The partner pipeline crisis calculator
How AI driven hiring reductions are creating a leadership vacuum in consulting, and what the math means for your firm's growth ambitions.
Annual junior intake (traditional)
18
AI hiring reduction
35%
Partner track conversion rate
6%
Current number of partners
12
Market growth rate
7%
Your firm's growth target
9%
Traditional candidates/yr
1.1
AI reduced candidates/yr
0.7
Partners needed in yr 5
18
Cumulative gap at yr 5
-3.2
Traditional pipeline (cumulative candidates)
AI reduced pipeline (cumulative candidates)
Partners needed (replacement only)
Partners needed (with growth target)
The verdict for your firm
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The numbers behind the gap
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Sources: Gartner Strategic Predictions 2025/2026 • Harvard Business Review, Sept & Oct 2025 • Deloitte Professional Services Benchmark 2025 • IDC Knowledge Management in Professional Services 2025 • BCG AI & Workforce 2026 • KPMG/EY/Deloitte hiring data