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Consulting firms have been the subject of often unflattering scrutiny in reports of recent high profile information technology investments gone sour. Some of the criticism is well deserved: unscrupulous behaviour by some consulting organizations, combined with a lack of effective strategies for consultant management and oversight can end up outstripping the value consulting leaves in its wake.
More concerted analysis of decades of successful consultant-client relationships provides a different picture: to those firms equipped to harness it, consulting offers tremendous value through specialized expertise, objective insight, and rapid delivery.
The challenges for organizations reaching out to consultants: avoid the potential pitfalls, and ensure you extract maximum value from your consulting spend. This morning event promises invaluable tips and insight on meeting the challenges from two critical perspectives: The Client and The Consultant.
This successful event provided insight valuable for:
- Organizations involved in the hiring, management, and oversight of consultants, particularly in the Information Management space
- Those considering improvements, updates, or an overhaul of their Information Management processes that require the specialized expertise consulting offers
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Date
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Location
St. Andrew's Club and
Conference Centre
150 King Street West
Toronto, ON
M5H 1J6
(How to get there)
Agenda
Sign-in and
networking breakfast
8:00am - 8:30am
Adam Richardson
8:30am – 9:00am
Darren Edery
9:00am – 9:30pm
Discussion
9:30am – 10:00am
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The Client:
Adam Richardson
Technology Head, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Information Management, BMO Bank of Montreal
...drive value by successfully leveraging consulting partnerships...
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The Consultant
Darren Edery
CEO, Adastra Canada
...balanced and holistic insight gathered during dozens of engagements...
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