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Introducing The Bay Area Consulting Business Level Index
By Claus Schafhalter | April 4, 2011
Sunogos recently started to track the state of business for consulting (management consulting and independent contracting for executive level consultants) based on a proprietary index. At the current state this index is at an experimental stage. The index also has some limitations, especially there is no adjustment for seasonality or other factors.
Having said that, we plan to release a monthly index and a weekly index.
Here are some basic facts:
- Name: BA-CBL … Bay Area Consulting Business Level Index
- Aim: Measure level of business activity for management consultants and executive level contractors in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Data used: Publicly available data derived from web sites and job boards
- Adjustments: There are currently no adjustments, be it for seasonality or other external events
- Frequency of publication: Weekly and monthly for calendar month
What does it mean:
- 100: A reading of 100 on the BA-CBL reflects a neutral business climate
- Above 100: A reading of above 100 reflects elevated business activity, 150 would mean very strong business activity
- Below 100: A reading below 100 reflects subdued business activity, 50 would mean a very weak business activity.
As this is a brand new index we reserve the right to change the data basis and the calculation method at any time. Because of the experimental nature of the BA-CBL index we strongly discourage to use this index for any business or other decisions.
Sunogos and its affiliates decline any responsibility if the index is used for any purposes.
Claus Schafhalter, Management Consultant @ Sunogos
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