Management Consulting: A Complete Guide to the Industry / Edition 2

by Sugata Biswas, Daryl Twitchell

Overview

The first complete resource on an ever-growing field, updated and expanded to reflect the impact of the New Economy on the industry
This unique A-to-Z resource provides a complete game plan for novice management consultants trying to break into the business along with expert guidelines for veterans looking to expand their services. Sugata Biswas and Daryl Twitchell cover all the bases, from the origins and history of the field to how to zero in on becoming established in one of the many unique specialties within the industry. They also provide a detailed directory of the top fifty consulting firms in the nation. This Second Edition features new and/or added information on such critical topics as the rapidly emerging field of e-consulting; consulting start-ups, incubators, and other New Economy enterprises; and an exploration of how increased competition for graduating MBAs is changing the consultant recruiting and hiring process.
Sugata Biswas (Santa Monica, CA) is a management consultant with the Viant Corporation. Daryl Twitchell (New York, NY) is a management consultant with Front Line Capital Corporation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471444015
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/25/2001
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.19(h) x 1.17(d)

About the Author

SUGATA BISWAS has been a management consultant with some of the leading consuiting firms in private, public, and nonprofit sectors including Accenture, IBM Global Services/The Wilkerson Group, RAND Corporation,and Viant. Mr. Biswas graduated from the University of Chicago with honors in economics and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

DARYL TWITCHELL was a management consultant with the international strategy consulting firm Mercer Management Consulting/CDI, and was a director in the Strategic Planning Group of American Express. He held senior management positions at American Express in strategic investments and new business development, and worked in venture capital as a director at FrontLine Capital Group. Mr. Twitchell graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in international relations and history, and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

The Management Consulting Industry.

The Consultant's Work and Lifestyle.

The Emergence of E-Consulting.

Perspectives on Consulting.

Planning Your Consulting Career.

Mastering the Case Interview.

Negotiating Your Offer.

Epilogue.

Appendix I: Fifteen Essential Frameworks.

Appendix II: One Hundred Case Questions and Ten Sample Answers.

Appendix III: Directory of One Hundred Consulting Firms.

Notes.

Index.