Under almost every circumstance a consultant should not be charging clients on an hourly basis. If you’ve been reading any of my articles relating to consulting fees over the last several years you know that already. As I coach and …CONTINUE READING »Consulting Proposals: Establishing Your Value to the Project is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz
Consulting
-
Most Topular Stories
-
Consulting Proposals: Establishing Your Value to the Project
Business Consulting Buzz23 May 2013 | 4:30 am -
Troy Peterson Named a Booz Allen Fellow
All Booz Allen Press Releases15 May 2013 | 7:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton has named Senior Associate Troy Peterson a Fellow in the firm's Functional Skills Belting program, which recognizes deep subject matter expertise. -
BCG’s legacy of creativity – critical insights for BCG consulting interview candidates
Management Consulted15 May 2013 | 7:57 pmBoston Consulting Group Since its inception, BCG has been a thought leader in business strategy. The firm enjoys bragging rights to a long line of CEOs, partners, and senior consultants who have been major voices in the grand scheme of management consulting. For decades, BCG founder Bruce Henderson wowed the world with his mind-altering insights and perspectives on keeping business growing through the world’s ever-changing economic environment. You may be familiar with the BCG-matrix? First published in 1968, the hugely popular “growth-share matrix” – a simple chart… -
Nanotechnology in food : Emerging issues and potential uses
Deloitte US21 May 2013 | 4:32 amWhat is nanotechnology? What comes to mind when you think about nanotechnology? As a food manufacturer, would you be willing to use nanotechnology to make your food? The potential benefits of using nanotechnology are vast and far-reaching, but potential issues and unknowns still remain. -
Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year Fiscal 2013 Results
All Booz Allen Press Releases22 May 2013 | 4:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH), the parent company of management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., today announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year of its fiscal 2013 with a modest decline in full-year revenue and solid improvements in fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings.
-
Deloitte US
-
Nanotechnology in food : Emerging issues and potential uses
21 May 2013 | 4:32 amWhat is nanotechnology? What comes to mind when you think about nanotechnology? As a food manufacturer, would you be willing to use nanotechnology to make your food? The potential benefits of using nanotechnology are vast and far-reaching, but potential issues and unknowns still remain. -
The dating game: Partnerships for the future
21 May 2013 | 4:24 amIn the U.S. and around the globe, economies are struggling to recover, leaving governments to find ways to do more with less. Some may likely call this a challenge. Instead, it is an opportunity - indeed a call to action - for innovative collaborations, for public-private partnerships (PPPs) between government agencies, businesses, universities, entrepreneurs and citizens. Working together to not just identify problems, but also to more nimbly create solutions, PPPs can drive economic growth, create jobs and improve the services available to citizens. -
How does your data garden grow?
21 May 2013 | 4:22 amIn this Short Takes...on Analytics blog, "How does your data garden grow," Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Marcus Shingles discusses how organizations can use analytics for business growth. -
Weathering the storms
21 May 2013 | 4:19 amDeloitte’s analytics-based Operation Enhancement Initiative (OEI) was employed to help a mid-size electric and gas retail and distribution utility in the Northeast better utilize operational data. -
Drilling through data
21 May 2013 | 4:17 amDeloitte helped an independent oil and gas company derive a solution to seamlessly navigate its data and thus help users extract new insights about the relationship between cost and performance and perform on-the-fly competitor comparisons.
