From the course: How to Think Like a Consultant
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Conduct a comprehensive business assessment
From the course: How to Think Like a Consultant
Conduct a comprehensive business assessment
Imagine going to a doctor with severe pain and without asking any questions about your symptoms, medications, or health history, they immediately prescribe treatment. Without a full understanding, the solution could be ineffective or even harmful. The same applies to consulting. Instead of health issues, we address business problems. As consultants, we must be problem solvers delivering informed, impactful, and sustainable solutions. To help you assess a business and understand its context, here are my go-to approaches. To understand how your consulting scope fits into the business strategy, the organization's culture, and the potential impacts on stakeholders, use a strategy map, culture assessment, and stakeholder impact assessment. While there are many assessments you could use, these three help identify key factors that drive or restrain success. Here's how to do it. Start with a strategy mapping exercise. A strategy map clarifies the organization's key objectives, priorities, and…
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