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Beyond Bullet Points: A Guide to Structured Consulting Decks

Tom Spencer

As consultants strive to convey complex ideas, strategies, and recommendations, a well-crafted slide deck is an invaluable tool. You can use various methods to collect data, such as interviews, surveys, observations, documents, and benchmarks. In the fast-paced world of management consulting, effective communication is key.

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Now Is the Best Time to Raise Your Rates

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Now is the Best Time to Raise Your Billing Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Now Is the Perfect Time to Raise Your Consulting Billing Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

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Can we rely on LIBOR? - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Bremmer highlights the importance of LIBOR by explaining that it is “a key benchmark rate that affects the price of $350 trillion worth of securities and loans around the world.” ” Indeed, the British Banker’s Association notes that LIBOR “is the primary benchmark for short term interest rates globally.

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How to manage knowledge in a consulting firm

Killer Consultant

Now let me share some insights with you: Knowing who to ask beats finding lots of documents. Oftentimes, the documents tell only half the story. How did this benchmark value get calculated exactly? I have seen tremendous success with two search strategies: a) walking around. Why was this approach chosen? Walking around???

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Managing Risks and Controlling Projects: How Data-Driven Project Management Come in Useful for Multi-Project Environments

Epicflow

As a rule, a project manager creates this document at the planning stage and needs essential data about the project. Historical Information Lessons learned are used to understand what risks occurred and when exactly, what things work well and what don’t, and help implement only the effective strategies of risk mitigation.