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Turn Consulting Projects 
Into Implementation Engagements 
Institute of Management Consultants: Orange County, CA 
Grow Your Business, Enjoy Your Life!
Consulting Engagement 
Getting the Green Light 
Implementing Your Recommendations 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry 
Trends 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry Trends 
82% of US companies plan to continue 
hiring consultants. 
42% plan to increase hiring. 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry Trends 
Management consulting 
expected to grow 8%. 
Hot specialties- marketing/ sales, 
operations, IT. 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry Trends 
Strategy consulting has declined as a 
share of the industry 
>20% today vs. 60% 30 years ago. 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry Trends 
Fee schedules shifting towards value based 
fees vs. per diem fees. 
Your Success Matters
Consulting Industry Trends 
While large consultancy firms are 
consolidating, 
the independent consultant segment is 
exploding. 
Your Success Matters
Your Success Matters 
Why do 
companies hire 
consultants?
Top Reasons Why Companies 
Your Success Matters 
Hire Consultants 
 Objective review 
 Problem / crisis resolution 
 Gaps in knowledge/expertise 
 Training staff 
 Access to Resources
Top Reasons Why Companies 
DON’T Hire Consultants 
 Too costly 
 Hard to find the right one 
 Don’t understand the culture 
 Concern over trade secrets 
 Not attentive enough 
Your Success Matters
Critical steps to achieving consulting engagement 
Your Success Matters
Engagement Step #1: 
Do your research prior to discussing the 
project opportunity 
Your Success Matters 
Do you know why this 
company wants a 
consultant?
Engagement Step #2: 
Focus on the right things during the 
interview/ negotiation 
Your Success Matters 
Do you know what 
they really want as an 
outcome?
Engagement Step #3: 
Demonstrate your unquestionable 
expertise by asking the right questions 
Your Success Matters 
Forward pacing the 
conversation focuses 
on the implications of 
the outcome you 
reach?
Engagement Step #4: 
Use references and/or case studied of 
similar work to convey fitment 
Your Success Matters 
Make it clear that your 
experience and 
background is a 
perfect match
Engagement Step #5: 
Present a ‘value added’ fee structure 
Your Success Matters 
Create an agreement 
that compels them to 
keep you on to 
implement the solution
Engagement Step #6: 
Get your finger on the pulse of the 
culture 
Your Success Matters 
build inside alliances 
for eventual 
implementation
Engagement Step #7: 
Make sure you can handle the scope 
of the work required 
Your Success Matters 
The decision makers 
need to see the same 
person on the project 
that sold them the 
project
How to handle a rejection, no answer or a 
cancelation mid stream 
Be persistent but professional with follow-up 
Insure you have other connections that can feed 
you intelligence prior to initial agreement 
Keep the discussion on future needs and results 
Your Success Matters
Practice makes permanent! 
Steve Smith 
President 
GrowthSource Coaching 
949-951-9163

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Turn consulting projects into implementation engagements

  • 1. Turn Consulting Projects Into Implementation Engagements Institute of Management Consultants: Orange County, CA Grow Your Business, Enjoy Your Life!
  • 2. Consulting Engagement Getting the Green Light Implementing Your Recommendations Your Success Matters
  • 3. Consulting Industry Trends Your Success Matters
  • 4. Consulting Industry Trends 82% of US companies plan to continue hiring consultants. 42% plan to increase hiring. Your Success Matters
  • 5. Consulting Industry Trends Management consulting expected to grow 8%. Hot specialties- marketing/ sales, operations, IT. Your Success Matters
  • 6. Consulting Industry Trends Strategy consulting has declined as a share of the industry >20% today vs. 60% 30 years ago. Your Success Matters
  • 7. Consulting Industry Trends Fee schedules shifting towards value based fees vs. per diem fees. Your Success Matters
  • 8. Consulting Industry Trends While large consultancy firms are consolidating, the independent consultant segment is exploding. Your Success Matters
  • 9. Your Success Matters Why do companies hire consultants?
  • 10. Top Reasons Why Companies Your Success Matters Hire Consultants  Objective review  Problem / crisis resolution  Gaps in knowledge/expertise  Training staff  Access to Resources
  • 11. Top Reasons Why Companies DON’T Hire Consultants  Too costly  Hard to find the right one  Don’t understand the culture  Concern over trade secrets  Not attentive enough Your Success Matters
  • 12. Critical steps to achieving consulting engagement Your Success Matters
  • 13. Engagement Step #1: Do your research prior to discussing the project opportunity Your Success Matters Do you know why this company wants a consultant?
  • 14. Engagement Step #2: Focus on the right things during the interview/ negotiation Your Success Matters Do you know what they really want as an outcome?
  • 15. Engagement Step #3: Demonstrate your unquestionable expertise by asking the right questions Your Success Matters Forward pacing the conversation focuses on the implications of the outcome you reach?
  • 16. Engagement Step #4: Use references and/or case studied of similar work to convey fitment Your Success Matters Make it clear that your experience and background is a perfect match
  • 17. Engagement Step #5: Present a ‘value added’ fee structure Your Success Matters Create an agreement that compels them to keep you on to implement the solution
  • 18. Engagement Step #6: Get your finger on the pulse of the culture Your Success Matters build inside alliances for eventual implementation
  • 19. Engagement Step #7: Make sure you can handle the scope of the work required Your Success Matters The decision makers need to see the same person on the project that sold them the project
  • 20. How to handle a rejection, no answer or a cancelation mid stream Be persistent but professional with follow-up Insure you have other connections that can feed you intelligence prior to initial agreement Keep the discussion on future needs and results Your Success Matters
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