-
Business Consulting Buzz
-
Consulting Proposals: Establishing Your Value to the Project
23 May 2013 | 4:30 amUnder almost every circumstance a consultant should not be charging clients on an hourly basis. If you’ve been reading any of my articles relating to consulting fees over the last several years you know that already. As I coach and …CONTINUE READING »Consulting Proposals: Establishing Your Value to the Project is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz -
How to Use oDesk and Outsource Successfully
21 May 2013 | 2:30 amClick here to ReTweet: How to Hire Contractors and Outsource Successfully In today’s post I’m going to share with you how I access a low cost pool of skilled contractors that help me grow my business and how you can do …CONTINUE READING »How to Use oDesk and Outsource Successfully is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz -
10X Business Growth: How an Engineer Turned Consultant Uses Marketing Automation
16 May 2013 | 4:30 amInterview Transcript Mike Zipursky: Hi, everyone. It’s Michael Zipursky here and I’d like to welcome you to another show. Today, we have Steve Gordon with us from Steve Gordon Marketing Florida. Steve took an engineering consulting firm from $250,000 to …CONTINUE READING »10X Business Growth: How an Engineer Turned Consultant Uses Marketing Automation is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz -
The Consulting Proposal: A Guide to What It Can and Can’t Do
14 May 2013 | 4:30 amOver the years I’ve found that many consultants misunderstand the real purpose and place of a consulting proposal. The consulting proposal’s job isn’t to ‘win’ the client, you should have already ‘sold’ the client on your services before submitting the …CONTINUE READING »The Consulting Proposal: A Guide to What It Can and Can’t Do is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz -
Convert More Visitors to Consulting Clients
9 May 2013 | 4:30 amWhen you read the usual advice on online marketing, you could think that traffic is the holy grail of profits. Well, you wouldn’t be completely wrong; you need traffic to even have a chance of getting clients. If you’re working on your conversion …CONTINUE READING »Convert More Visitors to Consulting Clients is a post from: Business Consulting Buzz
-
All Booz Allen Press Releases
-
Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year Fiscal 2013 Results
22 May 2013 | 4:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH), the parent company of management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., today announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full year of its fiscal 2013 with a modest decline in full-year revenue and solid improvements in fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings. -
Troy Peterson Named a Booz Allen Fellow
15 May 2013 | 7:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton has named Senior Associate Troy Peterson a Fellow in the firm's Functional Skills Belting program, which recognizes deep subject matter expertise. -
Greater Cooperation between Government and Private Sector Key to Success in Building the Kingdom's Economic Future
20 Apr 2013 | 7:00 amInsights Revealed in Booz Allen Hamilton and Asharqia Chamber of Commerce Simulation. -
Booz Allen to Host Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2013 Call
17 Apr 2013 | 6:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH), the parent company of management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, will host a conference call at 8 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to discuss the financial results for its Fourth Quarter and full Fiscal Year 2013 (ending March 31, 2013). -
Booz Allen Hamilton Recognizes National Public Health Awareness Week
4 Apr 2013 | 9:00 amBooz Allen Hamilton today announced its support and promotion of National Public Health Week from April 1-7, 2013. The awareness week, organized by the American Public Health Association (APHA), highlights the importance of supporting public health systems and calls attention to the health issues affecting our nation.
-
All Booz Allen Reports & Studies
-
Marshaling Data For Enterprise Insights
15 May 2013 | 10:00 pmHerndon, VA based Principal Suzanne Storc shares additional insight on the unique challenges that DHS faces when it comes to marshaling data. -
2013 Global Information Security Workforce Study
14 May 2013 | 9:00 pmThe shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals is causing an economic ripple effect across the globe, according to research from the 2013 Global Information Security Workforce Study. Booz Allen partnered with (ISC)² to conduct a study of more than 12,000 information security professionals worldwide. -
The Path Toward Resiliency
5 May 2013 | 10:00 pmBooz Allen Hamilton can help reinforce "whole community" and "resilience" concepts by promoting mutually agreed upon definitions and developing mechanisms to measure progress toward helping the nation achieve greater resiliency. -
The Cybersecurity Executive Order
28 Apr 2013 | 9:00 pmWe are optimistic about EO 13636, "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity," and in this viewpoint, we examine how government and indutry can use the EO to achieve their cybersecurity goals. -
Cyber Security Challenges in the Middle East
18 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pmBooz Allen Vice Chairman Mike McConnell speaks to Dubai One television about the potential for cyber attacks on government and commercial entities in the Middle East.
