Press release
BOSTON – February 8, 2023– Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm, has been recognized as a Leader in the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Employee Experience Consulting Services 2022-2023 Vendor Assessment.
As reported by the IDC MarketScape’s assessment, “Bain performs well in repeatability, leadership development, HR organization strategy, talent strategy guidance, quality of references, HR technology competency, HR service partnership, digital transformation, and industry knowledge and execution.”
The report also noted, “Clients gave positive feedback about Bain for the strength and quality of its consultants and extremely high for partnership quality and satisfaction. Bain met client and service dynamics and requirements and imparted a depth of partnership that supports the organization to easily transition between working with and without a partner organization.”
“We are extremely pleased to be acknowledged as Leaders by IDC in Employee Experience consulting,” said Sarah Elk, global leader of Bain & Company's People and Organization practice. “Bain is passionate about helping companies unlock the potential of their people.”
According to IDC MarketScape, “Consider Bain when your organization faces steep resistance to conscious awareness of organizational and operational change. The depth of Bain's partnership with clients and within their organizations enables an acute focus on driving transformation through organizational behavior change.”

Source: "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide People and Organizational Consulting Services 2022–2023 Vendor Assessment", by: Bill Latshaw and Zachary Chertok, December 2022, IDC # US47023821
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the circles.
Editor's Note: To arrange an interview, contact Dan Pinkney at dan.pinkney@bain.com or +1 646 562 8102.
About Bain & Company
Bain & Company works with leaders worldwide to solve their toughest challenges and deliver enduring results. Since 1973, we’ve partnered with clients, including private equity and portfolio companies, to build the capabilities they need to stay ahead of change and help them redefine their industries. We measure our success by our clients’ success, and we proudly hold the highest levels of client advocacy in our field.
Bain is consistently recognized globally as one of the best places to work. We operate as one global team, uniting strategists, industry and functional experts, technologists, and advisors with a vibrant ecosystem of technology partners.
Notes to Editors
Bain & Company was founded in 1973 and today has 19,000 employees across 67 cities in 40 countries. We have worked with more than two-thirds of the Global 500 and more than 9,000 companies worldwide. Bain has pledged to deliver $2 billion in pro bono consulting to nonprofit, public-sector and charitable organizations by 2035. The firm is consistently recognized as a Leader in major analyst rankings across multiple areas, including digital business, innovation, strategy, experience design, customer experience, and carbon-zero transformation.