n appreciate the skills effective management consultants bring to the job; and in particular:

– recognise the importance of the project management skills necessary to keep the consulting project on schedule and on budget;

– recognise the importance of the analysis skills needed to understand the client business, identify the opportunities it faces and develop strategies to exploit them;

– recognise the importance of the relationship-building skills needed to relate ideas, to positively influence decision-makers and to make the project happen in real organisations;