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Twisthand vs Big-4 Consultancies

They send armies of juniors. We send one expert. Smaller is the feature.

While you read… Big-4 would have billed £0.00 Twisthand “build time” cost: £0.00

The Reality of Big-4 Engagements

📊 Their Approach

  • 6-month discovery phase
  • £1,000–£3,000+ per consultant per day (typical range)
  • 200-page strategy documents
  • Partner shows up twice
  • You implement their ideas yourself
  • Another 6 months for “Phase 2”

Our Approach

  • 3-day Discovery Sprint
  • Fixed £7,950 investment
  • Working prototype delivered
  • Founder does the work
  • We build it with you
  • 30 days to full implementation
Comparison Point
Twisthand Intelligence
Big-4 Consultancy
Discovery Phase
£7,950 fixed
£60,000–£120,000
Full Implementation
£45,900 total
£400,000+
Team Size
1 expert founder
5–8 consultants
Deliverable
Working AI system
Strategy PowerPoint
Time to Value
Day 2 (prototype)
Month 6 (if lucky)
Success Rate
100% refund guarantee
Only ~30% meet targets (BCG). [1]
Post-Project
You own everything
Dependency created

Timeline: First 30 Days

Twisthand Intelligence

Working System
Day 1–2:On-site process mapping
Day 3:Build working prototype
Week 2:Refine with the team
Week 3–4:Production deployment
Day 30:Measuring real ROI

Big-4 Consultancy

Still Planning
Week 1:Contract negotiations
Week 2:Team onboarding
Week 3:Stakeholder interviews
Week 4:More interviews
Day 30:Scheduling workshop

The Consulting Reality

BCG: “~70% of digital transformations fall short”McKinsey–Oxford: “45% budget overrun; 7% schedule slip; 56% value shortfall”

What They Promise

“Enterprise-grade methodology”
“Best-in-class team”
“Proven transformation framework”
“Global expertise”

The Statistics Say

~70% fall short (BCG). [1]
Budget overrun: 45% avg. [2]
Schedule slip: ~7% avg. [2]
Value shortfall: ~56% [2]

Why Copycats Fail

A “£50k SME package” without founder involvement is just more juniors in new wrapping. The constraint isn’t price—it’s coordination. We remove it.

How Copycats Work

Multi-hand-off discovery → build → QA
Bench utilisation > speed-to-value
Outputs over outcomes

How We Work

One expert: map → build → ship
On-site context, fewer iterations
Value by Day 3 (prototype) and Day 30 (live)

One Honest Confession

We can’t run 10 transformations at once. We do one at a time—brilliantly.

You’ll get focus, not a bench.

You Need Results, Not Reports

In 3 days, we'll build what they'll plan for 6 months

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Working prototype by Day 3 or full refund