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Top 15 Capacity Planning Tools for Your Business [2024]

Epicflow

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. Detecting resource shortages; Developing capacity plans; Visibility into project and non-project demand. What Is a Capacity Planning Tool, and Why Do You Need One?

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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. Do you develop these skills by understanding systems thinking (a la Peter Senge and the “Fifth Discipline”)?

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Typical Challenges in Manufacturing Projects and Ways to Address Them

Epicflow

These difficulties involve an aging workforce, a shortage of skilled employees, competition for digital talent with companies from other industries, and ongoing employee retention. Developing flexible plans involves incorporating time and capacity buffers and avoiding strict deterministic project and production schedule s.

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

When is the last time you read a helpful blog article that gave you actionable advice to improve your consulting business? Did you know that there are consultant-specific blogs that host such advice? Although books are a fantastic way for consultants to learn how to run a more profitable business — blogs can be just as helpful.

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Digitalization of Aerospace Engineering: Main Difficulties and Ways to Overcome Them

Epicflow

In today’s changing and uncertain world, aerospace engineering companies are seeking the ways to design and develop new products faster and with less cost. These technologies are used to develop lightweight and durable components which are a high priority when designing an aircraft. Challenge 2: Lack of digital talent .

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If You're a SME Make Extra Money with GLG

Successful Independent Consulting

As research for this blog post, I asked a colleague about her experience as a Council Member and contacted GLG. GLG refers to these SMEs as Council Members, and they provide expertise in small bits, like an hour or two by phone or video conference. GLG also sometimes hires independent consultants for longer projects.

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Supplement Your Consulting Pipeline by Subcontracting

Successful Independent Consulting

Most global consulting firms use their own talent databases when they need to augment their own staff. For example, PwC Talent Exchange or Deloitte Open Talent. Like a talent agency, these companies match independent consultants with client projects. For example, “ leadership development consulting Los Angeles county ”.