-
Management Consulted
-
Financial Modeling 102: 4 major types of consulting models
19 May 2013 | 5:29 pmToday we continue our series on financial modeling for consulting. Financial modeling scared the pants off of me until I figured out how useful it was, and I was even more motivated to be good at it when I realized how awesome it made me look as an analyst. I was purely motivated by competitive drive – what can I say? In our earlier Financial Modeling 101 post, we covered 6 features of every great consulting financial model. Today we take it to the next level, highlighting the different types of financial models and different case types for which you’ll use financial models. One… -
BCG’s legacy of creativity – critical insights for BCG consulting interview candidates
15 May 2013 | 7:57 pmBoston Consulting Group Since its inception, BCG has been a thought leader in business strategy. The firm enjoys bragging rights to a long line of CEOs, partners, and senior consultants who have been major voices in the grand scheme of management consulting. For decades, BCG founder Bruce Henderson wowed the world with his mind-altering insights and perspectives on keeping business growing through the world’s ever-changing economic environment. You may be familiar with the BCG-matrix? First published in 1968, the hugely popular “growth-share matrix” – a simple chart… -
FREE: 3 Month Mastery offers tips every new consultant should know
8 May 2013 | 12:23 amThe introduction of our newest ebook has been a huge success, and we want to share the excitement with you – for FREE! Today is the last day to get 3 Month Mastery for FREE on Amazon. Don’t miss this ridiculous giveaway! When we came up with the idea for our newest ebook, 3 Month Mastery – Keys to Becoming a Top-Rated Management Consultant, we knew we were branching out from our staple set of services. Up until now, we’ve focused on providing editing and coaching services on all of those things required to get the job – consulting resumes/cover letters, case… -
Announcing 3 Month Mastery – 6 Prep Steps to succeed as a management consultant
5 May 2013 | 12:45 amIt’s finally here! Last week, we quietly launched 3 Month Mastery – Keys to Becoming a Top-Rated Management Consultant —the only ebook that gives you actionable advice for your first 3 months on the job AND resources for preparing before you start. This is our very first book published for Kindle, and despite the year it took to compile it, it’s our CHEAPEST at $25 (for a limited-time only)! If you can’t wait, buy 3 Month Mastery on Amazon right this second. Otherwise…read on! Over the past 5 years, we have received hundreds of emails from soon-to-be… -
How to break into Mercer as a junior consultant
22 Apr 2013 | 5:40 pmWe have a treat today…a guest from Poland who has offered to share his experience applying for, breaking into and working at Mercer in Warsaw. As over 40% of our readers are from non-U.S. locations, we thought it might be fun to mix it up a bit and give you an on-the-ground insider perspective from a business culture that is truly up-and-coming. Earlier this month, we featured Mercer as a part of our Firm Profile series on the site. Check it out here if you missed it! Enjoy! ——————————– 1. For the benefit of readers,…
-
Paul McKey - Smart Business Design - Synergy
-
PhD Findings
18 May 2013 | 7:22 pmIt is time to begin sharing some of the key findings from my recent PhD research. Over the next few months I will write a series of articles that step through the arguments and findings of my thesis “The role of subcultures in the implementation of organisational innovation and change”. The research showed that subcultures are a significant, and overlooked, influence upon innovation uptake and any change program. -
More PhD Time
10 Apr 2012 | 7:16 pmI have to record for posterity that the PhD is progressing! This week I moved the draft along quite a bit. Literature Review and Methodology chapters are now in 2nd draft and nearing completion. The case studies and review chapter are about 70% done so it is getting close to wrapping things up. Synergistic Design, after getting buried in sub-cultures and technology implementation for a while, is re-emerging as the primary topic. This PhD is designed to build theory and is therefore mainly inductive. Hence the sheer process of writing and reflecting can lead to new insights and changes the… -
Summer Cruise - Moreton Bay - Part 3
