Codawari Business Consulting Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Ryusuke Otaniuchi, hereinafter "Codawari") announces that it has entered into a business partnership agreement with Shuhaly Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Satoru Watanabe, hereinafter "Shuhaly"). Through this partnership, Codawari's management consulting expertise and Shuhaly's human resource development knowledge will complement each other, enabling a more comprehensive and fundamental approach to clients' management issues. [Background of this Partnership] Codawari is a management consulting firm founded in 2009 by a representative who previously worked at Accenture. To date, it has supported numerous companies, primarily large corporations, in a wide range of areas including management strategy, operations, IT, and human resources/organization. In the course of its support, Codawari has received many inquiries related to human resource development and provides human resource development services that allow clients to practically acquire the knowledge of a consulting firm. These services, which teach fundamental consulting skills such as "logical thinking" and "problem-solving" through intensive feedback, are offered to a broad range of business professionals. Shuhaly was established by a representative who previously worked at PwC Consulting (now IBM Japan) and supports initiatives such as human resource development, organizational development, and the permeation of corporate philosophy through training and practical workshops. In particular, the company's strengths lie in its human resource development programs for executives and department managers, focusing on "next-generation leader development," including management issue resolution and leadership development. [Purpose of this Partnership] "Developing management and next-generation leaders" is a frequent management issue in consulting and one of the themes that requires urgent attention. By incorporating Shuhaly's stron