Richard Newton has run his own independent consulting business Enixus, providing services globally, for 15 years. As part of his work, he has advised other companies on setting up consultancies, and on their engagement management processes. He has also held NED roles with consultancies. Before going independent, he worked for the major international consultancies Coopers & Lybrand, Ernst & Young and A.T. Kearney. Through his own business he has worked alongside many of the major consultancies in the [...] is Richard’s 13th full length book. His books which have been translated into 17 languages, and five of his books have gone to a second editions. Some of his books have sold tens of thousands of copies in English alone. His book The Management Book, won the CMI’s Management Book of the Year in 2013. He is also the author of the highly regarded The Management Consultant, which is in its second edition, and has established Richard’s reputation as an expert in consultancy.

Introduction

1. Managing straightforward tasks

1. Personal work management

2. Managing others’ activity

3. Clarifying problems and opportunities

2. Managing projects

4. Project selection

5. Project definition

6. Project initiation

7. Controlling projects

8. Completing projects and implementing deliverables

9. Learning from projects

10. Common project management tools and proceses

3. Managing multiple projects

11. Multiple projects

12. Managing a project management team

4. Achieving results and realising benefits

13. Handover and change

14. Achieving business value