Hands-on Consulting : Learning and Applying the Practice of Management Consulting

Bys: Smith, George M. (Bud), Jr. and Bill Slivka

Hands-On Consulting provides a guide to learning and applying the practice of management consulting. The book describes the processes, methodologies and disciplines practiced by management consultants in addressing their client engagements. In doing so, the book provides students and executives alike, with a proven problem-solving process for attacking a wide range of business and institutional problems and issues.Core to the book are descriptions of how professional consultants work. Particular attention is given to describing various methodologies used by professional consultants in conducting their engagements.Hands-On Consulting TM further guides business schools in organizing Consulting-Based LearningC as an experiential learning tool. Attention is given to helping MBA students learn how best to get things done in teams, and with their client executives. A consulting work plan is provided, as both a template for organizing student engagement, and showing example information.Hands-On Consulting also guides aspiring executives and fledgling consultants alike, in learning and applying consulting disciplines to resolving an organization's problems and issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615488412
• ISBN13: 9780615488417
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cape Ann & Company
• Length: 160 Pages