No matter how much expertise there is in your company, there are occasions when an external specialised is required to assist. This is where consulting partners come in to provide temporary expert knowledge, which, when compared to training someone up internally to the necessary level, is much more cost-effective and time-efficient.
When you hire a consulting partner, it comes with the added benefit of only having to pay for the time they provide; however, you need to ensure that you’re choosing the right partner. With this in mind, we look now at some tips on ensuring that you opted a consulting partner that’s right for you and your business.
So, with further ado, let’s begin.
Tip #1 – Relevant Experience Required
The first and perhaps most significant factor when searching for a consulting partner is whether they have relevant experience and a track record of success in similar projects. If they haven’t, we’d recommend moving on to a consulting firm that does.
Tip #2 – Specialists v Generalists
Another essential factor to consider is whether the consulting partner in question has specialist expertise or a more general understanding of your industry. You need a specialist, so if you find that the consulting partner is from the second category, you should continue your search.
Tip #3 – Are They a Team Player?
For an external consulting partner to do their best work, they ideally need to be able to integrate into your company and work well with your teams. If they don’t display this kind of ability, we’d seriously consider giving them a wide berth.
Tip #4 – Are They a Good Listener?
You’ll find out a lot about a potential consulting partner during your initial discussions. If they spend most of the time talking about their achievements when they should be exploring your needs, this is another warning sign to move on.
Tip #5 – Proven Methods Necessary
The last of our five tips relates to proven business models. You should be aiming for a consulting partner who has a proven, structured plan for meeting your requirements. If their methods are unclear and they don’t provide answers to how they’ll get from point A to point B, we would again give them a miss.
In Summary
The job of finding the ideal consulting partner for your business is a complex one, of that there is little doubt. However, as we’ve seen here, you can certainly tip the balance of probability in your favour by following the tips listed above. By determining the experience, working methodologies and team-playing abilities of any consulting partner before you start, significantly this reduces the chance of employing the wrong one.
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Jones Anderson
CXPORTAL is your award-winning AI, ML, SAP Commerce Cloud and eCommerce digital transformation solutions provider, CXPORTAL is specialised in Innovating business strategy, design and development of digital products, digital platforms engineering and data science solutions. CXPORTAL Leverage Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning Models, and big data Analytics to unlock and scale your business data, and optimising the operating model for exponential business impact.
