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 other
· function establish_context
· clear
Where in the narrative
| analyze_data | 748 |
| establish_context | 270 |
| illustrate_case | 205 |
| diagnose | 153 |
| benchmark_peers | 115 |
| frame_problem | 108 |
| recommend | 98 |
| quantify_impact | 69 |
| size_opportunity | 51 |
| decompose_segments | 32 |
| present_framework | 28 |
| appendix | 27 |
Number shape
| percent | 1032 |
| plain | 727 |
| money | 145 |
| multiplier | 51 |
| other | 10 |
80 examples
showing first 8012.888 million NEVs in 2024 (+34.4% YoY)
China's accelerated capex in the 'New Three' sectors is adding competitive pressure to companies operating globally in these sectors
“China produced 12.888 million NEV's (New Energy Vehicles) in 2024, marking a 34.4% increase YoY”
65%
Coming up with creative solutions to meet your ESG goals or your sustainability goals… is a combination of you needing the political will, but frankly, you also need the good people, the right people.
“Our research found that organizations with advanced data and analytical capabilities are up to 65% more likely to be top performers, thanks to data-driven envir…”
€22.1 billion
Unlocking the value of technology
“We operate in a world where technology is omnipresent, profoundly transforming society, businesses, and organizations.”
6000+
...and instil trust across their environments
“Delivering end-to-end, comprehensive security that's solid, agile, scalable and open to innovation.”
35%
We foster a culture where our people can thrive...
“If you raise your hand and say 'I think there's a better way to do this' people will say 'Let's try.'”
85%
Supply chain struggles persist, but confidence is improving
“Eighty-five percent of executives now trust their supply chains to deliver on time and at quality standards over the next six months—up from 77% in August.”
46%
46% of customers feel pressured at least some of the time to accept products that serve the bank more than themselves
“46% of customers feel pressured at least some of the time to accept products that serve the bank more than themselves”
90%
With the help of the bot, the exchange's employees were able to reduce lead times by over 90%—with a 95% response accuracy rate.
“With the help of the bot, the exchange's employees were able to reduce lead times by over 90%—with a 95% response accuracy rate.”
85%
Unlocking the value of technology
“We are fortunate to work at the heart of today's major transformations, to contribute to development in every industry, and to help simply make our planet a bet…”
90+
...And tech-driven innovation drives all we do
“Leveraging a global network and framework for action to help clients test innovation and turn it into business value.”
30%
We foster a culture where our people can thrive...
“If you raise your hand and say 'I think there's a better way to do this' people will say 'Let's try.'”
29%
...And we're raising the bar on our actions and commitments
“To date 16,000 employees have participated in 1600 Circles.”
81%
Unconventional sources are the primary sources of oil and gas production in North America
“The Permian Basin contributes over 26% of North America's natural gas production”
26
The issues executives continue to ask about heading into 2025 sit at the intersection of geopolitical, macroeconomic, and societal uncertainty
“Based on notes from 35 executive team interactions in Q4”
10
Rising geopolitical risk, tariffs threats, cost of living pressures, and the next wave of Gen AI are among the key macro trends impacting the business environment this year
“The world enters 2025 with geopolitical uncertainty on the rise, with a multitude of potential flashpoints in 2025, and heightened spillover risks to growth, in…”
16
Tariff rollout thus far has been fast and furious, but with some backtracking and mixed messaging on the overall strategy
“It took more than a year into Trump's first term for tariffs to be rolled out, compared to only 10 days this time around”
22
The 22 service providers covered in this report
100%
Service providers respond to the major trends in commercial banks with modernization, tech, and transformation
“No commercial bank wants to build a custom or highly customized lending platform for treasury or trade finance among other functions.”
60%
Trust in AI agents to manage large enterprise use cases is declining
“Trust is a major hurdle. Businesses need confidence in AI systems before granting them any level of autonomy.”
51%
Sustainability shapes consumer purchasing and lifestyle choices
“An Accenture survey of 25,000 consumers across 22 countries found that more than half (51%) of respondents prefer to buy environmentally friendly products and s…”
89%
Responding to an evolving battlefield
“89% of executives in North American and 87% in Europe reporting notable shifts in what their customers—national militaries—are seeking”
54%
Silicon-powered technologies are redefining defense
“Defense is increasingly a contest of technological innovation—where mastery of code and AI can be as decisive as traditional industrial might.”
63%
Advisors will need to offer more value
“The trust and value derived from authentic human interactions with financial advisors are irreplaceable, making them indispensable in a landscape increasingly i…”
<20 people
Expanding access to foundation models and parallel computing hardware will increasingly democratize AI application development, acceleration innovation possibilities
“Small teams of specialized engineers have developed foundation models. For example, Mistral and X.AI built their models with core team of less than 20 people.”
72%
With hindsight, all risks are obvious. Yet as we entered 2023, no one foresaw that a bank failure in California would escalate into a regional banking panic and ultimately lead to the merger of Switzerland's last two major banks.