14 Jan 2012 | 10:46 pmNYE at the marina. I slept like a log. When you are at anchor every little noise wakes you in expectation that something has changed and you are now drifting towards Niagara Falls. In a berth securely tied on three sides I call those little sounds Marina Music and they put me to sleep. But we were into the new year early as there was to be a coordinated arrival of our kids, Nelson from Hong Kong (via Sydney) and Paris from Sydney (via Byron Bay) and friends, Phil and Maryann from Brisbane who were joining us for a day sail. Thinking of all this is when I put the unleaded petrol into the… -
Summer Cruise - Moreton Bay - Part 2
11 Jan 2012 | 1:36 amAfter our first night of successful anchoring and fighting off mossies the tide was with us again and I was keen to get away. Only one thing stopped me - a full bowel. When you go cruising stuff like this can ruin your day. Now the planning for this inevitable moment had been intense yet the solution was still not great. South Moreton Bay has been declared a national park and a NIL Discharge area for untreated sewage of any kind. Boats are required to either fit holding tanks for later pump-out or fit onboard sewage treatment systems. Both are expensive and overkill for this small, mainly… -
Summer Cruise - Moreton Bay - Part 1
10 Jan 2012 | 7:54 pmThese next few posts are a diversion from the usual banality of business but will recount a successful project of going on a summer cruise of Moreton Bay in a Beneteau First 27.7. A vessel I describe as a small yacht or a large boat. The boat Annabel and I bought in September was simply fitted, as it was designed, as a cruiser/racer with more emphasis on the racer. Which is how I like it but we also wanted to get some local coastal cruising value out of it but certainly no crossing oceans stuff. We named her Nemeau. The cruise dates were set by available work holidays that unfortunately…
-
Strategies Blog from Horticultural Advantage
-
Would You Shop Here If You Didn’t Work Here? Four Steps to Employee Advocacy | Business 2 Community
14 May 2013 | 12:36 pmSee on Scoop.it – Celebrating Local Independent Small Business Would you shop here if you didn’t work here? Sounds like a simple question, right? Would you shop here if you weren’t being paid by this company? Would Sid Raisch‘s insight: Amazing power of the word ASK. Just ask. See on www.business2community.com Filed under: Uncategorized -
You are what you buy: “Belief-based consumption” changing face of retail
13 May 2013 | 12:35 amSee on Scoop.it – Celebrating Local Independent Small Business Just as digital life has encouraged the sharing of private information with brands, it’s now seeing consumers expect that same transparency in return. Sid Raisch‘s insight: Large corporations are better at telling their story about how they support large causes and local economies. But the fact is that on average they spend only half of what independent businesses do on charitable causes and substantially less into the local economy where they operate. See www.amiba.net for more information. See on… -
Building Loyalty The Lady Gaga Way: Focus On 1% Of Your Customers
9 May 2013 | 1:05 pmSee on Scoop.it – Celebrating Local Independent Small Business This article is by Jackie Huba, consultant, co-author of Church of the Customer blog, and author of “Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Shiny New Object Syndrome. Sid Raisch‘s insight: Okay, so I’m not a Lady fan either, but…Who are your One Percenters? Are you giving them a chance to connect to each other and to your company? See on www.forbes.com Filed under: Uncategorized -
Independent Contractor Enforcement: There’s More Than The IRS To Fear – Forbes
9 May 2013 | 9:52 amSee on Scoop.it – Celebrating Local Independent Small Business Independent Contractor Enforcement: There’s More Than The IRS To Fear Forbes Do you employ “independent contractors” or “freelancers” who might arguably be considered employees? Sid Raisch‘s insight: Rules are rules. Independent contractors treated with restrictions are likely going to be reclassified by the IRS. Yes, you’ve gotten away with it. Yes, others get away with it. But it is not allowed and you may get turned in, or caught. See on www.forbes.com Filed under:… -
5 Small Business SEO Tips You Can’t Succeed Without – GoBeyond SEO
9 May 2013 | 9:24 amSee on Scoop.it – Celebrating Local Independent Small Business The 5 small business seo tips are now essentials in the new world of small business seo. To get your website ranked high, you need to implement these tips. Sid Raisch‘s insight: Time to review the basics to be sure we’re still on track or to get back on track with SEO. It changes. See on www.gobeyondseo.com Filed under: Uncategorized
