Consulting to Management

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Summary: Oldie but Goodie
Review: Considering that this book is almost 20 years out of date (all the report examples were done on typewriters!) it is still a meaty assessment of what management consulting is about from some senior people who have a lot of experience under their belts. I appreciated the blend of conceptual discussions, detail (without being overwhelming), savvy insights on office politics and concrete examples that brought issues to life. If nothing else, it gives a good picture of where consultants are coming from for those who hire them. Unlike other reviewer, I was not put off by "big league" name dropping. Many Fortune 500 firms will would only consider hiring these type of consultants, and if you work in such a place, it is a fact of life.

Rating:
Summary: A bit pumpist, but the message is there.
Review: I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of pages without a reference to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, this high profile firm and that high profile firm, etc. It becomes VERY annoying and unfortunately takes away from the message of the book.

It is also severly out of date, but that is to be expected from a 1983 book.

Before buying this book, I would seriously consider getting something more recent and less inclined to "name-dropping".

The overall book is not that ground breaking and a lot of other books, I am sure, have the same information (i.e. ISBN 2760616789 it's in French though).

Not the best reading...

Rating:
Summary: DPeter...
Review: This is an excellent guide for the novice or expereinced consultant. It is also very useful to anyone functioning in an internal consulting capacity. The book is easy to read and is laid out in a very orderly manner.