Preparing the Consulting Services Agreement
Consulting agreements should include an overview of the consulting project and explicitly state management’s initial requirements and expectations for the work at hand. They are useful tools for senior management in that they can guide the process until the consultant’s scope of work or project plan becomes the primary document.
Consulting services agreements are used for many purposes:
• To engage senior managers and assure them that the consulting project will address their requirements
• To help manage the consulting work and the consultant
• To secure necessary stakeholder support
• To develop the consulting work plan
To prepare the consulting services agreement, begin by stating the following: ...
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