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Consulting frameworksWhat consultants actually do: a realistic view
What exactly is a consultant doing that your team cannot? The honest answer: fixing things that should not have broken, asking questions that should already have been asked, and adding capacity when the internal team runs out.
· 9 min read
Consulting frameworksStructured thinking: the consultant's actual advantage
Structured thinking gives you a way in when a client problem is messy and the room expects clarity. Here is the method I use, with a one-page worksheet and what AI has changed about it.
· 10 min read
Consulting frameworksSkills engineers need to succeed in consulting
Engineers rarely fail in consulting for technical reasons. The skills that decide who builds a career, how to practise them, and what AI tools have changed for new consultants.
· 8 min read
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25 years in ERP delivery across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, now a chief technology officer. I write from the programmes I have run, for the people making these decisions.
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