An Introduction to Business & Management Consultancy

Auteur

Marc Baaij is an associate professor of strategic management at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Previously he worked for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as manager of research and strategy consultant. Marc specialises in methods and techniques for strategy development and implementation, with a focus on stakeholder management and strategic foresight development. He has written professional books and scientific articles on strategic management, management consultancy, and structured problem solving. Besides teaching bachelor, master, and MBA students, Marc also provides open and in-company training in structured problem-solving and communication for managers, consultants, and other business professionals. He also serves as a soundboard for managers in cases of strategy development and implementation. Marc holds a master's degree in economics and is a PhD in strategic management.

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A practical, step-by-step guide to learning and developing the proven successful methods and techniques of the world s leading management consultancy firms.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Understand business and management consultancy
Chapter 2: Explore the disruption of the consultancy industry by AI
Chapter 3: Choose a business and management consultancy firm
Chapter 4: Become a business and management consultant
Chapter 5: Sell a business and management consultancy project
Chapter 6: Identify the client's problems and opportunities
Chapter 7: Structure the client's problems and opportunities
Chapter 8: Develop and validate the hypotheses about the client's problems and opportunities
Chapter 9: Develop and validate the possible solutions to the client's problems and opportunities
Chapter 10: Structure a presentation about the recommended solution
Chapter 11: Prepare for the implementation of the recommended solution
Chapter 12: Facilitate the implementation of the recommended solution