How To Be A Consultant

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How To Be A Consultant, a programme for New and Aspiring Consultants. Benefit from the wisdom and expertise of experienced consultants to maximise your success in consultancy! This programme will be particularly valuable for new and aspiring consultants. It is a series of short, interactive, TED-style talks, where expert speakers discuss success factors with an audience that harnesses the wisdom of experienced consultants with the energy of newcomers. It is aimed at new entrants to the profession as well as experienced IT practitioners from all specialities who are considering a move into consultancy. We also encourage experienced consultants to join the audience and share their own thoughts, advice and experiences. This first talk introduces the programme and tackles "What’s different about being a consultant" Later talks will cover: Using methods, tools & resources Helping people to change Being a consultant Interviews, fact-finding & evidence Managing projects & mixed teams Ethics & behaviours Analysis & problem solving Client relationships Selling your work Report writing Fees, commerciality, contracts & finance Creativity Presentation skills Quality & risk management Trust & influencing Solution design & buy-in Teams & relationships Thought leadership and reputation Getting decisions made & delivered Successful delivery and beyond The sessions are around 15-20 minutes of presentation with a further 10-15 minutes allowed for contributions from other experienced attendees and questions from the audience. Three topics are covered in each 90-minute event. Each segment will be edited and published as a video to provide a permanent, free resource. To draw upon a dispersed pool of expertise and offer this to a wide audience, the sessions use the Zoom conference format. Primary speakers and BCS hosts form a panel, but contributions from other experienced consultants are encouraged. About the speaker Simon Wallace LL.B MBCS CITP CMC - What’s different about being a consultant Simon has 34 years’ experience working in global, large, medium, small and sole practitioner consulting firms. During his 22 years at KPMG, he led on the development and delivery of training for partners, directors and senior managers. He also headed up the quality and risk management team, which was responsible for processes, standards, quality controls and internal policing. Simon was also Head of Management Consulting for Turner and Townsend and a council member of the Management Consultancies Association. This event is brought to you by: BCS Consultancy Specialist Group