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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Use these sites even if you just left your corporate job because it’s possible your cost-of-living increases didn’t keep up with the market price for your expertise. Local market conditions: Professionals in New York and San Francisco get paid more than those in Cincinnati or Boise—by some estimates, up to 25 percent more.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. It’s a matter of what they’re used to and their operating margins. For example, a grocery chain with a 2% operating margin is likely to be much more cost conscious than a medical device company with margins over 80%.

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How B2B Software Vendors Can Help Their Customers Benchmark

Harvard Business

Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies. One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management.

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The Competitive Edge: ISO 20700 Certification for Management Consultant

Effective Managers

Setting a Global Benchmark The ISO 20700 standard establishes a global benchmark for management consultants. This universal standard is a potent tool in a global market, ensuring clients that the quality and professionalism they receive from you meet consistently high standards, regardless of their location.

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List of strategy consulting firms in London

Tom Spencer

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Founded in 2003, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is based in the UK and also has offices in Luxembourg, Paris and NY. Kearney is a global management consulting firm focusing on strategic and operational issues faced by CEOs. Alvarez & Marsal.

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Understanding ISO 20700: Elevating Your Management Consultancy

Effective Managers

It’s about setting a global benchmark for how consulting services should be offered and delivered. When consultants are trained and operate according to these guidelines, they send a clear message to potential clients: “We are committed to the highest standards of professional conduct and service delivery.”

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Strategic Believability: A Research-Backed Guide

LSA Global

Alignment with Ways of Working, Resources, and Capabilities We know from leadership simulation assessment data that too many leaders ignore cultural and operational realities. Strategies that clash with organizational culture or overlook operational constraints are unlikely to gain traction.