The Annual Survey of Consultants and Their Clients
Answers To Questions About Consultants and Consulting
What do consultants really think about their clients? And, what do organizations really think about their consultants? What makes the difference between a consulting problem and high consultant satisfaction?What differentiates a good consultant from a bad consultant?How do you find a good consultant?What qualities should you look for?
Answers to all these questions – and more – will be available thanks to The Consulting SurveySM. Designed and developed to be the first, broad based annual survey of both consultants and their clients, The Consulting SurveySM is an essential component of the research program of Consulting Intelligence, LLC.
One Important Survey - Two Different Viewpoints
Part 1 of the survey gathers information on the experiences individuals and organizations have had with consultants.This part will document key elements of client satisfaction, the perceived benefits – and risks – associated with engaging external consultants and the specific qualities that are considered most important when evaluating a new consultant.
Part 2 of the survey gathers information on the experiences that individual consultants and consulting firms have had with their clients.This part will document how consultants perceive the capability, competence and cooperativeness of their clients, the various approaches and methods they use when working with clients and the specific qualities they believe are the most important when deciding to work with a client.
The results of both parts of the survey will be reported independently.Then, a summary will be released that compares and contrasts the information gathered from the consultants with the information gathered from the customers.Information collected in 2007 will serve as a baseline for comparison in subsequent years.
For 2007, the survey’s inaugural year, it is being co-sponsored by the American Management Association and the Institute of Management Consultants USA.
Three Prestigious Organizations
The Consulting SurveySM is conducted by Consulting Intelligence. For 2007, the cosponsors are the American Management Association and the Institute of Management Consultants USA.
About Consulting Intelligence (CI)
Consulting Intelligence, LLC is a leading client-side meta-consultant. They specialize in providing advice, counsel and guidance to the clients of consultants and professional services firms.Their services include helping organizations: locate, select, negotiate with, engage and intelligently manage highly qualified consultants and other providers of professional services.In addition, they provide confidential organizational assessment and troubled project intervention services.Visit Consulting Intelligence at www.consultingintelligence.com.
About American Management Association (AMA)
American Management Association is a world leader in professional development and performance-based learning solutions. AMA provides individuals and organizations worldwide with the knowledge and tools to achieve performance excellence, adapt to changing realities and prosper in a complex and competitive world. Each year, thousands of customers learn new skills and behaviors, gain more confidence, advance their careers and contribute to the success of their organizations. AMA offers a range of unique seminars, workshops, conferences, customized corporate programs, online learning, newsletters, journals and AMA books.Visit AMA at www.amanet.org.
About The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA)
IMC USA is the premier professional association and sole certifying body dedicated to management consultants in the US. The IMC USA mission is to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education and professional resources. It awards the Certified Management Consultant (CMC®) designation, the global standard for technical competence, client satisfaction and professional conduct, recognized in 44 countries and the basis of the upcoming ISO registration for management consultants.Visit IMC USA at http://www.imcusa.org
