Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Fine-Tune Descriptions: When using ChatGPT for job descriptions or client-facing documents, pay attention to language nuances. Outbound Marketing: Craft engaging content for newsletters, emails, brochures, and LinkedIn posts. Researching potential clients: Quickly identify and target potential clients by size, industry, geography, etc.

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Productivity Consulting Tools Efficiency 195

Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2024

Define the key elements, market conditions, or internal dynamics that are contributing to the existing state of affairs. This could include market uncertainties or internal inefficiencies. You can use various methods to collect data, such as interviews, surveys, observations, documents, and benchmarks.

Consulting 88

Consulting Analysis Data Benchmarking 88

Business Consulting Agency

MAY 13, 2024

These services encompass a wide range of areas, including business planning, market research, financial management, marketing strategies, and operational setup. Consultants bring a wealth of experience from working with various industries and business types. Launch your new business with professional assistance.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Operations Financial Efficiency 52

Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Consultants assist entrepreneurs in developing comprehensive and strategic plans, outlining the vision, mission, target market, competition analysis, and financial projections. This foundational document becomes a roadmap for the entrepreneurial journey.

Consulting 52

Consulting Efficiency Financial Operations 52

Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

Since leading consulting firms typically have extensive industry experience, this helps consultants to focus on the most likely problem and solution areas. This might also involve conducting interviews with key stakeholders, reviewing relevant documents and data, and conducting market research to understand the situation.

Data 78

Data Analysis Financial Interviews 78

Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

Industry research has shown…”. As much as people claim to like detailed documents, they dislike confusion and delay even more. People are used to jumping to conclusions and become impatient when they can’t find the main point of the document. Conflict (C). C = “However, we haven’t executed any M&A transactions…”.

McKinsey 88

McKinsey Construction Trends Industry 88

Business Consulting Agency

JULY 20, 2023

The journey of launching a business startup is a thrilling endeavor filled with promise, innovation, and the potential to carve out a unique space in the market. Step 1: Ideation and Market Research The journey begins with a spark of inspiration—a novel idea that has the potential to address a need or solve a problem in the market.

Operations 52

Operations Efficiency Consulting Marketing 52

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing.

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Consulting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 224

Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 15, 2011

A modern consultant is a professional that can work in dynamic industries, operate within multiple types of consulting organizations (e.g., Structured Problem-Solving Skills and Industry Knowledge – Facility with structured approaches may be developed by learning key frameworks such the popularized McKinsey MECE approach (see here [link] ).

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing.

Consulting 202

Consulting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 202

Tom Spencer

MARCH 2, 2019

We have updated our lists of consulting firms in key markets: North America, UK, India, and Australia/New Zealand. Below are links to the relevant documents. If you are an aspiring consultant, these lists can help you narrow your focus and target a few consulting firms that are right for you. Happy job hunting!

Consulting 68

Consulting Recruiting Recruitment Resources 68

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

Speaking about the risk-bearing events affecting aerospace engineering projects, we can divide them into three groups: project management, engineering risks, and those that are typical for the aerospace and defense industry. Risks specific for the aerospace and defense industry. Competition at the domestic and international markets.

Engineering 98

Engineering Management How To Risk Analysis 98

Business Consulting Agency

JULY 24, 2023

Specialized Knowledge and Expertise Business consultants are industry experts who bring a wealth of specialized knowledge to the table. Their deep understanding of market trends, best practices, and emerging technologies empowers businesses to make informed decisions that drive innovation and competitive differentiation.

ROI 52

ROI Efficiency Study Deloitte 52

Epicflow

AUGUST 19, 2022

A project charter is a document that establishes an agreement between performing and requesting organizations, and formally validates the existence of a project. Once this document is created and approved, a project manager can start work on project planning and implementation. A project charter is based on the following documents. .

Management 52

Management Data Resources System 52

Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

One method or idea might belong to marketing, another one to human resources. Observe other companies in the industry and adapt accordingly. Testing new concepts quickly with simple analyses can help a business to gauge consumer interest, and to judge reactions to product features, pricing, distribution, and marketing messages.

How To 78

How To Healthcare Knowledge Base Productivity 78

Kraft Kennedy

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The answers to these and hundreds of other questions should be documented and considered integra l to the operations of all organizations, especially in industries where work product and client data are highly sensitive, and highly valuable. Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product?

Policies 59

Policies Intellectual Property Ethics Information Technology 59

Business Consulting Agency

JULY 13, 2023

Expertise and Specialization Business consultants are industry experts who bring a wealth of specialized knowledge to the table. According to a study by Statista, 47% of businesses seek consulting services for their industry-specific expertise. The power of business consultants is explained here.

Consulting 52

Consulting Deloitte Efficiency Methodologies 52

Tom Spencer

JULY 23, 2022

Collate your research in a word document. You might want to draw on relevant data about the product, market, and competition. Industry Analysis – Is the problem industry wide or company specific? Before opening PowerPoint, you need to accumulate the important information that will go into the slide deck.

Analysis 88

Analysis Knowledge Base Banking Development 88

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 2, 2010

Business plans can often take the form of workshop sessions and Powerpoint documents as opposed to a traditional textual Word document. Key goals of the document are to establish trust with prospects, enable the investment idea to be shared via networks, and persuade people of the merits of an investment opportunity.

