Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants

Decision-makers tend to view consulting projects in a positive light because that validates their decision to use consultants. That consultants know what they are doing is an undoubted prerequisite for success across all types of projects, not just people-related ones. The more knowledgeable a cons...

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Main Author: Fiona Czerniawska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Niccolò Cusano University-Rome 2007-06-01
Series:Symphonya
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Online Access:https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/9231
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spelling doaj-653a0ec6710c42eaa100e10005351f492021-05-13T07:44:30ZengNiccolò Cusano University-RomeSymphonya1593-03001593-03192007-06-0101404610.4468/2007.1.05czeriawska8767Ensuring Sustainable Value from ConsultantsFiona CzerniawskaDecision-makers tend to view consulting projects in a positive light because that validates their decision to use consultants. That consultants know what they are doing is an undoubted prerequisite for success across all types of projects, not just people-related ones. The more knowledgeable a consultant has proved to be, the more satisfied the client is. Communication is another area where the gap between satisfied and unsatisfied clients is greatest. Among consulting projects that have gone well, it is hard to find a single one that has not involved a joint client-consultant team. Moreover, integration is not just a question of people working together or being based in the same physical location.https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/9231management consultingconsultingconsulting satisfaction levelsvalue of consultantsclient-consultant relationship
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Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
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consulting
consulting satisfaction levels
value of consultants
client-consultant relationship
author_facet Fiona Czerniawska
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title Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
title_short Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
title_full Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
title_fullStr Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
title_full_unstemmed Ensuring Sustainable Value from Consultants
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publisher Niccolò Cusano University-Rome
series Symphonya
issn 1593-0300
1593-0319
publishDate 2007-06-01
description Decision-makers tend to view consulting projects in a positive light because that validates their decision to use consultants. That consultants know what they are doing is an undoubted prerequisite for success across all types of projects, not just people-related ones. The more knowledgeable a consultant has proved to be, the more satisfied the client is. Communication is another area where the gap between satisfied and unsatisfied clients is greatest. Among consulting projects that have gone well, it is hard to find a single one that has not involved a joint client-consultant team. Moreover, integration is not just a question of people working together or being based in the same physical location.
topic management consulting
consulting
consulting satisfaction levels
value of consultants
client-consultant relationship
url https://symphonya.unicusano.it/article/view/9231
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