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# TOP and consultants

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 Last updated: July 24, 2020

 Learn how to engage and extract maximum value from consultants.

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This is a 17 minute video of a presentation given to the Boston Consulting Group in 2015.

It covers the how and why of organizations buying consultancies.

If you are responsible for employing consultants, this is essential viewing.

Consider becoming a TOP Partner, so you can stand out from the consultancy crowd by helping your customers to deliver successful projects.

 Topics: [Consultants](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/consultants)

### TOPics

- [About TOP (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/about-top)
- [Benefits Delivery (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/benefits-delivery)
- [Benefits Management (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/benefits-management)
- [Business Case (2)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/business-case)
- [Business Outcomes (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/business-outcomes)
- [Change Execution (4)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/change-execution)
- [Change Management (4)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/change-management)
- [Change Planning (4)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/change-planning)
- [Consultants (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/consultants)
- [Eliminating Waste (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/eliminating-waste)
- [Outcomes Thinking (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/outcomes-thinking)
- [Prioritization (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/prioritization)
- [Project Controls (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-controls)
- [Project Governance (13)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-governance)
- [Project Management (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-management)
- [Project Manager (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-manager)
- [Project Sponsor (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-sponsor)
- [Project Success (2)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/project-success)
- [Strategic Project Portfolio Management (2)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/strategic-project-portfolio-management)
- [Strategy Execution (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/strategy-execution)
- [Testimonial (4)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/testimonial)
- [Value Delivery (5)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/value-delivery)
- [Value Equation (14)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-videos/tag/value-equation)

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