They cite a report. You have not read it.
It is the worst two seconds of the month. A figure lands, from a paper published nine days ago, and everybody else has seen it. Later, you tell yourself. Later is the problem: 106 firms publish research, each on its own site, on its own schedule, with no shared index. This is that index.
Ten sectors, 1,535 reports
| Sector | Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 419 | Browse |
| Financial services | 256 | Browse |
| Economy | 130 | Browse |
| Workforce | 103 | Browse |
| Retail | 101 | Browse |
| Healthcare | 95 | Browse |
| Public sector | 78 | Browse |
| Manufacturing | 77 | Browse |
| Sustainability | 73 | Browse |
| Energy | 59 | Browse |
Transport, telecom and real estate are catalogued but do not have their own page yet. They get one when the archive fills.
Every row is checked
A link is resolved to the publisher before it goes in. Job posts, event pages and press releases are kept out.
Nothing is hosted here
The firms publish, we keep the list. Every row opens their page.
No firm pays to appear
Nobody can buy a place in the Index or in the letter.
Questions
Is there a searchable database of consulting firm white papers?
That is what the Paper Index is. 1,535 reports from 106 firms, each one linked to the publisher's own page, searchable by firm, sector, type and year. Most business library guides still tell you to search each firm's site one at a time, because until now there was nothing else to do.
Which firms do you cover?
McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, EY, Accenture, the big banks, and multilaterals including the OECD, the IMF, the World Bank and the WHO. 106 publishers in total, and the list grows every week.
Do you host the reports?
No. Every entry links to the firm's own page. We keep the list and the reading, they keep the document.
What arrives in the weekly letter?
Around 900 pieces of research get sourced each week. Four make the letter, with what each one found, the figures worth keeping, and the page each figure came from. It takes about ten minutes to read.
What does the Paper Index cost?
$129 a year for one reader. That covers the whole archive, the weekly additions, and the quarterly review written from it.
What is a Sector Edition?
One industry, read on its own, twelve times a year, sent to your team. $499 a year covers up to 10 readers and includes the Index for that sector. Ten sectors are available.
Can I try before paying?
Two full sector editions are published on this site, and the weekly letter is always open. Read those first.
How do refunds work?
Email within 14 days of paying and you get your money back. No form.