Over the last few decades, business consulting has recorded continuous and significant dynamic growth. Despite its great economic relevance and the fact that many young professionals are attracted to consulting as a career opportunity, the scientific community that looks at consulting from an academic perspective is still comparatively small. Moreover, there are only few dedicated outlets to publish research on consulting. Even though consulting seems to be driven by practice, there are many useful points of contact between practical consulting and a scientific research discipline dealing with consultancy (consulting research). This closeness calls for a fruitful, mutual relationship where both sides benefit from that cooperation. Recently, the classical delivery model of consulting is challenged by new technology-driven approaches. A digital transformation process of the consulting industry is in progress. In this situation, many interesting research questions arise that are of immediate practical relevance.