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Case Interview Sales Tools Development 150

PM Alliance

MAY 12, 2023

This is particularly true with digital transformation initiatives, which must often balance the difficulties of long project durations against the market realities of ongoing technology advancements that can quickly change what’s needed (or expected, or available) in a new solution.

ROI 73

ROI Data Financial Operations 73

Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Some of the many ways different business functions could begin utilizing generative AI in the workplace now are: Marketing and sales functions - writing sales copy and creating product user guides. Legal - drafting legal documents and answering questions from large amounts of legal documentation.

Engineering 77

Engineering Meeting Talent Video 77

Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2020

This post shares four insights from my journey into the management consulting industry: 1. The new society will have less hands on marketing, corporate relations, event organizers, administration and data capture. Required documentation must be presentable. Take a farsighted approach to building your profile.

Consulting 88

Consulting Cover Letters Recruiting Recruitment 88

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

When I first started recruiting for consulting jobs, an interviewer at Bain shared a story (arguably a legend at this point) about how Bain (or it might have been McKinsey) was asked to advise Motorola on whether or not they should enter the mobile phone market. But what happens in smaller markets or with smaller clients?

McKinsey 75

McKinsey Case Interview Bain Data 75

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising. But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. This combination creates a natural barrier to entry and has likely caused marketers to take a “wait and see” approach.

Marketing 46

Marketing Advertising Media Video 46

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The credit reporting industry is fundamentally flawed. The essential problem with the credit reporting industry is that it does not work. Reforms should not just fix these issues but also aim to transform the industry for the better. The credit reporting industry is an easy target. Next Steps.

Report 28

Report Industry Data Banking 28

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2017

Female executives are a distinct minority , and they can be particularly rare in certain industries like mining, crude oil production, and agriculture. ” Past research investigating a variety of markets has focused instead on buyer-side discrimination; it notably shows that minority sellers often receive lower prices for the same good.

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Study Industry Case Interview Research 28

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 4, 2020

According to the Computing Technology Industry Association , around half of all US companies have 30-60% of their IT systems based in the cloud. Cloud services enable greater visibility and collaboration by providing one version of a document (e.g. Google docs), workflow management (e.g. Monday.com) and file sharing (e.g. Innovation.

Company 78

Company Software Data System 78

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

The consulting industry is a very competitive field with an abundance of highly educated professionals with proven track records of success. Reading is the cheapest and most accessible way to increase knowledge, develop new skills and stay relevant with current industry trends. Industry Insights. Financial Times.

Development 68

Development Oliver Wyman Consulting McKinsey 68

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A strategy consultant will take an overall view of the client's business and market while looking at its allocation of resources, and try to improve the client’s business. Marketing This is one of the most common reasons that businesses need consultancy. Never Miss a New Post - Subscribe to our Newsletter! Check out our privacy policy.

Consulting 52

Consulting Financial Boston Consulting Group Operations 52

1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

Insights into what customers want and need are more important than ever as the economy and market conditions change. TTEC identified the top reasons (intents) customers contact companies across different industries for customer support. Businesses are eager to unlock insights that can help them adapt to change and reengage customers.

Data 29

Data Apparel Automotive Balance Sheet 29

Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

It also meant that instead of one person working on a document, a committee would spend days or weeks agonizing over how an ad looked, or whether the new layout of Time magazine would send the right message to millions of people each week. Now, small teams of people working on small projects could also agonize about type.

Culture 46

Culture Resumes Media System 46

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

Power and Associates, a global marketing-information-services firm, as the highest in retail store satisfaction amongst its competitors consecutively for the the past four years and also the highest for customer care two years consecutively. market with 52.9M T-Mobile has been ranked by J.D. customers and annual revenues of $24.42B.

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Wireless Culture Telecommunications Interviews 100

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In any case, I have a question for you regarding Consulting vs. industry. I have been told that one year in consulting = 2 - 3 in industry. I imagine someone interested in product/marketing management is better off going into industry. So yes, I do think that 1 year in consulting is worth 2-3 years in industry.

Oliver Wyman 40

Oliver Wyman Consulting Case Interview McKinsey 40

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

It is worth noting that the exact extent of remote work adoption varies across countries, industries, and individual company policies. Urban planners argue that a shift towards remote work may harm industries reliant on office spaces and negatively impact local economies that depend on foot traffic from office workers.

Leadership 101

Leadership Training Training Productivity 101

MishTalk

AUGUST 26, 2013

percent from the amount set aside for this year, a document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday. The country''s debt is double the size of its $5 trillion economy and is the biggest among major industrialized nations. Japan''s Finance Ministry will request a record 25.3 Watch What Happens Next.

Finance 71

Finance Industry Management Strategy 71

Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2018

“If you went to bed last night as an industrial company, you’re going to wake up this morning as a software and analytics company.” We used a topic-modeling algorithm that attempts to determine the topics in a set of text documents. Bloomberg/Getty Images. ” Jeff Immelt, former CEO of General Electric.

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Research Software Industry Productivity 49

Management Consulted

JUNE 17, 2015

Airbnb, a California-based private company, to-date has had more than 25M people use its services for stays at locations in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries worldwide, and has been stirring things up in the hospitality industry for the past few years by empowering every individual to turn his or her home into a bed- or bed-and-breakfast.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Cover Letters Travel 100