Smart Consulting Sourcing

By Hélène Laffitte / Consulting Quest

Each week Hélène Laffitte, consulting sourcing expert and CEO of Consulting Quest, gives you the keys to better use, manage, and source consulting services.... more

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The podcast currently has 198 episodes available.

Smart Consulting Sourcing episodes:

October 22, 2020 What’s the right time to work with consultants?
Working with consultants can help client organizations to accelerate their projects. But when is the right time to work with consultants?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte & Laurent Thomas discuss value creation and timing when working with consultants.
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13min
October 12, 2020 How the consulting industry is evolving?
Companies are improving the way they source their consultants, the industry itself is evolving. Let's look at why and how.
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how the consulting industry is evolving
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8min
October 07, 2020 Who does what in the Consulting sourcing process?
In order to launch a consulting project, you will need to put several skills and experiences that are often spread out over several departments. Here are 3 phases of the high-level process.
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains who does what in the Consulting sourcing process.
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8min
October 01, 2020 How to implement Demand Management ?
There are several metodologies that can generate value for companies and Demand management is one of them . But what is Demand management exactly?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to implement Demand Management for the Consulting category
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10min
September 15, 2020 Where to focus in the Consulting Sourcing Process?
Today Hélène is welcoming Laurent Thomas, EVP Oil & Gas at Solvay Novecare & former Senior Partner at Oliver Wyman who will tell us where to focus in the consulting sourcing process. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains where to focus in the Consulting Sourcing Process. #sourcing #consulting #smartconsultingsourcing
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8min
September 15, 2020 How to find new consulting providers for your projects?
Sometimes it is important to understand what your options are before defining your requirements. You can look for consultants before or after writing your RFP, depending on how well you can define your needs…On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to find new consulting providers for your projects. #sourcing #consulting #smartconsultingsourcing
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10min
July 23, 2020 What are the main pitfalls when writing an RFP for Consulting?
When you write an RFP, You want to make sure that you will get solid proposals from your short-listed providers so that you can choose the best fit for you. Do you hire the right team? What are the results you are expecting?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains what are the main pitfalls when writing an RFP for Consulting.
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10min
July 16, 2020 How to monitor the consulting category?
It may sound obvious, but you won’t see the benefits of your consulting unless you measure the impact. What elements to monitor? How to segment your category? How to define the targets? How to track the results?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to monitor the consulting category.
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8min
July 09, 2020 Why Consulting is a standalone category?
Mastering the sourcing process is essential to create more value through consulting. But to unleash greater value, you need to start looking at consulting as a category. What are the benefits of category management? How does it apply to consulting?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains why Consulting is a standalone category, based on the criteria developed in Jon O’Brien’s book “Category Management in Purchasing.”
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6min
June 29, 2020 How to Negotiate a Consulting Agreement?
Now you have a consulting proposal that you think answers to your needs: you can start negotiating. What are the key steps in the negotiation? How should you prepare the negotiation? How do you get the best deal for your organization?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to negotiate a consulting agreement.
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8min

FAQs about Smart Consulting Sourcing:

How many episodes does Smart Consulting Sourcing have?

The podcast currently has 198 episodes available.