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The Consultant's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Delivering High-value and Differentiated Services in a Competitive Marketplace
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The Consultant's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Delivering High-value and Differentiated Services in a Competitive Marketplace

by Samir Parikh
July 2015
Beginner
232 pages
4h 25m
English
Wiley
Content preview from The Consultant's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Delivering High-value and Differentiated Services in a Competitive Marketplace

INDEX

  1. 50:50 rule
  2.  
  3. acceptance criteria
  4. accounting profession
  5. adaptability
  6. add-on business
  7. analyst reports
  8. annual reports
  9. anonymity
  10. as-is analysis
  11. audience, presentation
  12.  
  13. basic preparation
  14. basic proposition
  15. basis, established
  16. behavioural differences
  17. bundled offerings
  18. business units
  19.  
  20. case studies
    1. new consulting opportunity see consulting opportunity
    2. scoping a study see scoping
    3. solution approach, presentation of see solution approach, presentation of
  21. check points
    1. context
    2. navigation
  22. client cooperation, poor
  23. client expectations
  24. client experience
  25. client interactions
  26. client intimacy
  27. client needs
  28. client questions
  29. client relationship
    1. building
    2. keeping informed
    3. maintaining
    4. professional distance
  30. client satisfaction
  31. client schedules
  32. client view of consultants
  33. client-related obstacles
    1. poor client cooperation
    2. resistance
    3. stakeholder conflicts
      1. escalation
      2. facilitation
  34. closure phase
  35. co-delivery
  36. commitments, unrealistic
  37. company history
  38. competitor analysis
  39. competitors
  40. confidentiality
  41. consistency of assignments
  42. consultancy experience, related
  43. consultant, definition
  44. consultant participant team
  45. consultative selling
  46. consulting, definition
  47. consulting opportunity, new (case study)
    1. business objectives
    2. case scenario
    3. client dialogue
    4. client requirements
      1. as-is analysis
      2. new functionalities
      3. non-functional
      4. pain points
    5. closure phase
      1. next steps
      2. summary
    6. meeting body
    7. meeting outcome
    8. meeting preparation
      1. basic preparation level
      2. detailed preparation
      3. engagement-specific ­preparation
      4. meeting ...
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