-
Consulting and Organizational Development by us
-
How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? by Carter McNamara
5 May 2013 | 11:40 amWelcome to this 3-part article on managing resistance in consulting projects. This Part 1 describes resistance and how to recognize it. Part 2 will describe how to deal with resistance from your client. Part 3 will describe how to deal with your own resistance as a consultant. What is Resistance? What Causes it? An important skill for you to have as an organizational consultant is to effectively recognize and address resistance from clients. This is true whether you are an external or internal consultant. Resistance in a consulting project is when your client (a person or a… -
Why I’m Cynical about the Consulting Profession by John Dupre
14 Apr 2013 | 10:35 amYears ago, I remember going out on sales calls with one of the partners in our consulting firm, Marv Weisbord. We would most often be asked in to help a leadership team that was struggling. So, we’d be sitting with a group of managers listening to them talk about their difficult issues. I’d find myself jumping ahead and beginning to think of possible solutions……..team building, coaching, a visioning conference, a process improvement project, etc. I knew that they would stop talking at any point, turn to us, and ask what we would recommend. They probably suspected that we already had… -
Foundations of Consulting — Part 5: Internal and External Consultants by Carter McNamara
6 Mar 2013 | 6:22 pmWelcome to this six-part series on the foundations of consulting. If you have not been following along with us, then we encourage you to read parts 1-4, referenced from the bottom of this article. Part 1 establishes the basis for the series by using Peter Block’s definition of a consultant as someone who is trying to change another person, process or organization, but who has no direct control over what they are trying to change. (We highly recommend his book “Flawless Consulting.”) This article describes the many commonalities between external and internal… -
Foundations of Consulting — Part 2: How Do Consultants Work? by Carter McNamara
12 Feb 2013 | 3:06 pmPart 1 of this series is What Do Consultants Do?, which defines a consultant (as Peter Block puts it) as someone who is trying to change another person, process or organization, but who has no direct control over what they are trying to change. That post also listed numerous roles that a consultant might play during a project, e.g., coach, facilitator, trainer, advisor — and many others. In addition to the various roles in consulting, there are various approaches to consulting, as described in this post. This post describes two very different approaches to consulting: a systematic,… -
Foundations of Consulting — Part 1: What Do Consultants Do? by Carter McNamara
6 Feb 2013 | 6:02 pmPeter Block, in his seminal book, Flawless Consulting, explains that a “consultant” is someone who is trying to change another person, process or organization, but who has no direct control over what they are trying to change. Usually, that change is intended to improve performance – the effective and efficient achievement of goals. One of the greatest frustrations of consulting is the desire to change your client’s organization, but not having direct influence to accomplish that change. Experienced consultants have learned to work with – and even appreciate – the indirect…
-
Consulting Network
-
What you didn’t know about Google Glass
14 May 2013 | 1:52 pmGoogle Glass, which will most likely be the first product to hit the wearable-computer market has created quite-a-buzz, not all of which is positive. Tech analysts are divided over how successful Google Glass would actually be This big-hype isn’t surprising and the timing can’t be more... View the full post at Consulting Network Visit the http://consultingnetwork.co.in/members to Network, Find Jobs and Share Knowledge. -
4 reasons why Amazon may never be sustainably profitable…
14 Mar 2013 | 5:12 pmFor the past many quarters now, Amazon has been a darling of stock market analysts and investors with the stock currently trading at a P/E ratio of 187. This despite the fact that key metrics such as Income from Operations as a percentage of Sales (dropped from 1.7% to 1.1%), Operating Cash Flows,... View the full post at Consulting Network Visit the http://consultingnetwork.co.in/members to Network, Find Jobs and Share Knowledge. -
Anti Big-Data strategy: Opportunity or Survival tactics?
