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Bridging the Gap: From the Consulting Industry to the Management Consulting Profession

Effective Managers

The industry is vast, including freelancers, independent consultants, and employees of consulting firms, offering services across various sectors such as IT, marketing, finance, and more. They can trust that a consultant adhering to ISO 20700 standards or holding a CMC designation will deliver services that meet global benchmarks.

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Project Management Maturity Models: A Basis for Reaching Your Organization’s Business Success

Epicflow

In particular, the high level of PMM means that: Projects are delivered on time and budget; Risks and changes don’t derail projects; Projects are aligned with a company’s business objectives; The delivered output meets stakeholder expectations; A company is competitive on the market. . Let’s examine some of them. .

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. 3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT. This helps you develop the ability to be “standalone” in consulting lingo.

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Sad News For Greece? Will Greece Kiss Troika's Ass?

MishTalk

Greece’s outspoken finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been sidelined after three months of fruitless talks with international creditors to unlock €7.2bn in bailout funds, heartening investors and sparking a rally on the Athens stock market. Yields on Greece’s benchmark 10-year bonds were down a full percentage point at 11.4

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Customer intent is a treasure trove of actionable data hiding in plain sight

1 to 1

“Oftentimes, the user experience developed by a company for its customers overlooks critical components of the underlying intents the customer wants resolved through their customer experience (CX),” says Ravi Bharadwaj, executive director of corporate strategy at TTEC. “By

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HR’s Role in Building High Performance Organizations

Confessions of a Consultant

Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ Develop a robust HR Plan — superior to anything done historically — that addresses real business issues. Benchmarking. Present data to management team in a ‘health-check’ meeting.

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China Attempts to Prop Up Stock Market After Steep Declines; 1929 Flashback

MishTalk

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 2.41 The latest move by China came in a commitment from the People’s Bank of China providing liquidity for state-backed margin lender China Securities Finance Corp after a weekend meeting of the State Council, China’s cabinet, which was chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. per cent at open.