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Deloitte

Deloitte was named in 23 of the 61 Amazon agencies and managed IT service providers and Salesforce and CRM implementation partners and fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 1178 of the 4297 AI responses sampled across those questions (27.4%).

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Deloitte is strongest on “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, where it was named in 164 of 175 responses (93.7%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.

Where Deloitte was named

What Deloitte gets named for

Across the 61 Amazon agencies and managed IT service providers and Salesforce and CRM implementation partners and fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms and NetSuite and ERP implementation partners questions measured, Deloitte is named most often on “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?” — it appears in 164 of the 175 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 93.7% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, where it appears in 136 of 200 responses (68.0%).

Deloitte clears the reporting threshold on 23 of the 61 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What Deloitte’s tier placings mean

On “What are the best NetSuite implementation partners?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 7, named in 164 of 175 responses (93.7%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 14 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 7, named in 136 of 200 responses (68.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 75.0% of responses against Deloitte’s 68.0%. It holds tier 2 alone. 10 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which ERP partners fit our company size?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 74 of 175 responses (42.3%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 175 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Accenture, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 8 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 75 of 200 responses (37.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 43.5% of responses against Deloitte’s 37.5%. It holds tier 2 alone. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who implements Salesforce Service Cloud and support operations?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 62 of 175 responses (35.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 52.6% of responses against Deloitte’s 35.4%. It shares tier 2 with Slalom, IBM, Capgemini and Wipro, which the sample cannot separate from it. 4 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who builds ERP integrations and customisations?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 3, named in 55 of 175 responses (31.4%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 175 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Accenture, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 8 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which partners implement Salesforce Marketing Cloud?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 3, named in 51 of 175 responses (29.1%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 175 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Slalom and Accenture, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who builds Salesforce reporting, dashboards and data governance?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 3, named in 49 of 175 responses (28.0%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 175 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Slalom and Accenture, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, Deloitte sits in tier 5 of 6, named in 58 of 211 responses (27.5%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 95.3% of responses against Deloitte’s 27.5%. It shares tier 5 with Grant Thornton, Preferred CFO, Acuity and PwC, which the sample cannot separate from it. 1 further firm was named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from it.

On “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?”, Deloitte sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 46 of 200 responses (23.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 48.0% of responses against Deloitte’s 23.0%. It shares tier 3 with Accenture, CRM Assist, Persistent, Cognizant, RevenuePoint and ConsultTech CRM, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 45 of 200 responses (22.5%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 200 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Colby's Data Movers, Accenture, Slalom and CRM Science, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which outsourced firms handle business tax and compliance?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 39 of 175 responses (22.3%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 30.3% of responses against Deloitte’s 22.3%. It shares tier 2 with BDO, EY and RSM, which the sample cannot separate from it. 4 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?”, Deloitte sits in tier 3 of 4, named in 46 of 210 responses (21.9%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 46.2% of responses against Deloitte’s 21.9%. It shares tier 3 with Insight, Avanade, Kyndryl and Cognizant, which the sample cannot separate from it. 1 further firm was named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from it.

On “Who provides interim finance leadership at short notice?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 34 of 157 responses (21.7%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 157 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with InterimCFO, KPMG, PwC and EY, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who supports an ERP after go-live?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 36 of 175 responses (20.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 33.1% of responses against Deloitte’s 20.6%. It shares tier 2 with Accenture, Protiviti, Capgemini, IBM, Myers-Holum and NTT DATA, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 34 of 210 responses (16.2%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 210 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Burkland Associates, Kroll, Local Fractional and The CFO Centre, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 5 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who manages cap tables, equity administration and 409A valuations?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 1, named in 27 of 175 responses (15.4%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 175 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with Armanino, KPMG, Eton, Morgan Stanley, PwC, Aranca, Kroll, EY and Stout, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary.

On “Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 31 of 210 responses (14.8%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 24.8% of responses against Deloitte’s 14.8%. It shares tier 2 with OCx Networks, SORA Partners, Techmate, NCR and SpecGravity, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 28 of 200 responses (14.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 21.0% of responses against Deloitte’s 14.0%. It shares tier 2 with Aress, Cloudy Coders and Systems To Success, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Who can expand our Amazon business into other countries?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 28 of 205 responses (13.7%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 22.4% of responses against Deloitte’s 13.7%. It shares tier 2 with J&P Accountants, SimplyVAT, Wellridge and True Consulting, which the sample cannot separate from it. 3 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who builds budgets, forecasts and board reporting?”, Deloitte sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 23 of 169 responses (13.6%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 169 responses, the gap between Deloitte and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Deloitte shares tier 1 with QX Global Group, TILT, Catalyst CFO, Countsy, Plametrix and Simion Advisory Partners, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 3 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from them.

On “Who helps choose between ERP systems?”, Deloitte sits in tier 5 of 6, named in 21 of 175 responses (12.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 58.3% of responses against Deloitte’s 12.0%. It shares tier 5 with Mint Jutras and ERP Research, which the sample cannot separate from it. 1 further firm was named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Deloitte from it.

On “Who improves Salesforce adoption and trains users?”, Deloitte sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 16 of 175 responses (9.1%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 18.3% of responses against Deloitte’s 9.1%. It shares tier 2 with Accenture, Stony Point, Sales And Technology Consultants, Slalom, Newhouse Project Consulting and Prosci, which the sample cannot separate from it.

Firms named alongside Deloitte

When ChatGPT names Deloitte, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Accenture (14 shared questions), PwC (13 shared questions), Capgemini (9 shared questions), IBM (9 shared questions), Slalom (9 shared questions), RSM (8 shared questions), Cognizant (7 shared questions) and KPMG (7 shared questions).

That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Deloitte. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Accenture · PwC · Capgemini · IBM · Slalom · RSM · Cognizant · KPMG

Deloitte compared

Where Deloitte was measured against another firm on the same questions, over the same responses.

• Deloitte vs EY4 shared questions
• Deloitte vs KPMG4 shared questions
• Deloitte vs PwC4 shared questions

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