Smart Consulting Sourcing

Anticipation is a key skill for procurement executives.  If your objective is to create more value for your Company through your procurement work, now is the right time to start honing your anticipation skills. 
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to anticipate your consulting needs to start building relationships and intimacy with your providers.

Launching a large consulting project can be daunting. Often the project will impact several functions and locations. How to make sure the project will deliver?  
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains why should Finance and Strategy get involved in decision-making on large consulting projects.

Simplification goes a long way when drafting a Consulting agreement. However, you need to always consult with your Legal team first and foremost when drafting your agreement, but here are some great recommendations. 
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how  to draft the right consulting agreement.

Lets talk about an important part of project management for consulting projects. At one point in time, the consultants will leave your organization. How do you prepare the take over of the projects?
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how  to prepare the transition for when the consultant departs.

In many companies, the business lines continue to avoid working with  procurement executives when sourcing consultants. Why is procurement  sidelined when dealing with consulting services? It is an easy answer: TRUST.
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how  to make my internal clients to trust me for consulting sourcing?

 Over the past 20 years, the growth of in-house consulting groups has been one of the most notable elements of change in the fast-moving Consulting Industry.
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains Why should you develop an internal consulting group?

With the constant pressure on cost reductions and sustainable savings, many Companies are starting to notice their Tail Spend, even in the Consulting Category.  
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to take control of the consulting tail spend.

A simple scan of your consulting expenses can open the door to significant quick wins and value creation. 
On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte explains how to improve your consulting sourcing capability 

When companies face difficulties such as Covid 19 and start to be cash-constrained, they often look to reduce their expenses, and Consulting looks like a non-essential line.On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte discusses whether you should freeze your Consulting expenses during a crisis or not.

Having a consulting strategy is about aligning your consulting budget with your strategic priorities to accelerate the execution of your strategy.On this week’s Smart consulting Sourcing podcast, Consulting Sourcing Expert Hélène Laffitte discusses about how to make sure your consulting spend is supporting your strategy.