Management Consulting in Practice [Hardcover]

Paul May (Author), Fiona Czerniawska (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2004

The world's leading consultants tackle real projects and make tangible differences for their clients. Through real-world case studies -- including examples from the International Olympic Committee, Sun Microsystems and London's Metropolitan Police Service -- this text provides an understanding of the relationship between top management consultant teams and their clients. Organized in seven categories: Change management, human resources, operational performance, business strategy, technology exploitation, outsourcing and electronic trading. Published in association with the Management Consultancies Association.

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"No element of modern management goes uncovered. A clear demonstration of the tangible and intangible benefits that can result from a client-consultant relationship." MBA Business "Czerniawska [is] one of the world's leading commentators on the consulting industry." Consulting to Management "Full of useful insights." Long Range Planning "Collects case studies from the most recent Management Consultancies Association's Awards for Best Management Practice winners in order to explore how these firms and their clients succeeded in ensuring high-quality consulting." Journal of Economic Literature

About the Author

Fiona Czerniawski is the Director of the Management Consultancies Association's Think Tank, where she is responsible for research. She is the founder and managing director of Arkimeda, a corporation that specializes in researching, analyzing and consulting on the key issues facing consulting firms and their clients. Czerniawska has published a number of books and is Program Director for the Center of Management Development at the London Business School.

Paul May has been a business technology author, consultant, systems architect and business development executive in ecommerce practice. He is the founder of Verista, a firm that undertakes ecommerce and eBusiness strategy and implementation projects with well-known global companies such as BP and De Beers. He has published on ecommerce and mobile commerce.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books (November 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749442816
• ISBN-13: 978-0749442811
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.2 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,703,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A hard-hitting pick recommended for any serious business library collection., March 4, 2007

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This review is from: Management Consulting in Practice: A Casebook of International Best Practice (Paperback)

The relationship between top management consultancy teams and their clients is reviewed through a series of case studies from large organizations working in both the public and private sectors to analyze the best consulting practices in management in Fiona Czerniawska & Paul May's MEASURING CONSULTING IN PRACTICE. Each case study is used as a foundation for analysis by a leading consulting industry commentator and a business technology author and consultant, making this a hard-hitting pick recommended for any serious business library collection.