Maybe it's better than tailored advice. These guys probably get hired in cases where downsizing is the desired answer. The way big, obvious decisions get made

Maybe it's better than tailored advice. These guys probably get hired in cases where downsizing is the desired answer. The way big, obvious decisions get made gets a lot of scrutiny. They're litigated, literally and otherwise. It's pretty hard to go into major layoffs without a "no choice" mentality. The advice might create an air of certainty, help with labour courts, settle dissent in management, etc. It might play an "explored-all-alternatives" role, etc. It's the type of thing we never hear a full throated defense of, because these things don't ever work without some level of ambiguity.