Consulting Fundamentals

What you’ll learn
Understand the fundamentals of consultancy and consulting
Be familiar with how consultants and consultancies create their strategy
Know what it takes to be a career consultant
Spend time on all the activities which all consultants perform
Add real value to your engagements and for your clients

Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for the course

Description
97% of the worlds consultants are in small (<20 people) firms. These are regular people, who’ve struck out on their own or with a small group of others because they believe they have knowledge and capabilities that can help other business succeed and grow.Often independently minded – they enjoy the technical challenges of what they do. Over time their love for their business grows their success and they become successful against their own very personal measures.This is the truth for 97% of consultantsIts not all about the big firms, that’s not where the market is – it just seems that way. And in fact the large end of town is going through a moment of reckoning with significant focus on the ethics and money at all costs mentality that has been laide bare in books such as “When Mckinsey comes to Town and “The Big Con” .It’s the small and medium consultancy market that many firms turn to and its this very same market which is growing faster than the top end. It’s a great place to be if you have the skills and confidence in your abilities, to make the leap.And consultancy is less vulnerable to automation and Artificial Intelligence trends. Building relationships, communication, adding value and creative problem solving are all aspects of the role as a consultant that are difficult to commoditise. Consultancy will have a place, long into the future.This course includes:· The fundamental terms and underlying principles of consulting.· How consultants build strategies for growth.· The abilities and skills that consultants of all levels need in order to succeed.· The 14 different activities that consultants perform.· A section on the business of consulting, suitable for those who are part of (or are building) a larger organisation and want to understand how the organisation operates and make money.· Quizzes at the end of every section· Downloadable material and templates.Whilst including theory elements, this course has pragmatic advice and processes, based on industry practices and my own experience of consulting then running consulting organisations over the past 20 years.Finally, you receive A 45,000 word book called “The Consulting Fundamentals Guide” including all the information within the course, as well as exercises to challenge yourself.If you invest in this course, I am sure you will find this time and money well spent!

Who this course is for
Junior or less experienced consultants who need to understand what a consultant does and the big picture of how they fit in
Professional consultants who are involved across the lifecycle, either on their own or within a larger organisation, who want a wide-ranging refresher or to fill in gaps in their understanding
Consultancy leaders and owners of small and medium-sized consultancy firms, looking for a way of generating scalability, repeatability, and consistency in their team.