Establishing Roles and Responsibilities

Project Coordinator. You will need to decide who the project coordinator will be before proceeding with the consulting work. He/she should be familiar with the project, understand the basics of the work at hand, and have good project-management skills.

Advisory Committee. You may also need to set up an advisory committee that comprises organizational and other stakeholder representatives (line managers, frontline employees, perhaps even customers, suppliers, and partners) who have an interest in the project or the organization.

It should be noted, however, that setting up an advisory committee tends to be very time- and resource-intensive for a small organization. Be sure you truly need an advisory committee. ...

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