1. What Makes an Excellent Project Management Consultant?
So our entire presentation revolves around this one question of what makes an excellent project management consultant?
And to start us off, we have a short video talking about what makes a great project manager….

2. What is a project management consultant? (Kayla)
Why do companies hire management consultants? (Austin)
“America’s Best Management Consulting Firms” (Trevor)
Why you want to be a consultant… (Steph)
Top Characteristics of a great PM Consultant (Bailey)
Flexible, disciplined, confidence, persistent, sociable
Case Study for characteristics…. (Bailey)
Top Skills of a great PM consultant (Brian)
Case Study for Skills…(Brian)
Conclusion. (David)
Also benefits of being a consultant? Salary, flexibility of job, independent… etc.

3. What is a Project Management Consultant?
Description
Providing Advice for their Clients
Responsibilities
Balance time, money, and scope of the project
Prioritize tasks
Analyze Company’s practices
Make Recommendations
KAYLA
So to us start off… What is a project management consultant?
A consultant is someone who provides advice about a company's strategic and operational issues.
In order to do this, consultants have to balance their time, money, and scope of the project by prioritizing tasks to ensure timely execution of the project from start to finish.
Essentially, a consultant’s main responsibility is to provide an analysis of the existing practices of a company and then make appropriate recommendations for improvements for their company.
Now I am going to pass it off to Austin who is going to talk about why companies hire consultants?

4. Why do Companies Hire Management Consultants?
To solve problems
Can’t spare essential employees
Looking for specialized skills
For an unbiased outsider's opinion
To make hard decisions
AUSTIN

5. America’s Best Management Consulting Firms
To be considered for this list, companies had to fall into one of four categories.
“Classic” Management Consultancy Firms
IT Consultancies
Advisory Branches of Auditing Firms
Consulting Branches of Agencies
Rankings were determined based on two online surveys
The top Firms were Bain & Company, Deloitte Consulting, Mckinsey & Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services and The Boston Consulting Group.
TREVOR

6. Why be a PM Consultant? Average salary $75,051
Varies by location and company
BAIN: Highest Paying Consulting Firm
Undergrads = $104,000 with 4.5% contribution of base pay to 401k
MBAs = $195,000 with $8,000 contribution to 401k
Great for those…
With an entrepreneurial mindset
Look for a career with huge growth opportunities
Who prefer a career that’s challenging, poses some risk and keeps you on your feet.
STEPH

7. Characteristics Flexible Confident Persistent Studious Sociable
Adapt easily to new projects and work cultures
Confident
Leave egos at the door and be a good team player
Persistent
Never give up, even in difficult times/situations
Studious
Continue to learn
Sociable
Practice active listening and build trust
Flexible: can jump into any situation and adapt easily. Also means getting along with new colleagues and fitting in to get the job done.
Confident: know what their skills and weaknesses are and know how to use/work on them. Put company goals and team spirit first
Persistent: Keep going, accept challenges, negative feedback, and learn from setbacks
Studious: never stop learning new information that can help, it’s their job to being latest knowledge forward
Sociable: listen first then speak, take in suggestions while also building trust in clients and fellow colleagues

8. Student Example: ITSS Organizational Review
Assessed ITSS strengths and weaknesses
Had to remain:
Flexible
Confident
Persistent
Studious
Sociable
Created survey for employees to take in order to assess the organization's strengths and weaknesses.
Flexible: Dealt with employee turnover in the middle of project and had to change some questions to adapt/ make them easier to understand
Confident: Items we were addressing weren’t common terms, had to make sure we fully understood and could relay it to ITSS employees
Persistent:w/o being annoying; Had to collect around 30 surveys, isn't easy when employees have no real incentive
Studious: Constantly look up org structure of ITSS in order to tailor questions to their business
Sociable: Listen to their concerns and make sure we address those in our report/survey

9. Skills of PM Consultants
Command authority naturally
Possess quick shifting abilities, knowing what to note and what to ignore
Set, observe, and re-evaluate project priorities frequently
Ask good questions and listen to stakeholders
Rely on extensive informal networks inside and outside the firm to solve problems that arise
Ability to delegate tasks
BRIAN
Networking
Sales
Organization
Leadership

11. Apply Skills Learned Through Time
Determine what’s important and what’s not
What you should spend time on and what you shouldn’t
Develop a relationship with the client beyond the product
Ensure the team is as happy as possible
BRIAN

12. Works Cited
"8 Characteristics of Great Consultants. Do You Have What It Takes?"Consultancy Projects in Engineering Life Sciences IT Pauwels Consulting RSS2. Pauwels Consulting, 24 Mar Web. 26 Apr