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Designed specifically for IT professionals working in any type of consulting organization, here is a practical, real-world guide for delivering successful engagements to clients. Ready-to-use sample forms, tables, checklists, and charts are in the text and available free for download.
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“These best practices provide the road map that is key to running a world-class consulting practice.” —David Smart, VP, System and Technology Services, The CIT Group, Inc. “Practical, actionable, and full of insight. If you are starting your own consultancy, looking to advance in your career as a consultant, or looking to take your consultancy to the next level, you will find the hands-on information you need in this book.” —John Wyzalek, Principal, White Paper Group “This book provides an invaluable road map for enterprises that find themselves crossing over into the consulting arena, but that lack formal consulting experience to draw upon.” —Charles Dow, Vice-President, SLMSoft “A digestable summary of the consulting industry and powerful key factors to consider in building, managing, and measuring a successful practice.” —James Fehrenbach, HR Director “This is a comprehensive and thoughtful approach to helping IT consultants get a solid perspective on how to establish or improve their consulting practice.” —John Davies, Independent IT Consultant “This book provides the information a technical practitioner needs to know in order to succeed in a consulting organization. It also nails the business of consulting.” —Nancy Stonelake, System Architect, Sprint “This book should be required reading for experienced practice managers in order to help avoid the gaps in processes that creep into existing operations.” —Paul Saunders, Vice President Consulting Services, QUEUE Systems, Inc. “This is a how-to guide to building a successful consulting organization with key anecdotes as well as