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The following are the 5 courses and 1 simulation that make up the "Consulting With the External Client" set of courses. There is a course bundle that includes them all.

Course Bundle: Consulting with the External Client - 21.5 hours/PDUs (Category B)This bundle includes:

"Essentials of External Consulting" Item No. CONS0111

"The Client-Consultant Relationship" Item No. CONS0112

"Diagnosing and Planning" Item No. CONS0113

"Managing Delivery" Item No. CONS0114

"Evaluation and Review" Item No. CONS0115

"Consulting with the External Client Simulation" Item No. CONS0110

Essentials of External Consulting - 5.0 hours/PDUs (Category B)You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role. What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines, clearly the role means being an advocate or representative of your organization. For such a role, you'll

The Client-Consultant Relationship - 5.0 hours/PDUs (Category B)Getting to know your clients and their needs are the vital first steps to establishing productive working relationships. Understanding more about their organizations and what they expect from you will be essential if you are to provide a high-quality service that will excite them. You will also need to know how to recognize all the stakeholders and the real decision makers within an organization, and build teams that can function quickly and effectively.

Diagnosing and Planning - 4.0 hours/PDUs (Category B)Your success as a consultant depends on your ability to diagnose each situation correctly. You need to use your previous experience, and bring fresh ideas to every new contract. Frameworks and models help you to make an effective diagnosis. They help you to evaluate the strategic position of the client organization, which is vital. To deliver solutions that are relevant and appropriate to the client's particular business, you must have a knowledge of the organization. Each organization is unique

Managing Delivery - 3.5 hours/PDUs (Category B)Delivering to clients is the most important thing you do as an external consultant. Everything else--the selling and the fighting to win the contract--stands for nothing if you fail to deliver outstanding results time and time again. To keep your reputation intact, delivering to time, quality, and budget is the very least that you must achieve. To ensure that clients remain enthusiastic about what you can offer them, you must deliver effective project management throughout the consulting assignm

Evaluation and Review - 4.0 hours/PDUs (Category B)So, is it success or failure? It's crucial that you take time to review your completed project and confirm the outcomes. What has been achieved, and what didn't go as planned? And how have you performed personally? Of course, success depends on your ability as an external consultant to continually develop in the role, increase your skills, and make overall improvements in your performance. This course will help you review any consulting project, bring about successful handoff to the client, and

Consulting with the External Client Simulation - 0.5 hours/PDUsModern corporations employ consultants for their experience, knowledge, and skills. The primary responsibility of these consultants is to facilitate decision making for senior management. To do this, external consultants gather information using proven techniques, analyze current business situations with specific diagnostic methods, and make recommendations based on those processes. In this simulation, you are a consultant at LocoMotion Think Tank. Your assignment is to advise Automation Control