You don’t want to sell “consulting.” You want to sell outcomes.
This hits hard and real. Consulting is a business where we sell outcomes. Outcomes targeted to specialized requirements and needs of the customer. I often get lost in the process, since we are quite “boutique” in our offerings, but those offerings can be huge in scale. Will 2026 hold large offerings for small to mid-size consultancies?
Absolutely. businesses will absolutely hire boutique consulting firms in 2026 for Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Quality Management Software. In fact, the conditions in 2026 strongly favor specialized firms over generalist consultants — especially in regulated, manufacturing-heavy, healthcare/life sciences, aerospace/defense, and high-growth SaaS environments.
Market research reports that an estimated growth of 10% in quality management software is forecasted through 2026, with targets in life sciences and healthcare, and aerospace and defense with heavy manufacturing. (Grand View Research estimates the market at $11.14B in 2024, growing to $20.66B by 2030 (CAGR ~10.6%). (Grand View Research) and Expert Market Research similarly projects the market will grow from $12.74B (2025) to $33.35B by 2035 (CAGR ~10.1%). (Claight))
This demand will have major implications and demand specifically with:
- implementation + configuration
- process redesign
- training and change management
- audit readiness and compliance integration
- data migration / document control cleanup
- supplier quality digitization
Additionally, when ISO9001 makes changes and revisions, companies don’t just update a manual — they rethink how their system works, and they typically use consultants to do it efficiently. And smaller, boutique consultancies can benefit greatly due to their targeted ability to:
- interpret the new clauses
- run internal gap assessments
- re-map processes and controls
- update KPIs, CAPA workflows, risk methods, supplier controls
- connect compliance requirements to the actual eQMS workflows (not just documentation)
Customers are looking for results and outcomes. What we can deliver:
- Deep expertise in ISO / FDA / AS / IATF / GMP frameworks
- Practitioner-led engagements (senior consultants actually do the work)
- Faster time-to-value than multi-layer delivery models
- Lower overhead → easier procurement approval for mid-market clients
- Better fit for eQMS rollouts where configuration must match real workflows
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