How to buy consultancy

The aim of this white paper is to give you help and guidance about how to select and purchase consultancy. We find that many organisations that have not used consultants before do not fully appreciate the steps that they need to go through in order to get the most out of their relationship with consultants. This report attempts to de-mystify this process if you are new to using consultants.

It deals with the following topics:

Where to start – the key questions you should ask potential consultancy companies
The different methods of buying consultancy projects – Time & Materials versus fixed price
The pricing model used by consultants – how do ensure that you get value?
The contract components – in particular defining the schedule of work.

Armed with this information you will be in a better position to make a decision about which consultants to use and how to knowledgeably define the scope and cost of the assignment.