Practice Development Workshop

Get Smart
Get Known
Get Business

PRACTICE
DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOP

June. 4th, 2008

DON'T MISS THIS INSIGHTFUL NEW WORKSHOP
  

 
Managing Your Resources

Workshop Focus
Learn from experts, stay current, exchange ideas, and share your expertise.

Sometimes, a consultant's worst enemy is what we all want: Success. Winning several major client engagements tends to present some tough challenges, such as how to balance time between delivering results to clients, marketing the business in order to win new ones, and administering the consultancy, while keeping enough personal time to be able to reenergize and enjoy the work. Just working longer is rarely a way out: Even the best of
us only get 24 hours each day.

The answer lies in effectively managing time, finances, contacts, and other resources. This month's workshop will show you ways to become more effective in your consulting practice, discussing important aspects such as:

  • Time management
  • Contact management
  • Resource management

Workshop Facilitator
Judy Bragg
is the founder and President of Bragg Resources, which has offered consulting and training in database/contact management, sales, marketing, human resources, and finance since 1992. She is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and entre-preneur, as well as an ACT! Certified Consultant and ACT! Premier Trainer. Judy has successfully designed and implemented Customer Relationship Management systems for over 300 companies. She is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC®).

LOCATION     13701 Dallas Pkwy, Telos club, Parthenon conference room
west side of Dallas Tollway, between Spring Valley and Alpha (click for Google map)
TIME /  
RESERVATIONS  
Networking:
Program:
Cost per session:

Reservations:
7:15 am - 7:30 am
7:30 am - 9:00 am
$15 for members, $25 for non-members
(includes continental breakfast; please bring cash or check)

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PRACTICE  
DEVELOPMENT  
WORKSHOP  
CURRICULUM  
 
Session 18 of 24  

 

Calendar   

(revolving  
program;  
continues with  
Session 1  
in January 2009)
  

Successful Consulting
Laying The Foundation
Legal Issues of Consulting
Expanding Your Consultancy
Creating Value for Clients
Marketing Your Consultancy I
Marketing Your Consultancy II
Marketing Your Consultancy III
Marketing Your Consultancy IV
Marketing Through the Web
Attention Grabbing Comm.
The IMC Code of Ethics I
Consulting Contracts & Proposals
Selling Consulting Services I
Selling Consulting Services II
Selling Consulting Services III
Managing Clients' Expectations
Managing Your Resources
Improving Your Strategic Agility
Writing & Publishing for Success
Effective Client Analysis
Asset Based Consulting Practice
How to Become A CMC
The IMC Code of Ethics II
  Why clients engage; aligning to market needs
Defining your services; mission and value prop.
The right legal structure; IP aspects; contracts
Partners; subcontractors; virtual company; JVs
Value; fair pricing; 'selling' your pricing
Client & market segment.; identifying prospects
Brand building, consistent marketing strategy
Collateral, newsletter publication; budgets
Networking and referrals; prof. memberships
Websites & search engines; blogging
Speaking; press releases; media coverage
Integrity; confidentiality; conflicts of interest
Roles; winning proposals; legal aspects
Economic buyers; selling process; cold calls
Closing the deal; dealing with problem clients
Selling to corporations and senior buyers

Rapport; expectations; resolving scope conflict
Effectively using your time, finances and energy
How to seize an opportunity to interest a buyer
Writing case studies & articles; book publishing
Profiling; client management; referral requests
Building assets; productizing; valuing for resale
Process; certification requirements
Integrity; confidentiality; conflicts of interest

 

LAST   
MONTH   
  Michael Egan Ph.D., CMC led our successful May workshop, "Managing Client Expectations", delving into ways to build client rapport, establish mutual expectations, and resolve issues regarding project scope.

LEARN,  
STAY CURRENT,  
EXCHANGE IDEAS,  
SHARE YOUR  
EXPERTISE  

We invite you to join us if you are new to the consulting business, wanting to learn how to effectively ramp up your practice, an established consultant, looking to stay current with state-of-the-art methods and to exchange ideas about new practices, or an experienced practitioner, willing to share your expertise on how to maximize your consulting success.

The Practice Development Workshop series is designed to cover all aspects of managing a successful consulting practice. You can attend only some of the workshops
or join us for the whole series.

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