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Consultancy Skills Programme

Analyse problems, create solutions, deliver change

This exciting programme is designed to help managers act as consultants – within their own department or organisation, or with external organisations they fund or support. It's also ideal for anyone keen to find out how to develop a career as a consultant.

(Want to learn about becoming a consultant but don't have five days spare? Try our one-day introductory programme.)

I found the Consultancy Skills Programme very interesting and thoroughly enjoyable. The trainers really knew their stuff and the balance between presentations and practical exercises was perfect. The coaching and strategic tools will be especially useful to me when putting it all into practice.

Aileen McEvoy, freelance Arts Consultant

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Benefits and Core Modules

Programme design

Booking information

=mc is the largest non-profit management consultancy in Europe, working with major charities from MSF to UNICEF and public bodies from OECD to the UK Cabinet Office. The programme is based on the one we use to develop our own consultants. It draws on some of the latest and most effective consultancy techniques in the commercial and not-for-profit world.

Before the programme we ask you to complete an online questionnaire to help us ensure the content meets your needs and those of the other participants.

Benefits:

Increase your ability to analyse complex situations and then come up with viable and effective solutions

Gain access to a set of toolkits in strategy, change, innovation and problem solving to help identify key issues and then tackle them

Discover approaches to ensure senior leadership and other stakeholders follow through your recommendations

Core Modules:

The programme is built around a number of key toolkits that a consultant needs to be effective:

Consultancy methodology toolkit: identifying consultancy roles, stages of consultancy projects, clarifying customers and briefs

Innovation toolkit: facilitating creativity, group problem-solving, =mc innovation value chain, techniques for promoting systematic innovation

Strategy toolkit: identifying strategic issues, using tools like Ansoff and Boston analysis, plus Porter's 5-forces for entry and exit strategies

Change toolkit: models for change, 5Cs of change, handling change responses, change frameworks including Kotter

Communication toolkit: presenting ideas and results powerfully, influencing skills in one-to-one and group communication

Facilitation and Problem solving toolkit: using 6 Thinking Hats and Action Shoes, Ishikawa analysis to diagnose problems and mind mapping

Financial analysis toolkit: key ratios, understanding financial statements, analysing data

Organisational structure toolkit: identifying structure options, evaluating the positives and negatives of different organisational options, creating SBUs, handling re-structures

Coaching toolkit: using the =mc coaching model, reviewing performance and giving effective and empowering feedback

Please note: we have added additional modules to the programme based on responses from participants. For full details of the modules covered in the programme, contact us.

Bonus sessions: build your own consultancy

In response to demand from participants we'll offer two bonus sessions outside of the core programme to coach and brief those interested in setting up their own consultancy. The content will be dependent on participants' interests, but can include advice on getting started, pricing work and networking skills.

Learning approaches

The programmme offers a range of learning methodologies. You'll analyse challenging Harvard Business School style case studies in small groups, tackle specific work-based problems by using fellow participants as consultants and participate in a live study, making recommendations.

Leading consultancy tutors

The programme will be delivered by a mix of members of =mc's team including:

Bernard Ross

Chloë Longmore

Dates	15 - 19 October 2012
Duration	5 days
Cost	£1500+VAT
Venue	London
Documentation	The 200 page =mc Consultancy Manual - an outstanding reference work for all aspects of consultancy. It covers all the ‘tool' clusters giving clear and simple explanations for their use.
Booking Info	Book Now Also available in-house »
	Please contact us if you'd like to discuss your training requirements with our team, or would like more information

