Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint announced that it has acquired Paris-based Steerio, an engagement platform (SaaS) that leverages smart analytics to push teamwork, feedback and decision-making into the digital age.

With the acquisition, BearingPoint expands its portfolio of team and project management assets and enhances its People & Strategy offering that focuses on the people dimension of a company’s strategy.

The acquisition is part of a bigger strategic move: the independent consulting firm has been investing for years in new and better ways of working.

This includes innovative project and team management and collaboration solutions across business units, countries and teams for more innovation, agile-working, and remote and mobile working – an approach embedded in the firm’s Strategy 2025, which puts people in the center.

To accelerate this ambition, BearingPoint also created and included data-driven digital assets and managed services in its portfolio.

The Managing Partner of BearingPoint, Kiumars Hamidian said that the new normal demands latest creation and bring to life new ways of working and related offerings.

“Putting people in the center is a major ambition driving our Strategy 2025, and the acquisition of Steerio fits well with our portfolio of offerings because Steerio is both people-centric and data-driven at the same time.

โ€œThe Steerio platform opens even more innovative ways to collaborate across teams and firms for the best possible outcomes for our clients,” he said.

-HR HUB