TY - BOOK AU - Wickham,Phillip AU - Wickham,Louise TI - Management Consulting: Delivering An Effective Project SN - 9780273711841 (print) AV - HD69.C6 W53 2008 U1 - 001 23 PY - 0000///` CY - ` PB - ` KW - Business consultants KW - Industrial management N1 - ; Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements -- Management consulting in context and how it adds value -- The nature of management consulting and how it adds value -- Consulting: the wider context and consulting process -- The skills of the consultant and the project proposal -- Consulting across borders and cultures -- Project evaluation and analysis -- Defining the destination, developing a strategy and understanding change -- Evaluating client capabilities and business opportunities -- Working with clients and teams: the ¿soft¿ skills -- Undertaking the project -- Working with the client -- Creative approaches for developing solutions -- Decision-making in the client context -- Managing the project -- Communication skills and presenting your ideas -- Learning from success -- Consulting as a career -- Appendix: example of a consulting report: new strategic direction for W&G -- Cracking pie company -- Index ER -