Booz Allen Hamilton: An insider guide - Gymkhana

seeable future, there will always be a need fordistinctiveness between certain segments of ourbusiness, but there is a lot more in common thanwe ever gave ourselves credit for.” Insiders creditthe diversity of Booz Allen’s clients and serviceswith its relative financial health and continuedgrowth during some difficult years for theconsulting industry. According to one insider,“WTB has been doing very well during thedownturn. While WCB was going down a bit, theWTB grew much faster.”“ ”Everybody worksin teams, but yourindividuality isencouraged. Boozencourages you tofollow your passion.I’ve never feltstifled.The FirmFollowing the consulting slump that hit the industry hard in 2001, Booz Allenseems to be entering a time of growth and optimism. “Of the years I’ve beenhere,” says an 8-year veteran, “we had one of our best years in terms of profitabilitylast year. Our economics are fantastic right now.” Another Europeaninsider agrees, “Public-sector business on the commercial side, which is mostlyconsulting to ministries in Europe, is picking up. The opportunities are quitegood, better than the last couple of years.” Health-care consulting is also on therise. According to the October 2003 issue of Consultants News, “As a specialty,health-care consulting has plenty of job security and growth potential. No matterhow the economy is doing, there is always demand for health-care products andservices.” As a result, firms that cater to the health care industry are in goodstanding. Booz Allen’s work with government agencies that regulate health carehave placed at in the forefront of this market, which ensures some solid groundfor the firm even during volatile economic times.On the commercial side, Booz Allen is organized around industry and functional“natural market” teams. Staff members are hired into a geographical location, orhome team, and project teams are staffed from across the firm’s organizational7