Qedis
Qedis Consulting Ltd. (now North Highland Consulting) is a UK-based firm, offering services in management consulting and technology consulting. Incorporated in the United Kingdom, Qedis employs 200 people and has a turnover of approximately £18 million. The name ‘QED IS' is derived from the Latin "quod erat demonstrandum" meaning "that which was to be demonstrated".
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| Private | |
| Industry |
Management consulting Technology services |
| Founded | 2003 (as QED IS Consulting) |
| Headquarters |
 London |
Key people |
Paramjit Uppal (CEO) |
| Revenue |
 £ 18 million (2011) |
Number of employees | 180 (2012) |
| Slogan | consulting of consequence |
| Website | Qedis.com |
History
Qedis was formed in 2003 by a group of ex-Arthur Andersen consultants.[1] The initial funding for the start-up was provided by Paramjit Uppal (CEO) and QED Business Systems Ltd.
Qedis began with the name ‘QED IS Consulting'. The name is derived from QED which in Latin is "quod erat demonstrandum" meaning "that which was to be demonstrated". The vision was to create a different kind of consulting – something that Qedis now refers to as ‘Next Generation Consulting’.[2] In 2005, after two years of growth and to represent the development of a broader based consultancy from one with an initial IT focus, QED IS Consulting rebranded itself to become "Qedis". In 2013, after 5 years of working with North Highland (a fellow member of Cordence Worldwide), qedis changed its name and rebranded to North Highland, which is now its parent company.
The UK Head Office is on Southampton Street in Covent Garden. A secondary office in Maidenhead provides the site for commercial support functions.[3]
Founder Paramjit Uppal has since moved on from Qedis and North Highland and founded a new London based company ANDigital
Reputation
Qedis has been featured in numerous publications for its outstanding working culture and is renowned for recruiting high quality applicants.[5] The firm was the only management consultancy to achieve a "3 Star Rating" [6] in 2011, and is currently ranked 7th in "Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For" list.[7]
Qedis is considered the market leader for Change Management services, and dominated award nominations within this category at the Management Consulting Awards 2012.[8]
Qedis was awarded the Corporate Investor of the Year Award in 2010 by Bright Futures, a National Student Organisation.,[9] and received IIP status on 9 February 2006. The firm was successfully reassessed in 2009.[10]
Structure
Qedis operates a career model with grades from Analyst through to Director. The grades, from junior to senior, are Analyst, Consultant, Senior Consultant, Manager, Principal and Director. An operational and support team runs across the core functions.
Qedis offers a graduate recruitment scheme for Analyst positions, and an intern programme for undergraduate university students.[11][12]
Service Lines
Qedis is a full service management consulting firm. Qedis has considerable expertise in 5 key service offerings and 7 industry sectors. These are:
Key Service Lines
1. Business Technology: IT Strategy, Architecture Solutions, Business Intelligence
2. Professionalising IT: Organisational Vision and Design, Talent and Capability Development, Operating Processes and Governance
3. Operational Excellence: Business Process Outsourcing, Shared Services, Lean Business Processes
4. Project and Programme Leadership: Enterprise Portfolio Optimisation, Programme Architecture and Assurance, Project and Programme Delivery
5. Business Analysis: Managed BA Capability, Process Design, Project Analysis
Key Industry Sectors
1. Travel and Transport
2. Public Sector
3. Media and Telecommunications
4. Financial Services
5. Retail and Commerce
6. Life Sciences
7. Education
Government Procurement Service Framework
Qedis is a supplier on the Government Procurement Service ICT Consultancy framework.[13] It is one of eleven suppliers, which can provide services to the public sector via this procurement route from August 2009 until August 2013.[14]
Cordence Worldwide
Qedis is part of Cordence Worldwide, a $500m international management consulting business with over 2000 consultants in 47 offices around the world.[15]
Cordence Worldwide offers global coverage with eight principal offices in the USA, Europe and Australia and an International Fortune 500 client base. Cordence Worldwide was founded by North Highland, Horvath & Partners and Oresys. Other member companies include LiTMUS Group, Bonfiglioli, Twynsta Gudde and Alfa Consulting.
Key office locations include:
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See also
- North Highland
- Management Consulting
- List of management consulting firms
References
- ↑ (Top Consultant) James, Mick. "New Generation of CIOs" Top Consultant, 27 August 2008
- ↑ (News Desk) "Qedis: The Best Small Management Consultancy to Work for - Sunday Times" News Desk, 1 March 2010
- ↑ (Horváth & Partners) "Members of Highland Worldwide" Horváth & Partners, January 2010
- ↑ (Summer Action Day) "Q Gallery" Qedis, 15 July 2010
- ↑ (Qedis: Best Compaines) "Qedis: 2010 Best Small Companies" MSN News, 1 March 2011
- ↑ (Best Companies Guide 2010) "Company Profile: Qedis" Best Companies Guide, 2010
- ↑ (Sunday Times Best Companies, 2011) "Qedis" Best Small Firms to Work For, 7 March 2011
- ↑ (Qedis: Leaders in Change Management) "Qedis Dominates Change Management Awards" Bloomberg News, 11 January 2012
- ↑ (Bright Futures) "Bright Futures Awards" Bright Futures, 5 June 2010
- ↑ (Qedis Insights) "Investor in People" Qedis Insights, 10 January 2010
- ↑ (Milkround.com Milkround) "Graduate Programmes" Milkround, 2010
- ↑ (Is there a 'U' in Qedis?) "Is there are U in Qedis" Qedis, 2010
- ↑ (Buying Solutions Framework) "Framework Agreement Details" Buying Solutions, 1 August 2009
- ↑ "ICT Consultancy and Delivery Services". Office of Government Commerce. 1 August 2009.
- ↑ Consulting Times "A Case of David and Goliath". Consulting Times. 1 July 2006.