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Smart Consulting Sourcing

Hélène Laffitte / Consulting Quest

Each week Hélène Laffitte, consulting sourcing expert and CEO of Consulting Quest, gives you the keys to better use, manage, and source consulting services.

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10:51

Top 6 trends in procurement today 2022

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/03/10

Today, procurement is a truly dynamic field. Did you know that Cloud Technology, Cognitive Procurement, Blockchain, and a slew of other new digital developments are altering the way we think about procurement and how it's organized and carried out? We'll take a look at a few hot new trends and examine how they're shaping procurement today. Also, try to predict where they'll lead us in the future.

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09:49

How Not to Go Wrong With Your Consulting Spends?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/03/03

Consulting is a vast discipline. Its very nature makes it difficult to generalize it completely. When it comes to consulting spends, just like other intangible service categories, there should be tight control in the decision-making for the sourcing process as well as for the procurement, which is supposed to facilitate the process and ensure compliance. Collaboration between operational entities and procurement is essential to ensure positive impact and savings.

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09:40

Internal versus External Consultants

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/02/24

On this week's podcast. I'll be talking about internal consultants. A team of internal consultants makes up an excellence group within an organization and plays a crucial role in the success of any project. The question how to use the best strategy and methods to be able to optimize this team's potential.

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09:56

How not to fail on a consulting project?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/02/17

There are many reasons why consulting projects fail. And, while you can’t always blame the Consulting Firm for everything that goes wrong, there’s no denying that they’re part of the problem. We’ve covered the safe techniques to derail a consulting project in this post (and a little of levity). In this week’s podcast, I want to talk about how not to fail on a consulting project.

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10:50

Negotiating consulting services at the last minute

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/02/10

What to do when you have just one week left to negotiate and you (procurement) were not involved in any previous steps of the consulting process. Talking about the part where there is so little time and you need hard-core cost-cutting in the project agreement! #consulting #procurement #negotiations

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09:04

How is Management Consulting being transformed?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/02/03

The consulting industry in recent years was shaped by 3 major trends: Digital transformation, Technological disruption, and Cultural shifts within the industry due to globalization. Right now, the future holds exciting promises as well. The expertise topics offered to Clients expand and multiply even further in niche markets. On this week’s Smart Consulting sourcing podcast, I want to talk about Transformation. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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12:29

How the top 5 spending industries are leveraging...

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/01/27

In today’s world, consultants strive to stay on the cutting-edge of knowledge by evolving and enhancing their expertise. Clients get the best out of the consultants but even consultants are benefiting from this as they get to build better portfolios and ensure long-term success. On this week’s Smart consulting sourcing podcast, I will explain how the top 5 industry are leveraging consulting. #consulting #sourcing #smartconsultingsourcing

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10:54

What is the value created by consultants?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/01/20

What is the value for a consulting project? Are procurement and business leaders talking the same language? Are we talking about savings? Cost avoidance? Or is it the impact of the project on the business? On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I want to talk about the value created by consultants. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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09:31

Reverse auctions and how they apply to sourcing...

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/01/13

Basically, reverse auctions are a type of bidding process where suppliers undercut each other and progressively reduce their price. Do you know how, the seller lists a product at X dollars and you find yourself competing with other buyers to get the product for more than the previous bidder? On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I will share with you my thoughts on reverse auctions and how they apply to sourcing consulting services. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting

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08:47

How to involve your stakeholders in choosing the...

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2022/01/06

When you launch a project, be it a project involving consultants or not, managing change from a project perspective is necessary and convince your stakeholders that this project is essential. Who are the stakeholders exactly? On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I want to convince you that you must involve all your stakeholders in choosing the right consulting services. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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08:58

Implement demand management for consulting services.

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/12/23

Demand management is a term used in business to describe the process of managing demand to achieve business objectives. It is also used to describe the demand management practices of supply chains, which are used primarily to prioritize demand fulfillment and improve demand visibility. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I explain how to manage demand management for consulting services. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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08:07

How to manage the relationships with your consulting...

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/12/16

Like for any other category, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is a Huge Topic for Consulting Services. The way Procurement manages Consulting Providers should fit in the overall SRM practices for the company. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I explain to manage the relationships with your consulting suppliers. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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09:54

How to work with consultants?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/12/09

Managing a consulting project is, first and foremost, about managing a project. You will need to manage three aspects to increase the likelihood of success: manage the stakeholders, manage the project and manage the change. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I explain how to work with consultants. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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08:24

Consulting fees and rates

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/12/02

How do consulting firms build their prices? What is the cost breakdown of a consulting firm? Understanding the different fee structures and when to use them is key to create more value when buying consulting services. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I talk about consulting fees and rates. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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08:42

What is consulting?

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/11/25

Consulting is often defined as giving expert advice to other professionals. True, but I think it is a bit simplistic. Because sometimes the consultants don't give advice: they do the work ! On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I want to define what is consulting. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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07:58

5 Real-Life Lessons About Consulting Sourcing

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/11/18

Sourcing doesn't start when you select the consultants you want to work with. It starts with a problem you want to solve. You could say sourcing starts even before you identify the projects that are sourcing candidates. On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I provide 5 Real-Life Lessons About Consulting Sourcing. #podcast #smartconsultingsourcing #consulting #sourcing

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10:37

How to lead a make-or-buy analysis for a consulting...

Smart Consulting Sourcing ·

2021/11/04

You should always check if you have some Internal resources available when you start a project. Because it frequently entails keeping expenditures low and making the most of your internal talents and assets. However, this may rapidly run out of steam if the project team isn't granted adequate time and responsibilities to manage the project successfully. So how do you decide to launch a project internally or to hire consultants? On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, I discuss How to

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