9 Mar 2013 | 11:32 amIn case you haven’t caught on to the new buzz word in the business world, let me break it to you – it’s “Big Data”. Consider the following fact – 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. This data may include search queries on Google, [...] View the full post at Consulting Network Visit the http://consultingnetwork.co.in/members to Network, Find Jobs and Share Knowledge. -
Womb to Tomb: Project Management is the Key
31 Oct 2012 | 3:55 am(Co-authored with S.Bhavani) Global competition is intensifying in its reach, complexity, pace and impact. To cope with it, organizations require carefully sifted knowledge and its prompt application not only to rescue organizations but to make them succeed. Project management, as an important... View the full post at Consulting Network Visit the http://consultingnetwork.co.in/members to Network, Find Jobs and Share Knowledge. -
Wizard of code (The Response) by Pranav Tekchand
5 Sep 2012 | 5:30 pmRecently, Hindustan Times got in touch with me for input on an article in their Education section related to a career in game development (programming). This was published today (September 05, 2012) on page 2 of the Education insert, titled Wizard of code (in their New Delhi edition). Although I’m... View the full post at Consulting Network Visit the http://consultingnetwork.co.in/members to Network, Find Jobs and Share Knowledge.
-
Claris Consulting
-
Monday Morning Minute 05-20-2013
19 May 2013 | 6:37 pmMonday Morning Minute 05-20-2013 from Hugh Blane on Vimeo. -
Monday Morning Minute 05-13-2013
12 May 2013 | 3:41 pm -
Monday Morning Minute 05-06-2013
5 May 2013 | 10:13 pm -
Monday Morning Minute 04-29-2013
28 Apr 2013 | 6:28 pm -
Monday Morning Minute 04-22-2013
21 Apr 2013 | 8:48 pm
-
Industry News
-
Mobile Apps Help Manage Health and Cut Costs of Underserved Populations
23 May 2013 | 1:30 pmAccording to an article from Venture Beat, the company Asthmapolis plans to release a mobile health app designed to reach patients with limited access to medical care. -
Medical Homes Aim to Improve Patient Care and Healthcare Reduce Costs
15 May 2013 | 11:55 amAn article from Kaiser Health News reported that physicians are transforming their traditional medical practices into medical homes with the goal of providing more coordinated patient care. -
Hospital Mystery Shoppers May Glean Better Insights into Patient Experience
13 May 2013 | 10:15 amAccording to an article from Becker’s Hospital Review, the data from patient experience surveys does not adequately divulge the reasoning behind high or low scores that is needed to determine and address issues. -
Study Finds APRNs Just as Capable as Physicians in Delivering Patient Care
10 May 2013 | 7:10 amDue to state and federal practice restrictions, many Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) are not practicing to the extent of their training and education.
-
Change Management
-
Change Entity Creation
24 May 2013 | 8:51 amFor Change Groups: The short version is don't do this solely internally or fully outsourced. Also be very careful of owning this in the wrong way as an internal. The politics of ownership of change management (rather than owning the end state of the change) makes for a mess much worse than before the change group started. Continue reading Change Entity CreationThe post Change Entity Creation appeared first on Change Management. -
Garrett’s Top Ten Posts
23 May 2013 | 12:01 amGarrett’s top ten posts as of May 2013- an interesting mix of choices by readers from career tips to perspective to word-smithing and snark. Continue reading Garrett’s Top Ten PostsThe post Garrett’s Top Ten Posts appeared first on Change Management. -
Wonderfully Disillusioned- Tools
22 May 2013 | 7:51 amTools. They are either wonderful or they are the seeds of disillusionment. The things we can now do with tools are amazing. The amount of time wasted with the wrong tools is disillusionary. The combination makes me Wonderfully Disillusioned. Continue reading Wonderfully Disillusioned- ToolsThe post Wonderfully Disillusioned- Tools appeared first on Change Management. -
Change Entities are For What?
21 May 2013 | 8:43 amAre you thinking of a Change Entity for your organization? First ask for what. Good answers might be: true transformational change, strategic integration, organizational development, improving your project process or smartly preparing for your organizational future. Continue reading Change Entities are For What?The post Change Entities are For What? appeared first on Change Management. -
Easy Change Management
20 May 2013 | 8:45 amThere are easy changes. There are changes that EVERYONE wants to be a part of. There are functionality improvements that really do make work life easier and more fun. If this is your change be aware of date announcements, your pilot process and expectations. Be conscious of feedback, training and positive reinforcement. Continue reading Easy Change ManagementThe post Easy Change Management appeared first on Change Management.


