Infosys Consulting

Infosys Consulting is the management and technology consulting practice of Infosys Limited. It works across strategy, information-technology transformation, organizational change, business analytics, systems integration, and business-process or package implementation. The practice is positioned as part of Infosys's broader ability to combine advisory work with technology delivery and global implementation capabilities. The business was formally launched in 2004 as a wholly owned Infosys subsidiary. Its initial operating model concentrated on recruiting in the United States and building consulting programs that could be supported through Infosys's global-delivery structure. This linked client-facing consulting teams with the larger Infosys engineering, application-services, and offshore delivery organization. A major expansion came in 2012, when Infosys acquired Lodestone Management Consultants, a Zurich-based management consultancy, for $350 million. Lodestone added approximately 850 employees, including about 750 front-line consulting professionals, and expanded Infosys's client relationships by nearly 200 organizations across multiple industries. The transaction strengthened Infosys's management-consulting capabilities and increased its presence in Europe and other international markets. At the time, Infosys reported that consulting and systems integration together represented a substantial share of group revenue. In 2015, Infosys consolidated Lodestone and its own Management Consulting Services unit into a single Infosys Consulting organization within Infosys Limited. That integration was intended to create a more unified consulting platform rather than maintain separate consulting identities. In the same year, Infosys acquired Noah Consulting, a Houston-based specialist serving primarily oil-and-gas customers with information and technology services, for $70 million. Public reference material later described the status of the Noah brand within the wider Infosys Consulting structure as unclear. Infosys Consulting operates internationally, with offices reported in 18 countries spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. Its work typically covers business and operating-model strategy, digital and IT transformation, enterprise platforms, change programs, data and analytics, and implementation-oriented services. The practice can therefore compete both with traditional management consultancies and with large technology-services firms that provide advisory, integration, and managed-services capabilities. The consulting business is part of Infosys rather than an independently listed company. Its performance is generally disclosed through Infosys's broader consulting, systems-integration, package-implementation, or related service categories rather than as a separately traded entity. In 2020, Infosys announced an alliance with Avaloq aimed at strengthening wealth-management capabilities across digital channels, illustrating the practice's emphasis on combining industry platforms, technology, and advisory services. The available reference material does not establish a separate current chief executive, standalone ownership structure, or independent financial reporting for Infosys Consulting.

Infosys Consulting was officially launched in 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys. The initiative was designed to extend Infosys beyond technology delivery into higher-value management and business consulting. During its initial phase, the organization focused on recruiting in the United States and developing consulting programs compatible with Infosys's global-delivery model. This approach connected consultants working with clients to the larger Infosys network of engineering, application-services, and offshore delivery resources. The practice expanded materially in 2012 through Infosys's acquisition of Lodestone Management Consultants for $350 million. Lodestone was based in Zurich and brought a substantial management-consulting workforce into Infosys. The acquisition added approximately 850 employees, of whom roughly 750 were front-line consulting delivery professionals, and broadened Infosys's relationships by nearly 200 clients across several industry segments. It also strengthened the company's European presence and its ability to provide business transformation and management advice alongside technology services. In 2015, Infosys reorganized its consulting activities by bringing Lodestone and its existing Management Consulting Services unit together under the Infosys Consulting name within Infosys Limited. The consolidation sought to provide a single consulting platform and to connect acquired management-consulting expertise with Infosys's implementation and systems-integration capabilities. Also in 2015, Infosys acquired Noah Consulting LLC for $70 million. Noah, headquartered in Houston, served primarily oil-and-gas companies with information and technology services. Available reference material does not clearly resolve whether Noah continued as a distinct subsidiary or was absorbed into the broader Infosys Consulting structure. Infosys Consulting has been described as operating globally, with offices in 18 countries across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. Its scope includes strategy, IT transformation, change management, business analytics, systems integration, and package implementation. This combination gives the practice a hybrid identity: it can address advisory and operating-model questions while also drawing on Infosys for technology architecture, implementation, engineering, and ongoing services. The practice's history has unfolded within the wider corporate and leadership history of Infosys. Vishal Sikka resigned as Infosys chief executive in August 2017 after three years in the role. He attributed his departure to continuing distractions and what he characterized as false and personal attacks; press accounts also described a long-running disagreement between Sikka and Infosys founders concerning the company's direction. Salil Parekh subsequently became Infosys's chief executive, although the available material does not identify him as a separate chief executive of Infosys Consulting. In 2020, Infosys announced an alliance with Avaloq intended to improve wealth-management capabilities across digital channels. The alliance reflected the practice's broader development toward industry-specific digital transformation, in which consulting advice, enterprise platforms, and technology implementation are delivered together. Infosys Consulting remains a business practice of Infosys rather than a separately listed company, and its standalone financial performance, current leadership structure, and exact present-day brand architecture are not fully specified in the available reference material.

