Management Consulting in Japan

I use LinkedIn for personal and professional networking. Recently I saw a question posed in the LinedIn Answers widget asking about the management consulting business in Japan. I thought my brief answer was worth sharing here:

“You will find all of the major management consultancies have practices in Japan—all in Tokyo. Major conglomerates in Japan—particularly the large trading companies like Mitsui, Marubeni and the like—tend to have their own in-house consultancies (or more likely in the form of a subsidiary). One particularly interesting consultancy that has started in Japan is Revamp . If you’re intending to establish your own consultancy, you'll obviously need people that are very familiar with the local market—so Japanese nationals are a must. Be careful not to get posers. Building a relationship with a reputable existing business is a great way to get to know the market before branching out.”

And thinking again about Revamp, I had the pleasure of having dinner last night with Hide Tsukakoshi, who’s a personal friend and an executive at Oracle Japan. He’s worked extensively with major firms in many industries in Japan during his Oracle stint, and his previous extensive SAP tenure; which is to say, Hide has worked closely with many of these firms, and he also commented that the talent and capabilities of Revamp are unique.