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A Helicopter View of a Management Consulting Proposal

Steve Shu Consulting

I’ve often been asked by new consultants to provide insights on structuring a proposal. see this example Gannt-like chart from my book outlining four illustrative workstreams ), the activities within each area (both client consultant activities), key deliverables, key milestones, assumptions, etc.

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Consulting in the medical device sector: A lesson on the importance of sociological know-how

Tom Spencer

Expertise in case studies is considered a given not just among the veterans of business life, but even for newly aspiring consultants, who wish to break into the consultancy industry. Our brief case study in the medical device industry showcased eloquently how all-encompassing the field of management consultancy is.

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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. Not coincidentally, the conspicuous rise of many consulting giants dates to the late 1970s and ‘80s, during the period of digitalisation and globalisation of Western economies. Logistics has always been a key area of focus for consulting firms.

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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills.

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Can Consulting Make a Positive Social Impact?

Tom Spencer

Similarly, in traditional management consulting roles, employees often utilize the latest tools to solve their clients’ problems, often without considering the impacts beyond the client themselves. Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. He aspires to become a management consultant in the aerospace and defense fields.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

‘Technological innovation’ has recently become an ossified catch-all term not only in venture capital circles, but in management consultancy as well. Such issues gain increasing relevance in a consulting career, if one decides to take projects with start-ups. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality. Start-up in the Plastics Industry.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

How in the world did Josh go from a PhD in cell and molecular biology to a job in federal consulting for The Tauri Group? Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide.