TY - BOOK AU - Wickham,Louise AU - Wilcock,Jeremy TI - Management consulting: delivering an effective project SN - 9781292127606 AV - HD69.C6 W53 2016 U1 - 001 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Harlow PB - Pearson KW - Business consultants KW - Industrial management N1 - Revised edition of the authors' Management consulting, 2012; 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 N2 - Management consulting remains a popular career choice but undertaking a consulting project for the first time can seem daunting for the student or new professional ER -