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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

This checklist, developed by ICMCI, provides an easy to implement guide that covers various aspects of a consulting project, from contracting, through delivery to the project’s closing. In addition, the standard provides twelve policies that are a resource for the consultant to use as a template for the development of clarifying documents.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. We addressed the issues with new communication channels, customer service and quality initiatives, on-going quality leadership training for all leaders (executives, too), and team development applications.

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What gives Charity Managers a leading edge? Balancing commercial management with a social heart

The Management Centre

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. mc: How did you design and develop the Leading Edge?

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The AI and ChatGPT Boom: What You Need to Know

Comatch

ChatGPT represents a huge leap in the development of AI, constituting a “quantum change” from previous AI models. This kind of language model has been developed by several companies, most famously OpenAI, who launched ChatGPT in 2022. However, AI could help consultants work more efficiently. But what does that really mean?

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Professional Services Firms

Progressus

People often generate nearly 80% of the industry’s revenue, making efficient resource management critical. Measuring utilization informs decisions regarding hiring, outsourcing, skill development, and workload distribution. Robust measurements lead to better decision-making and a more promising future.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

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Government Contracts Pricing Strategy – Ten Dynamic and Synergistic Pricing Practices

Granite Leadership Strategies

As part of a well-functioning business development system and a well-respected pricing strategy practice, keep your pricing team apprised of upcoming bids. Either develop a standard pricing model or adapt an already existing one that will address these common pricing requirements. Share your proposal pipeline with the pricing team.