Management consulting is still a favored profession selection yet venture a consulting venture for the 1st time can appear daunting for the coed or new professional.

This ebook, now in its 5th version, goals in particular to steer scholars in the course of the consultancy approach, whereas additionally giving counsel and strategies to the extra pro practitioner. this is often brought from the gathered wisdom and perception of the authors and individuals, who all were experts.

This 5th variation has been completely revised to mirror today’s dynamic enterprise atmosphere. The influence of latest electronic applied sciences on consulting and company normally, and using facts, received via reviews on consulting, are considered.

It presents a cautious stability among concept and perform and is perfect for a person who's project a consulting project.

Key gains

• A entire creation to the easiest perform in carrying out a consulting undertaking.
• Key insights into how most sensible to take on the demanding situations that come up.
• Case reviews from throughout quite a lot of industries on the finish of every bankruptcy and a protracted case learn working in the course of the book.  
• Help in picking out and constructing a profession in consultancy.
• Extensive references and further analyzing to underpin a student’s wisdom.

New to this edition

• Further hyperlinks to theories built in different classes corresponding to technique and administration.
• In the Preface, a number of ‘pathways’ are supplied for the different sorts of venture a pupil will be required to adopt, taking into consideration their educational point and former adventure.
• Throughout the chapters, the main principles are highlighted to help the reader in navigating the booklet.
• New case workouts, in keeping with actual consulting tasks, to place instruments and methods into perform, together with a brand new lengthy case learn on a strategic assessment for a corporation.

Louise Wickham is the Director of Wickham Consulting companies Ltd and a working towards consultant specialising in process and advertising and marketing. She has over 30 years company event, either inside of businesses and as a specialist, operating for quite a lot of consumer-facing companies and the not-for-profit quarter.

Jeremy Wilcock is the company Engagement supervisor on the enterprise university, college of Hull. He has 27 years business adventure with a tremendous multi-national the place he labored on a variety of inner consultancy initiatives. He has lectured frequently in strategic administration and company research at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and has supervised pupil consulting projects.