Onsite Programs - Project Leadership, Project Management, and Consulting

Being a Consultant: How to Add Value as a True Business Partner

Description:
This dynamic and highly interactive two-day workshop provides technically and functionally savvy professionals with the consulting skills and tools necessary to create successful business partnerships. Project managers, Project teams, and employees will get the specific tools and strategies needed to effectively partner with co-workers, partners, internal clients, and external clients--techniques that produce exceptional business results.

The workshop includes pre-workshop preparation, followed by two days packed with job-specific activities, experiential exercises, skill practices, direct coaching, and self-assessments.

The result: practical skills and strategies that can make an immediate, tangible difference in how people work with others on projects and on the job.

Outcomes:

• Act as a value-added business partner vs. technical expert
• Increase productivity and consistency by following a consulting process
• Manage client and stakeholder interactions to increase trust, commitment, and client satisfaction
• Facilitate effective implementation with faster deployment
• Provide strategically focused solutions, not just technical answers
• Position professional expertise to positively influence project outcomes

Target Audience:
For project team members, project managers, and employees who are redefining their role as a business partner and consultant including those in Professional Services, Systems Integration, Information Technology, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Training, and Quality Assurance.

Anyone looking to become a Professional Services Business Partner, Systems Integration Business Partner, Information Technology (IT) Business Partner, Information Systems Business Partner, Systems Engineering Business Partner, Sales Business Partner, Finance Business Partner, Human Resources Business Partner, Training Business Partner, and Quality Assurance Business Partner.

To speak with an LSA Expert and learn about program customization and delivery options onsite at your company, please contact us.