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Amnesty International needed a new strategic framework to cope with the different human rights situation globally. We created a tailored strategy map.
Age UK, the major UK charity was the product of a merger. They needed a new approach to income generation and we helped them to shape their new programme.
In need of a country strategy, the Alliance turned to us after they set up a new regional office in Uganda.
The UK government needed some inspiration for new politics, they turned to =mc learning and development for innovation training for senior civil servants.
Increasing global fundraising capacity. We were excited to help the British Council staff in Russia secure a 1 million Euro sponsorship deal!
For Concern, =mc learning & development team provided a global leadership programme for managers and country directors – linked to a multicultural competence framework.
Turning a local authority department into an independent organisation means major change! We supported DGHP to create new ways of working.
Greenpeace International needed advice on innovation to help engage younger people in the environmental agenda – we designed a systematic programme to help with this.
Mind wanted to be more aligned across departments to create a joined-up organisation. =mc consultancy helped them to create a new culture. Our clients We're proud of the clients we work with. Click on the logos below for more information.
The National Trust for Scotland needed a system to prioritise their projects. =mc introduced a special version of the strategy map.
NMSI, the UK’s largest museum cluster (including the Science Museum), asked us to assess their potential for increasing their unrestricted income.
Find out how we helped them to embed innovation as part of NSPCC’s organisational culture through driving forward innovation and knowledge management.
We’re ecstatic to have been awarded a National Training Award in 2008 with Plan International for their blended management learning programme for INGO staff.
=mc’s fundraising team were asked by this international federation – the largest INGO in the world – to help them develop their global fundraising strategy across 198 nations.
Growing a culture of innovation. We designed an innovation framework to help the RNIB achieve culture change and boost income.
We helped Sightsavers develop a new global strategic direction that achieved record levels of engagement across the organisation.
UNICEF UK asked us to help them develop a powerful case for support – follow the story of Our 5 Promises to Children.

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Dates:
15 - 19 October 2012

Cost:
£1500+VAT

Venue:
London

Who should attend?

development professionals in the arts, sports and social welfare fields who have responsibility for setting up, assessing or supporting projects

senior managers in larger charities, local authorities or public bodies who are called in to 'troubleshoot' in other departments

professionals in the human resources, personnel and training fields who see consultancy as a way to complement and develop existing interventions

individuals keen to explore consultancy skills as a possible career development – either independently or by joining a consulting firm

Transforming the performance of ethically-driven organisations worldwide

Consultancy Skills Programme

Read on to find out about:

Benefits:

Core Modules:

Bonus sessions: build your own consultancy

Learning approaches

Leading consultancy tutors

Amnesty International needed a new strategic framework to cope with the different human rights situation globally. We created a tailored strategy map.

Age UK, the major UK charity was the product of a merger. They needed a new approach to income generation and we helped them to shape their new programme.

In need of a country strategy, the Alliance turned to us after they set up a new regional office in Uganda.

The UK government needed some inspiration for new politics, they turned to =mc learning and development for innovation training for senior civil servants.

Increasing global fundraising capacity. We were excited to help the British Council staff in Russia secure a 1 million Euro sponsorship deal!

For Concern, =mc learning & development team provided a global leadership programme for managers and country directors – linked to a multicultural competence framework.

Turning a local authority department into an independent organisation means major change! We supported DGHP to create new ways of working.

Greenpeace International needed advice on innovation to help engage younger people in the environmental agenda – we designed a systematic programme to help with this.

Mind wanted to be more aligned across departments to create a joined-up organisation. =mc consultancy helped them to create a new culture. Our clients We're proud of the clients we work with. Click on the logos below for more information.

The National Trust for Scotland needed a system to prioritise their projects. =mc introduced a special version of the strategy map.

NMSI, the UK’s largest museum cluster (including the Science Museum), asked us to assess their potential for increasing their unrestricted income.

Find out how we helped them to embed innovation as part of NSPCC’s organisational culture through driving forward innovation and knowledge management.

We’re ecstatic to have been awarded a National Training Award in 2008 with Plan International for their blended management learning programme for INGO staff.

=mc’s fundraising team were asked by this international federation – the largest INGO in the world – to help them develop their global fundraising strategy across 198 nations.

Growing a culture of innovation. We designed an innovation framework to help the RNIB achieve culture change and boost income.

We helped Sightsavers develop a new global strategic direction that achieved record levels of engagement across the organisation.

UNICEF UK asked us to help them develop a powerful case for support – follow the story of Our 5 Promises to Children.

Who should attend?