“72% of senior banking risk professionals said their organization's risk management capabilities and processes have failed to keep pace with the rapidly changing…”
40,000
As the trends shaping banking technology are taken to their logical conclusion, an obvious question arises: how will the role of the IT function evolve?
“BBVA, one of the early movers in this regard, long ago changed the title of its IT lead to head of engineering. J.P. Morgan refers to its team of 40,000 compute…”
100 million
Now decides next: Insights from the leading edge of generative AI adoption
“ChatGPT was publicly released on November 30, 2022, largely as a technology demonstration. Two months later, it had already attracted an estimated 100 million a…”
30%
Hospitals and health systems have been significant contributors to this shift and have increasingly invested in ASCs since 2011
“Hospitals / health systems have increased their participation in ASCs.”
45
45 service providers have been evaluated in this report
122.2
The US healthcare demand landscape is changing rapidly, but service providers are yet to realize the impact
“Coverage has shifted dramatically post the Affordable Care Act as group commercial declined, offset by the increases in self-insured enrollment.”
$31bn
Strength of Bermuda's Market
“Bermuda is a leading captive domicile globally – offering concentrated expertise with seasoned insurance professionals, a rigorous and robust regulatory environ…”
6 out of 9
The Planetary Boundaries framework opens our aperture beyond emissions – we are currently beyond the safe limit for 6 out of 9 boundaries and at risk of significant harms on 8 out of 9
“The Planetary Boundaries framework opens our aperture beyond emissions – we are currently beyond the safe limit for 6 out of 9 boundaries and at risk of signifi…”
320
The TNFD recommendations are the key global reference for nature-related disclosure
“320 Early Adopter organizations, who intend to start making disclosures by 2024.”
2x
Sustainability will be won or lost in emerging markets
“our survey shows that desire for green products is nearly two times higher in these economies compared to Europe and North America”
277,000
Accelerating our associates' skills
“Employees are encouraged to embrace a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship: our grassroots Bluebolt program enables any employee to submit ideas for implem…”
57,400
Associate attraction, engagement and retention
“We value and respect the views of our associates, and routinely engage them on important issues.”
less than 7%
Unresolved technical debt is a barrier to productivity and innovation for communications service providers (CSPs). After 10–15 years of mixed results following continuous but fragmented IT modernization in pursuit of technological competitive advantage, CSPs have built out new systems but are maintaining significant legacy footprints.
“Accenture's latest study — a survey of 250 top CSP executives — less than 7% of respondents were fully satisfied with the return on their IT modernization inves…”
14.98%
The urgency to accelerate transformation: Moving from surviving to thriving
“Accelerating tech transformation is no longer a choice but an imperative to remain competitive in the market.”
95%
95% of workers see value in working with gen AI—but their top concern is that they don't trust organizations to ensure positive outcomes for everyone.
“95% of workers see value in working with gen AI—but their top concern is that they don't trust organizations to ensure positive outcomes for everyone.”
1,406
Survey of 1,406 executives provides insights into AI and GenAI sentiment in 2024
$20 Bn
Policy reforms have also positioned India well for the next phase of growth
“Policy reforms have also positioned India well for the next phase of growth”
80%
It's time to reinvent risk management
“Most surveyed risk executives (80%) want their teams to devote more time to value creation and innovation, but there are roadblocks. Three-quarters say risk pro…”
93%
Dissonant perceptions of recession risk continue to drive high uncertainty, and the greater pessimism among consumers and firms could prove more relevant for future spending
“Consumers and company CEOs see a 20% higher risk, on average, than do financial market participants and professional economists”
-52%
Argentina's new "shock therapy" economic policy agenda is likely to be disruptive and fuel uncertainty in the near term, but potentially with long-term upside if successful
“Milei's flagship campaign promise to dollarize the economy is likely to prove difficult given dwindling central bank FX reserves, which are currently insufficie…”
97%
EU gas prices dipped slightly in December and are facing less upward price pressures amidst record storage levels and slowing economic growth
“European gas reserves are relatively high at 97%...”
60%
Redefine your talent strategy to unlock future growth.
“We believe multinational companies can shift their talent lens from short-term scarcity to long-term abundance.”
90%
The world needs talent—especially the highly skilled
“90% of CEOs report talent scarcity and a lack of relevant skills for the future of work is in the top five challenges affecting their business”
910m
Most of the world's highly skilled workers will continue to live in Asia Pacific, Africa and Latin America
“By 2030, 67% or 606 million highly skilled workers are expected to live in APAC, LATAM and Africa—up from 62% or 437m in 2021.”
31%
Setting a new performance frontier for banks
“The research shows that organizations that reinvent themselves in this way outperform their industry peers in terms of 'experience' metrics by 31%.”
