The business leaders involved in buying decisions on hiring a management consultancy

Percentage of business leaders in the following functions

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

23%

17%

24%

22%

HR leaders

30%

33%

10%

27%

IT Leaders

16%

31%

22%

22%

CEO/MD

20%

26%

20%

34%

Legal

leaders

30%

21%

22%

11%

Marketing

leaders

20%

23%

15%

24%

Operations

leaders

31%

26%

35%

8%

Procurement

leaders

25%

13%

21%

24%

Sales

leaders

32%

20%

18%

11%

Technology

leaders

9%

25%

34%

20%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Finance

leaders

23%

17%

24%

22%

HR leaders

30%

10%

33%

27%

16%

31%

22%

22%

IT Leaders

20%

26%

20%

34%

CEO/MD

Legal

leaders

30%

21%

11%

22%

Marketing

leaders

23%

20%

15%

24%

Operations

leaders

35%

31%

26%

8%

Procurement

leaders

25%

13%

21%

24%

Sales

leaders

32%

20%

18%

11%

Technology

leaders

34%

9%

25%

20%

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

Procurement

leaders

Operations

leaders

Technology

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

IT Leaders

CEO/MD

17%

27%

31%

21%

32%

16%

20%

30%

20%

9%

24%

30%

24%

26%

22%

20%

21%

25%

20%

25%

23%

33%

31%

34%

22%

23%

35%

24%

18%

34%

22%

10%

26%

8%

13%

20%

22%

11%

15%

11%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

17%

27%

20%

30%

31%

21%

32%

9%

16%

20%

24%

24%

30%

22%

20%

21%

26%

20%

25%

25%

31%

24%

23%

33%

34%

22%

23%

35%

18%

34%

22%

26%

20%

10%

8%

13%

11%

22%

15%

11%

I am consulted in the decision-making process, but I am not a primary stakeholder

I am a member of the core decision-making team

I am involved in providing the final decision-making recommendation

I make the ultimate sign off on decisions/ purchases

Procurement

leaders

Technology

leaders

Operations

leaders

Marketing

leaders

HR leaders

Finance

leaders

IT Leaders

Legal

leaders

Sales

leaders

CEO/MD

17%

27%

20%

30%

31%

21%

32%

9%

16%

20%

24%

24%

30%

22%

20%

21%

26%

20%

25%

25%

31%

24%

23%

33%

34%

22%

23%

35%

18%

34%

22%

26%

20%

10%

8%

13%

11%

22%

15%

11%