企业咨询-咨询顾问职业生涯发展(英文版)(ppt44页)

OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT
CONSULTING
Overview of management consu
TODAY, ONE IS CONFRONTED WITH A VARIETY OF CONSULTANTS . . . .
Tax “consultants” Hair “consultants” Image “consultants” Color “consultants” Catering “consultants”
The major global management consulting firms concentrate in three areas of consulting; A.T. Kearney, together with EDS, cover the whole spectrum
Strategy
The nature of business is changing so rapidly that companies • Cannot provide for every eventuality in the organizational structure • Find it difficult to maintain permanent staff functions
Warsaw, May 28, 2001
an EDS company
AGENDA
Overview of management consulting A.T. Kearney as a strategic management consulting firm Consultant’s role in A.T. Kearney The future of management consulting
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COMPANIES ENGAGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR SEVERAL REASONS — SOME GOOD, SOME NOT SO GOOD
Some reasons why companies hire consultants The company does not have the necessary skills internally The company has never confronted this situation before Management needs fresh ideas and a new perspective Management wants the consultant to confirm its ideas Everyone源自文库in the company is too busy Management needs a “tie breaker”
Unfortunately, most business schools do not • Prepare managers for “exceptions” in business situations • Teach real project management
Overview of management consu
What then, is “management consulting?
ONE DEFINITION . . . .
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Management consulting = assisting management in facilitating change to gain and sustain competitive advantage
- Good reason - Good reason - Good reason - Not-so-good reason - Not-so-good reason - Not-so-good reason
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WHY DOES MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SEEM TO BE GROWING IN IMPORTANCE?
needed basis
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WHY DOES THERE CONTINUE TO BE A DEMAND FOR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING?
Most companies do not know how to • Analyze „themselves” in an objective way when business situations change significantly • Operate in a temporary, project mode
WYŻSZA SZKOŁA PRZEDSIĘBIORCZOŚCI I ZARZĄDZANIA
IM. LEONA KOŹMIŃSKIEGO W WARSZAWIE
“Strategic management consulting – the A.T. Kearney
perspective”
Presentation
• Corporate strategy • Strategic business units • e-business strategy • Production strategy • Distribution strategy • Market entry strategy • Restructuring
Companies need “tailored” solutions to remain competitive in an increasingly global marketplace The high cost of what management consulting provides can only be justified by companies on an outsourced, as