fashion for more than a year, more than half of managers believe leadership's target for returning to the o…”
78%
Invest heavily in talent to get more from AI investments
“Nearly half (44%) of Achievers have employees with consistently high AI skills competencies, while Innovators (33%) and Experimenters (30%) have significantly f…”
82%
Culture is often key to success, and the workforce is increasingly optimistic about AI opportunities
“82% of respondents surveyed indicated their employees believe that working with AI technologies will enhance their performance and job satisfaction.”
37%
One-third of deskless workers may leave their jobs within six months
“Ages 18 to 24 are 40% more likely to consider leaving their jobs”
81%
Yet companies struggle to build and sustain a culture of innovation
“81% of companies also told us that their employees collectively lack the behaviors and mindsets needed to build an innovation culture.”
48.4%
Closing the gender gap
“More specifically, our leadership group, composed of Partners and Directors, witnessed an increase of 0.9 percent.”
70%
Here's how organizations are using the technology lever:
“The bank not only improved efficiencies, but also achieved productivity gains of 50%—and even 70% in the now touchless conformity-check process.”
56%
Funds' current F&L portfolio: average asset size
“56% of respondents have assets with an average turnover which is less than $50m.”
65%
Stakeholders are demanding more of businesses
“83% want the flexibility to be productive anywhere”
74%
Seventy-four percent of vulnerable jobs pay less than $40,000 a year
39%
More than a third of vulnerable private-sector jobs may be in small firms with fewer than 100 workers
65%
65 percent of CEOs say it is likely that managing climate-related risks will be a key factor in them keeping their job over the next 5 years
“ESG has always been the core of any business we are involved in. On the 'social' side, we feel there is much more that needs to be done in areas such as gender …”
65%
The construction and building sectors saw improved business confidence in late 2020
“Organisations indicate that the impact of COVID-19 on productivity is less severe in the three months to November compared to earlier in the year.”
32.7%
Employment in the renewable energy sector has been increasing at around 30% between 2015 and 2019
“Employment in renewable energy activities from 2017 was driven by an increase in construction activity for roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) systems (2,880 addit…”
27.1%
E-commerce shows an unstoppable growth and presents big room for improvement.
“E-commerce market in Spain experiences a rapidly expansion. 2018 E-commerce revenues in Spain grew by 27.1% compared to the previous year period.”
81%
Management, as we know it, is at a breaking point
“Management, as we know it, is at a breaking point”
47%
Clear progression paths which employees are well aware of
67%
Industrial construction zone will create a combination of medium-skill and high-skill jobs across both Lebanon and Syria
“~2 in 3 jobs created will be medium- and high-skilled jobs suitable for Lebanese worker, with many likely to emerge from the existing construction sector (curre…”
24%
The retail and commerce sector is Lebanon’s largest employer, employing 24% of the workforce
67%
Industrial construction zone will create a combination of medium-skill and high-skill jobs across both Lebanon and Syria...
“~2 in 3 jobs created will be medium- and high-skilled jobs suitable for Lebanese worker, with many likely to emerge from the existing construction sector (curre…”
90%
90 pct. af kursusadministrationen foregår decentralt i VFK
“90 pct. af kursusadministrationen foregår decentralt i VFK”
19%
Værdistrømsanalyser af produktionen har øget effektiviteten for Forsvarets Hovedværksteder
“Værdistrømsanalyser er blevet benyttet af Forsvarets Hovedværksteder til at effektivisere enkeltstående opgaver. Fx er produktionstiden for Leopard 2 A5 reducer…”
48-60%
Construction can catch up with total economy productivity by taking action in seven areas
50%
Tracking hospital operations in real-time allows automation, reducing A&E headcount by up to 50% and cutting patient waiting times in half
“Up to 50% fewer FTEs in A&E; 40-50% shorter patient waiting time”
20%
Iron ore players have been able to maintain profit levels and productivity through the successful implementation of new technologies
“A single operations center that enables all mines, ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location.”
41%
...og kommer fra reduktioner på mellemleder- og lederniveau
“Størstedelen af disse ÅV-reduktioner er relateret til optimering af koncernens IT”
20%
The UK: A low cost manufacturing center in Western Europe witnessing a resurgence in manufacturing
“The investment by Jaguar into a $740 million facility at Wolverhampton is indicative of the course that manufacturing will be taking in the UK.”
25%
A LEADING BANK USES A LEAN APPROACH TO TRANSFORM ITS TARGET OPERATING MODEL (CONTINUED)
“For each process the bank revamps, it achieves a consistent 15% to 25% increase in productivity.”
99%
In half of the functions a majority of the work is performed by the centralized Division. However, there is also considerable “fragmentation”* of work across many core functions which means that these functions are also being performed decently throughout many divisions.
92%
Another outcome of this fragmentation is that staff divisions spend time supporting work across both centralized and decentralized functions. This can create an environment of many “generalists” without specialized skills or training which can result in efficiency and compliance issues.
“In many divisions, a significant percentage of FTE time is spent supporting work outside of the core mission of the division”
50%
The IT function is a hybrid between centralized and decentralized; half of its processes are highly fragmented across the university.
“50% of IT processes are highly fragmented with IT work being performed across campus”
~30%
Mining productivity globally has declined ~30% over the past decade
“Between 2004 and 2013, global mining productivity has fallen ~30%, or 3.5% p.a., even after accounting for geological degradation”
-3.5%
The industry also faces dramatic capital and operating costs escalations
-3.5% p.a.
The McKinsey Mining Productivity Index reveals that mining productivity globally has declined 3.5% p.a. over the past decade
“Between 2004 and 2013, global mining productivity has fallen ~30%, or 3.5% p.a., even after accounting for geological degradation”
22%
Encouraging progress on extreme poverty reduction
56%
Historical reduction of Empowerment Gap largely from higher incomes
~30%
“In this report, chapter two, we show how organizations can evolve to/build such a digital core to support continuous reinvention and achieve the three tenets in…”
50%
“What if you could increase your organization's productivity by 50%, giving clinicians thousands of hours back to focus on patient care?”
49.0%
21.7%
91%
“91% of all organizations expect their productivity to increase due to generative AI.”
87%
“Nearly 9 in 10 respondents expect AI will improve productivity within the next three years.”
20%+
“Banks are understandably cautious about the reputational and other risks associated with this leap in innovation. However, given the opportunity to reinvent the…”
42%
“CROS know they need more talent for specific roles in both the first and second and first lines. But they also recognize the cost pressures that prevent them fr…”
5%
“Despite 94% of people saying they are ready to learn new skills to work with gen AI, only 5% of organizations are actively reskilling their workforce at scale.”
76%
“In a previous global survey of more than 5,000 individuals, Accenture research showed that 76% of employees with disabilities do not fully disclose their disabi…”
6%
“Results from the latest survey show the VC industry has made significant but somewhat inconsistent progress in increasing its gender, racial, and ethnic diversi…”
5%
“Black employees comprised 5% of investment professionals (97 employees in the survey sample) in 2022, a slight but steady increase from 4% (69 employees) in 202…”
4%
4%
55%
17%
25.3%