• 2020

  Alliance with Avaloq is announced

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Infosys announces an alliance with Avaloq to enhance wealth-management capabilities across digital channels.

• 2017

  Infosys leadership transition follows Vishal Sikka's resignation

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Vishal Sikka resigns as Infosys chief executive amid disputes over corporate direction and criticism involving the company's founders.

• 2015

  Consulting units are consolidated

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Infosys integrates Lodestone and its Management Consulting Services unit into a unified Infosys Consulting organization within Infosys Limited.

• 2015

  Noah Consulting is acquired

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Infosys acquires Houston-based Noah Consulting, an information and technology-services provider serving mainly oil-and-gas customers, for $70 million.

• 2012

  Lodestone Management Consultants is acquired

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Infosys acquires the Zurich-based consultancy for $350 million, adding approximately 850 employees and a large international consulting client base.

• 2004

  Infosys Consulting is launched

  [1]Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org

  Infosys formally launches a wholly owned consulting subsidiary, initially focusing on U.S. recruitment and programs supported by a global-delivery model.

An integrated advisory and technology-delivery practice that combines management consulting with Infosys's global systems-integration, engineering, analytics, and implementation capabilities.

• Consulting service

  Strategy consulting

  Advisory work addressing business strategy, operating models, transformation priorities, and the connection between corporate objectives and technology investment. The available material identifies strategy as one of the practice's core areas, but does not provide a detailed standalone catalog of named strategy products.

• Technology consulting

  IT and digital transformation

  Consulting and implementation support for technology-led business transformation. Services can involve technology strategy, transformation planning, enterprise systems, digital channels, and coordination with Infosys's broader technology-delivery capabilities.

• Transformation consulting

  Change management

  Organizational and program support intended to help clients adopt new operating models, processes, technologies, and ways of working. Change management is identified in the reference material as a core consulting focus.

• Analytics consulting

  Business analytics

  Analytics-oriented advisory and technology services that support business decisions, performance management, data use, and transformation programs. The sources identify business analytics as part of the practice's scope without specifying separate branded packages.

• IT services

  Systems integration and package implementation

  Implementation-oriented services that connect consulting recommendations with enterprise applications, technology platforms, and business-process changes. Package implementation and systems integration are closely associated with the Infosys consulting business in the available reporting.

• Financial-services technology · 2020

  Wealth-management digital capabilities

  Capabilities developed through the 2020 alliance with Avaloq, focused on improving wealth-management services across digital channels. The available source describes the alliance but does not specify a separate product name or detailed commercial feature set.

• 2017

  Leadership dispute surrounding Vishal Sikka's resignation

  Vishal Sikka resigned as Infosys chief executive in August 2017, citing persistent distractions and personal attacks. Media reports connected the departure to a prolonged dispute with Infosys founders over the company's strategic direction. The episode concerned the wider Infosys group rather than a separately documented Infosys Consulting scandal.

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• 2020

  Form alliance with Avaloq for wealth managementStrategy

  Background

  Infosys aimed to strengthen its wealth-management technology and digital-channel capabilities.

  Action taken

  Infosys entered an alliance with Avaloq to improve wealth-management capabilities across digital channels.

  Aftermath

  The alliance expanded the practice's financial-services transformation proposition, but the available material does not report quantified commercial results.

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• 2015

  Consolidate consulting operations under one Infosys Consulting unitStrategy

  Background

  Infosys had both the acquired Lodestone organization and its own Management Consulting Services unit.

  Action taken

  Infosys integrated Lodestone and Management Consulting Services into a singular Infosys Consulting organization within Infosys Limited.

  Aftermath

  The move created a unified consulting structure, although the available material does not provide detailed operating or financial results from the integration.

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• 2015

  Acquire Noah ConsultingM&A

  Background

  Infosys sought additional industry and information-technology capabilities, particularly in the oil-and-gas sector.

  Action taken

  Infosys acquired Houston-based Noah Consulting LLC, which primarily served oil-and-gas customers.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material does not clearly establish whether Noah remained a separate subsidiary or was merged into Infosys Consulting.

  Acquisition consideration. $70 million (2015 acquisition)

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• 2012

  Acquire Lodestone Management ConsultantsM&A

  Background

  Infosys sought to expand its management-consulting capabilities, international reach, and consulting client base.

  Action taken

  Infosys acquired the Zurich-based Lodestone Management Consultants for $350 million and incorporated its people and client relationships into the broader consulting business.

  Aftermath

  The transaction added approximately 850 employees, including about 750 front-line consulting professionals, and was followed by the later consolidation of Lodestone with Infosys's existing consulting unit.

  Acquisition consideration. $350 million (2012 acquisition)

  Source

1. 1Infosys Consultingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Infosys Consultinginfosys.com