PM Alliance

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Any cost efficiencies you anticipated gaining by tagging onto equipment already onsite from earlier efforts, or contract personnel transitioning from a previous project to yours, could evaporate if those resources scatter as a result of a delayed start.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 18, 2018

It’s only been 140 years since the price tag first appeared. It’s possible to negotiate a substantial contract in a few minutes by email—if both sides care more about forward motion than they care about the last decimal point. Before that, most every transaction was a negotiation. This idea is spreading.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 4, 2007

My friend, Tom, over at the True Talk Blog, has an interesting post called "Asymmetry is the New Black." Tom sees asymmetry in action in everything from YouTube to the blogging movement to the Iraqi insurgency. Right now it's seems that we're all witnessing contraction and mergers. It's a very exciting and inspiring idea.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 15, 2007

Thanks to all my readers with being patient through a summer of irregular blogging, including this last three week silence. One began positively enough, but the ED wanted several changes in the contract, and the long negotiations over that convinced me it would not be a good working relationship. will be managed properly.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 31, 2006

Leila Johnson, of the Data-Scribe blog, has a great post on 5 Things to Demand from a Consultant. The first four are good advice, but fairly basic: A nondisclosure agreement, Past project samples or references, A written contract or a willingness to sign yours, and Great listening skills. What do they believe in?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 26, 2006

If you've been reading this blog regularly, you know that I like small nonprofits, and am wary of merger-fever. Tags: nonprofits , small organizations , leadership , collaboration Deborah Elizabeth Finn seems to agree with me, and has written specifically about the technology needs of small nonprofits.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The first thing that I do once I get the contract signed and I start working with the client is working through the assessment plan. You can look up my blog , but it's very important to use your framing and empathy framework throughout this entire process. Once I started doing that, customer assessments are a nice price tag.

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