Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Catalant connects the world’s leading companies with over 40,000 experts and firms to meet on-demand business needs.” Sample projects include company valuation, workshop development, competitive analysis, financial projections, go-to-market plans, performance measurement, and pricing. Some are fixed price, some by the hour.

Talent 150

Talent Finance Consulting Development 150

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CSFs can literally be anything — whether it’s improving customer satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, or something specific to a particular project or deliverable – making them somewhat difficult to identify – let alone define in concrete terms. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

Agile 52

Agile Tools Data Talent 52

Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Its most general definition is processing financial transactions by project including costs, billings, and revenue. For those companies, project accounting is one component of several operational mechanisms used in controlling projects, maximizing project profitability, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Resources 52

Resources Report ROI Data 52

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. The asset management industry is a steward of money provided by individuals and institutions, and manages this money in order to meet the unique return objectives of each client.

Industry 113

Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. In a recent HBR article , we claimed that modern digital companies such as Uber, Facebook, and Alphabet play an increasingly important role in the economy, but their financial statements fail to capture company’s main value drivers. What caused this slump?

Financial 28

Financial Report Company Metrics 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

In our recent HBR article , we argued that financial statements fail to capture the value created by modern digital companies. Some of these ideas contradict traditional financial thinking whereas others seem highly controversial or pessimistic. We distilled seven key insights from those discussions.

Financial 29

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 29

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Operations To put it simple, operational consulting improves the optimization of a company's internal operations and performance in the value chain. An operations consultant can help businesses in the following tasks: analyze the client's current process and document it in a way that is easy to use and easy to be updated.

Consulting 52

Consulting Financial Boston Consulting Group Operations 52

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Once you have customer buy-in, you can set up meetings and determine whether a proposal can be submitted. Business development consultants need to remain aware of the financing required to successfully complete a project, including the assets, tools, staff, and suppliers that will be needed to achieve the client’s strategy.

Development 88

Development Consulting B2C B2B 88

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As players throughout the system scramble to adjust, they should look to the financial services industry which has undergone a similar transformation over the past 20 years as it has evolved to provide greater transparency and accountability. The cultural and operational challenge for incumbent financial services firms was enormous.

Financial 28

Financial Healthcare Insurance Insurance 28

The Nonprofit Consultant

MARCH 5, 2019

When I arrived, the Cafe had only been operating for about one year, and was only open three days each week, and serving four meals. million renovation of the Cafe itself, financed through CDBG funds, and all the delays, bureaucracy, endless meetings, and hard work that implies. Along the way we also did a $1.2

Nonprofit 69

Nonprofit Construction Financial Operations 69

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

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. Note -firmsodeling” done in case work may not be directly comparable to the financial modeling more common at investment banks.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Rick Conlow

MAY 31, 2023

Employees may struggle to perform their tasks or meet deadlines due to a lack of information or coordination, leading to poor attitudes. Managers may need to intervene, hold meetings, or engage in mediation processes to resolve conflicts. Increased costs of conflict resolution: Poor teamwork often leads to conflicts within the team.

Training 99

Training Training Leadership Resources 99

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Cryptocurrency has often been a divisive and controversial topic in the world of finance and economics. Regardless of which party is correct, the near trillion-dollar peak market cap and multi-billion-dollar daily trading volume of cryptocurrency makes it a growing topic of research for economists and financiers alike.

Banking 60

Banking System Finance Financial 60

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

In no other city where Fintech has taken hold are the presence of financial types and large banks so concentrated in such a small place. However, its residents, few in number compared to other large and influential cities and banking hubs, are both highly international (40% of the city is from somewhere else) and highly financially literate.

Banking 60

Banking Insurance Insurance B2B 60

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Spain and France Deficit Violations Both Spain and France have constantly pushed back goals to meet stated targets. France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules.

Finance 72

Finance Government Report Meeting 72

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Chicago finances are even worse than I thought which is saying quite a bit because I have written about the sorry state of Chicago finances on numerous occasion. Kristi Culpepper, a bond guru, has gone over Chicago''s annual financial report, bond documents, investor presentations, and CAFRs. Who Is Kristi Culpepper?

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. The VCs stated that, in all cases, they need to evaluate each venture’s financial status.

Data 38

Data Real Estate Finance Financial 38

Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2019

One might say it was “open kimono” time as they shared detailed financial information, their fears, and the results. Financing options, the bank and more. The focus of the meeting was “Value Creation” and it was a combination of Q&A, small group discussions, and audience participation. They were incredibly open.