67%
Long live the branch
“Two-thirds (67%) of consumers like seeing branches in their neighborhood as it portrays the stability and availability of their bank.”
98%
The digital core enables rapid scaling of AI
“A total of 98% of executives globally agree that AI foundation models will play an important role in their company's strategy in the next 3-5 years.”
57%
EU gas reserves are at comfortable levels so far in 2023, but rebuilding them before next winter will be challenging amidst Russian gas ban and rebounding Chinese gas demand
“EU natural gas storage rates reached an all-time March high during 2023”
20M
2023 study keeps True-Luxury consumer at the center... ..with a much wider range of tools, sources and deep dives
203k
Why KSA is a key frontier of growth for Luxury Market (II/II)
“60%+ of Saudi population below 30 years old, highly informed and connected.”
89%
KSA Luxury consumer: young, sophisticated, techy and seeking innovation
$371 billion
Transforming payments could capture a $371b opportunity
“Our models indicate that value-added services are an untapped opportunity for payments providers that could be worth $371 billion by 2028.”
78%
Today's challenging business environment is prompting executives to re-evaluate diversifying and localizing their sourcing and production footprint.
“78% of companies will use multiple sites in 3 years' time to produce their products, up from just 41% who are already doing this today.”
100
Interest in Generative AI is exploding, fueled by the launch of ChatGPT
“Even at it's peak, interest in the metaverse does not compare to interest in ChatGPT today”
8%
The time is now
“Our research shows only 8% of companies are moving to adopt a strategy of Total Enterprise Reinvention.”
75%
Consumer mindsets have evolved
“75% of executives say that the pace of their organizations' reinvention would accelerate in the face of a recession”
700%
"You cannot overtake 15 cars in sunny weather... but you can when it's raining."
“This level of disruption demands all businesses transform. In the next decade, every business will get to Total Enterprise Reinvention to succeed, or they won't…”
76%
The potential for reinvention is immense
“We estimate, on average, that 76% of a US worker's tasks could be reinvented by combining new technologies and new ways of working”
99%
5. Reinvention is boundaryless and breaks down organizational silos
“Ninety-nine percent of executives expect this focus on interconnectedness across their organization will increase over the next two years.”
4.5x
A "dynamic" approach makes the most difference.
“Adopting a philosophy of continuous reinvention, in which companies keep redefining what is possible, is 4.5x more important than any of the other features of T…”
50%
Adapting to the needs of a future, diverse workforce
“An increasing proportion (50 percent, compared to 42 percent in 2021) cite the importance of diversified workplace demographics to help address disruption—the d…”
1 billion+
Your new best customers are ahead of you
“More than one billion digitally astute consumers will enter the market over the next decade in eight rapidly growing countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ind…”
40%
These consumers could become your customers. Right now, there's little to no digital competition for their business among most consumer-facing companies.
“Some 40% of the world's 50 largest consumer companies have no presence there. Just 22% are present in more than two. None operate in all eight.”
+200%
Disruption in multiple areas has increased significantly over the past five years
“Accenture's Global Disruption Index—designed to measure the impact of economic, social, geopolitical, climate, consumer and technological challenges—found that …”
16 months
There is a growing consensus that AI is absolutely essential to competitive advantage.
“With early successes building confidence in AI as a value driver, we estimate that AI transformation will happen much faster than digital transformation—16 mont…”
20M
2023 study keeps True-Luxury consumer at the center... ..with a much wider range of tools, sources and deep dives
“True-Luxury Consumers (out of ~370M total consumers) generating ca. 40% of global luxury market”
37%
CEOs are reevaluating their supply chain's global structures to respond to a shifting international landscape
“37% of CEOs duplicating and diversifying elements to strengthen their supply chains”
55%
Southeast Asian users are increasingly embracing AI
“55% are active smartphone users, and likely use apps driven by AI daily”
149,392 Bn
Cash remains the most frequently used payment instrument; most 2021 payments flows were via ACH
80
With a more mature understanding of the technology, a better strategy can be developed. And by using these technologies with that understanding, a strategy can be better executed, delivering more value, faster.
“Strategy is back...but it's not the same 'old' strategy”
36
With the passage of the IRA, renewables installations are forecast to grow at a rapid rate
175,0
Trend monitoring – a necessity for businesses
14.5 million
The full-scale war in Ukraine has exacerbated existing challenges, as well as created new ones
“THE RATE OF CHANGE HAS BECOME EXTREMELY HIGH”
4x
Skilled labor shortage sentiment is corroborated by reported open positions quadrupling between 2004 and 2022
“4x increase”
11,798
The PE industry is more crowded and competition for assets is fiercer than ever before. This is leading to higher prices, which results in a need for more operational value creation.
“Average AUM +50% since 2019”
$1,284B
PE firms need to drive outsized returns to meet their fiduciary responsibilities. The headwinds due to underwriting, cost of capital and availability of assets are making this harder.
“Cumulative overhang”