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Australian Water Insights 2007
A report to assist professional service firms and investors:
- Gain competitive advantage in the water industry
- Accelerate the team's water industry knowledge
- Access market intelligence to prioritise opportunities in water
- Determine market attractiveness for entry and investment
Why water?
In Australia, the water industry is firmly in the spotlight. A severe and long-term shortage of water has prompted state and federal governments to review legislation, initiate reform, engage in water trading and consider privatisation.
The need for professional services and investment is expected to escalate as new projects are initiated and existing infrastructure is upgraded. An increase in both public and private sector investment will see increased opportunities.
Whether you are looking to build your water expertise or are considering entering the market as a professional service firm or investor, Australian Water Insights is an efficient and effective way to give you the competitive edge.
How will Australian Water Insights help my firm?
- What are the macroeconomic trends in the water industry and what does this mean for firms and investors?
- What are the current views of the major industry players, trend spotters and key opinion-leaders?
- What are the key determinants for success in providing professional services to industry players?
Gain access to current, in-depth, industry-specific research that links insights in three key areas to help identify strategic opportunities for your firm (see diagram above).
Armed with your Australian Water Insights report your firm can…
Gain competitive advantage
Assess 'who' to target, 'what' to offer, in 'which' market, with the most favourable timing. Enhance your insights into buyer behaviour to target your business development and investment activities.
Accelerate your water industry knowledge
Develop expertise quickly and conveniently by fast-tracking water industry training and education for your staff. Give your team the tools to become deep industry 'experts' and reduce the risk of appearing poorly informed to clients. Understand the industry more deeply to make informed investment decisions.
Access market intelligence
Identify strategic priorities, pin-pointing both the market opportunities and threats for your firm in existing and new client sectors; or when deciding which areas to invest in.
Be at the leading edge in the water industry
Apply practical suggestions on how to keep up-to-date with water industry trends, developments, industry issues and hot topics.
Enhance efficiency using research
Access comprehensive water industry information – distilled for relevance to your business – in one place, allowing you to identify strategic implications, and benefit from Beacon™ research insights.
Improve client relationship management
Gain a better understanding of your clients' and prospects' businesses and industry, thereby enabling you to deliver superior service and results.
Make informed investment decisions
Identify key trends and factors affecting the water industry to help inform your investment choice. Identify suitable investment partners in the industry.
What is in the report?
The Australian Water Insights report includes comprehensive detail on the water industry's current structure, market forces, competitor analysis, and strategic implications for your firm, drawing on:
- Our proprietary desktop research processes
- Focused interviews with major industry players, trend spotters and key opinion-leaders
- Beacon research, which obtains the views of over 20,000 buyers of professional services in the Annual Business and Professions Study
- In-depth strategic analysis
Report contents
- Water industry structure
- Industry definition and key statistics
- Strategic groups in the industry
- Market segmentation
- Key industry issues
- Key players in the water industry
- Nature, demographics, products, services
- Industry segmentation
- Major projects by state
- Current projects
- New projects and deals
- Future projects
- Macro environment and trends
- Political
- Economic
- Socio-cultural
- Technological
- Environmental
- Legal
- International markets
- Consulting engineering to the industry
- Major consulting engineering providers
- Consulting engineering services spend
- Needs and buyer behaviour
- Key success factors
- Legal services to the industry
- Major legal service providers
- Legal services spend
- Needs and buyer behaviour
- Key success factors
- Key takeouts and strategic implications
- Key takeouts
- Opportunities
- Key sources of industry information
For further information contact Colin Jasper, on +613 9829 0000
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