Banking 40

Banking Sports Metrics Construction 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

But how well schools meet this goal, and to what extent their teaching influences their students’ leadership, is an open question. Does business school education really shape students’ minds and behaviors many years later, when they’ve reached decision-making positions at major corporations and financial institutions?

Research 44

Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 44

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

And right now, crop yields — the amount of crops harvested per unit of land cultivated — are growing too slowly to meet the forecasted demand for food. Farmers must also grow more on the land they currently operate through what is called “sustainable intensification.”

Meeting 28

Meeting Policies Government Productivity 28

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

The government is considering transferring the debt of insolvent banking business to a fund The Government is considering the possibility of creating a fund or financial vehicle to which banks could transfer the debt of insolvent companies in crisis. Specifically, the plan to repay the debt is set in a period of 5-7 years.

Banking 74

Banking Government Operations Finance 74

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

They entered the financial disputes business with the acquisition of Klick, Kent and Allen, Inc. They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Private Equity.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

The two cultures must harmonize to achieve the desired financial goals of the new organization and avoid a clash. UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. Anyone who has endured an M&A knows how stressful it can be for everyone. REFERENCES Cameron, K.

Culture 52

Culture Resources Tools Leadership 52

Emerson Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Coming up with each new payroll has been terrifying him more and more as each deadline demands yet another inventive solution for meeting that period’s payday. No one under him has served as the top officer of an operation as large as his, and no one outside the company comes to mind as someone he can turn to and confide in.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Conference Meeting Groups 40

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. Equally adept at managing people and operations.

Transportation 47

Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 47

Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

Under this financing structure, the company contracts to buy kilowatts, not the turbines and panels. They held about 40 meetings with companies that had bought renewable energy and with big project developers. They had framing conversations with the CEO and CFO early on to discuss any financial or operational challenges.

Energy 28

Energy Industry Finance Operations 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. IT Operations. Supply Chain and Operations Processes. Finance and Controlling Processes. SAP Operational Excellence.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

MishTalk

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Treasurer Joe Hockey said after a federal Cabinet meeting in Canberra on 22 October that the country will increase its debt limit by A$200bn (US$193bn, £120bn, €141bn) to A$500bn. Australia is projected to reach its current A$300bn ceiling in December.

Government 70

Government Finance Trends Financial 70

Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone: In London we have three main verticals: consumer and retail, oil and gas, and financial services. I spent most of last year working in financial services, but have also spent a fair amount of my time at Marakon on consumer healthcare. Tom: Did your work in financial services relate to the payments industry at all?

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Making matters more challenging, these shifts are happening across practically every retail category – books, entertainment, housewares, clothing, food, financial services, and even energy. By incorporating these disruptors into its own operations, a retailer can more easily pose challenging questions and embrace change more quickly.

Retail 37

Retail Operations Productivity Industry 37

Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2013

2013 - it’s hard to find a non-SBA acquisition loan on a deal that meets the SBA qualifications. It’s much better for them to buy a larger business with systems, processes and a management team instead of an owner-operator business-and they can do so easier because of the SBA program. Financing with a conventional.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Banking Finance Government 40

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

I wouldn’t be surprised if the statistics are worse in my industry, financial services, where so many companies are large, global, regulated, and structurally complex. We went from being part of a company with over 300,000 employees, at GE, to being a company of 10,000, at Synchrony Financial, seemingly overnight.

Management 38

Management Change Management Culture Leadership 38

freshminds

JULY 14, 2015

After graduating in 2010, Nick started his career at an American financial consultancy before moving to Accenture for two years. He then made the switch away from consulting in 2013 to pursue his interests in M&A, and joined the financial advisory firm, Spayne Lindsay & Co. Speak to people in the industry.

Accenture 41

Accenture Consulting Financial Finance 41

MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. China Financial Markets. Financial Sense. Operation Twist (2011). The Federal Open Market Committee concluded its September 21, 2011 Meeting at about 2:15 p.m. EDT by announcing the implementation of Operation Twist. Burning Platform.

Balance Sheet 68

Balance Sheet Analysis Trends Real Estate 68

Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

Retirement benefits thoughtleader Dan Cassidy makes it a practice to show up at every sales meeting with a briefcase filled with reprints of his many published articles. No one under him has served as the top officer of an operation as large as his, and no one outside the company comes to mind as someone he can turn to and confide in.

Journal 40

Journal Case Interview Conference Meeting 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Operations 28

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 28