Pros
Good work life balance .less travel but a lot depends upon client requirements . provides dencent health coverage , 401k etc. there is ample opportunity to shine thriugh if you want and ready to walk the extra mile.IT consulting business focuses on specfic functional areas and has got good domain knowledge . It consulting leverages upon huge offshore presence providing cost effective solution to the clients . Mature work processes. There is good opportunity to demonstrate your technical skill sets though various client engagements although it takes a lot of effort at the associates level to get released from the current projects and get staffed to the new one.
Cons
stagnation. less diversity .lack of constructive feedback. After copuple of years at the technical side if somebiody wants to move up the ladder through management, its very though . Really let of SAP and other IT implementation work rather than strategic or operations consulting for the clients . Senior leadership comes up with many initiatives but does not focus much on the implementation aspect . feedback system is broken . Unless you make sure that the feedbacks are properly received by the required people they will be lost in the system. Less diversity within the It consulting side of the business.