Part of the issue is that the entire game is individuals in companies saying "We have free money!" and consultancies responding "We'll take that money!" Who's

Part of the issue is that the entire game is individuals in companies saying "We have free money!" and consultancies responding "We'll take that money!" Who's to blame? Well, I'm inclined to trace the temporal chain and say it starts with the client. If you hire a consultancy and say "I want to figure out X, Y, and Z by doing A, B, and C, and show me your work" then that's a very different engagement. But it requires you to know your business, and a surprising number of clients don't.