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April 13, 2016 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

Consulting Basics: 10 Details You Need to Start Double Checking Today

Consulting requires a different kind of attention to detail

With great prestige (and high bill rates) comes great scrutiny.

For management consultants, that great scrutiny comes with an absolute need for attention to detail on things you probably dismissed as not being worth a second thought in your previous life. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Excel, Management Consulting Tagged With: client management, client proposals, deliverables, excel, powerpoint

March 2, 2016 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

Professional Boundaries: 4 Undisputable Reasons Why You Need to Set Them With Your Clients

Why you need to set professional boundaries with clients

On time and under budget has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

In order to do that, some clear professional boundaries and expectations have to be set before agreeing to a consulting engagement. Those boundaries will act as the guiding principles if any significant changes in information come up during the course of your work.

You might be thinking your business can’t afford to turn away money because of some stupid policy.

You’d be thinking wrong. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Management Consulting Tagged With: Boundaries, client management, client proposals, consulting, Professional Boundaries, Risk, Scope Creep

February 4, 2016 by Eric Butts 1 Comment

3 Unforgivable Mistakes Consultants Make When Pitching a Client

 

3 Common Consulting Mistakes

Management consulting was different back in the day.

It used to be about selling some solution you developed to a prospective client because you knew it worked.

After all, you spent countless hours developing pristine PowerPoint presentations to showcase how great a service you provide. How could you let it go to waste?!

It’s a natural response, but one that does both you and your client a disservice.

Consider the three points below next time you have the opportunity to pitch a client. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Management Consulting Tagged With: client proposals, consulting, management consulting

July 6, 2015 by Eric Butts Leave a Comment

Client Proposals: How to Know When To Skip 2nd and 3rd Revisions

how to know when speeds is more important than perfection

Go right or go left. Just make a decision. There will be consequences either way. The important thing is that you make a call and we’ll adjust from there.

That was the advice one of the partners at the firm shared with me that I wanted to pass on to you today and remind you that people who take action are those who get rewarded.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Management Consulting Tagged With: client management, client proposals

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