Engagement knowledge disappears at project close
Final decks, research reports, and client documents are archived in project folders that no one searches. The intellectual capital from a completed engagement rarely reaches the next one.
Use Case — Consulting
Every engagement builds on everything that came before it.
The best consulting firms win on reuse — applying lessons, frameworks, and deliverables from past engagements faster than competitors can develop them from scratch. Maqno makes that knowledge searchable, citable, and private.
The challenge
Why consulting teams have a harder problem to solve.
Consultants reinvent the same research
Without a searchable knowledge layer, analysts spend days re-building market research, competitor maps, and benchmarks that the firm has already produced — on a different engagement, in a different team.
Client confidentiality blocks public AI tools
Uploading client deliverables or proprietary research to ChatGPT or Copilot is a serious confidentiality breach. Firms know it — but don't have a compliant internal alternative.
Expertise locked in individuals, not the firm
Senior partner knowledge exists in email threads and meeting notes, not in searchable systems. When they leave or move to a different practice, that expertise goes with them.
How Maqno responds
Built for the demands of consulting.
Private deployment
Deploy on-premise or in a private cloud. Client deliverables, research, and internal methodologies never leave your environment — full data sovereignty, no third-party AI exposure.
Engagement knowledge base
Connect past project deliverables, research reports, and internal frameworks. Ask questions across years of work and get cited answers — specific slides, sections, and documents.
Proposal acceleration
Assemble proposals faster by surfacing relevant prior work, benchmarks, and credentials from past engagements. Cut proposal preparation time without sacrificing quality.
Practice-level knowledge sharing
Organise knowledge by practice area with access controls. Strategy consultants access their body of work; operations teams access theirs. Shared knowledge where appropriate.
Real workflows
What consulting teams do with Maqno.
Proposal preparation
Before a new pitch, the engagement team asks Maqno for all past work in the client's sector, similar problem statements, and relevant benchmarks. A proposal skeleton is assembled in hours, not days.
Research reuse
An analyst asks "what market sizing research do we have on Southeast Asian logistics?" and retrieves cited excerpts from four past engagements — with source documents linked for deeper review.
Client onboarding
A new partner joining a client relationship asks Maqno to brief them on prior engagement history, open issues, and strategic context. They are up to speed before the first meeting.
Methodology library
Internal frameworks, process templates, and methodology documents are searchable by description. Consultants find the right tool for the job without asking around the office.
The impact
Measurable outcomes for consulting teams.
Reduction in time spent on research that already exists in the firm
Faster proposal preparation using prior engagement knowledge
Client documents sent to public AI tools
Engagement knowledge retained and searchable after project close
Start the conversation
See Maqno in a consulting environment.
Book a 30-minute demo. We will walk through how Maqno handles your specific documents, deployment requirements, and access control needs.