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[null,"1.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA990005604160403321"]
[null,null,"Autore",null,"Jardine, N."]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"The birth of history and philosophy of science : Kepler's A Defense of Tycho against Ursus with essays on its provenance and significance / N. Jardine"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1984"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"0521252261"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"IX, 301 p. ; 24 cm"]
[null,null,"Locazione",null,"FLFBC"]
[null,null,"Collocazione",null,"P.1 FS 232"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Italiano"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,"2.","Record Nr.",null,"UNINA9910830725203321"]
[null,null,"Autore",null,"Phillips Jack J. <1945->"]
[null,null,"Titolo",null,"Maximizing the value of consulting : a guide for internal and external consultants / / Jack J. Phillips, William D. Trotter, Patricia Pulliam Phillips"]
[null,null,"Pubbl/distr/stampa",null,"Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , 2015"]
[{"$nulls":4},"©2015"]
[null,null,"ISBN",null,"1-119-12367-4"]
[{"$nulls":4},"1-119-15484-7"]
[null,null,"Edizione",null,"[1st edition]"]
[null,null,"Descrizione fisica",null,"1 online resource (608 p.)"]
[null,null,"Classificazione",null,"BUS066000"]
[null,null,"Disciplina",null,"001"]
[null,null,"Soggetti",null,"Consultants"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Consulting firms - Management"]
[null,null,"Lingua di pubblicazione",null,"Inglese"]
[null,null,"Formato",null,"Materiale a stampa"]
[null,null,null,"Livello bibliografico","Monografia"]
[null,null,null,"Note generali","Includes index."]
[null,null,null,"Nota di bibliografia","Includes bibliographical references."]
[null,null,"Nota di contenuto",null,"Cover; Table of Contents; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Authors; Jack J. Phillips, PhD; Patti P. Phillips, PhD; William D. Trotter, PhD; Acknowledgments; Preface; The Dilemma; The Foundation; The Flow; Chapter 1: The Role and Importance of Internal and External Consulting; Trends in Internal and External Consulting; Key Practice Areas and Projects; Key Success Factors; Final Thoughts; Chapter 2: Organizing the Consulting Practice to Deliver Value; Creating a Business Plan; Developing Your Methodology; Managing the Project; Structuring Consulting Processes"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Planning for Skill and Resource RequirementsCreating a High-Performance Culture; Establishing and Integrating Areas of Practice; Orchestrating an Effective Performance; Final Thoughts; Chapter 3: Managing the Consulting Practice to Deliver Value; Maintaining a Professional Management System; Positioning Business Partner Role; Executing Effective Marketing and Business Development; Managing for Results; Final Thoughts; Chapter 4: Controlling Costs and Enhancing Value; The Planning and Budgeting Process; Monitoring and Controlling Costs; Managing Suppliers for Value"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Implications for Maximizing Value-AddedFinal Thoughts; Chapter 5: Utilizing the Consulting Scorecard for the Practice; Basic IPO Scorecard; The Balanced Scorecard Process; The Causal Chain Scorecard; AIMC Scorecard; Using the Scorecard; Final Thoughts; Chapter 6: A Logical "]
[{"$nulls":4},"Approach to Measure Impact and ROI for Projects; The Case for ROI; The ROI Challenge; The Forces Driving ROI; The ROI Methodology; The Framework: Evaluation Levels; The ROI Process Model; The Operating Standard: Guiding Principles; Implementation of the Process; Applications; Application of the ROI Process: A Case Study"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Final ThoughtsChapter 7: Developing Powerful Objectives at Multiple Levels; Overall Project Goal; Levels of Project Objectives; Reaction Objectives; Learning Objectives; Application Objectives; Impact Objectives; Return on Investment Objectives; Importance of Specific Objectives; Final Thoughts; Chapter 8: Aligning Projects to the Business; Introduction to the V Model; Payoff Needs; Business Needs; Performance Needs; Learning Needs; Preference Needs; Final Thoughts; Chapter 9: Planning the Evaluation; Initial Planning for Success; ROI Analysis Plan; Communication Plan; Project Plan"]
[{"$nulls":4},"ROI Planning MeetingFinal Thoughts; Chapter 10: Methods of Data Collection; Using Questionnaires and Surveys; Using Interviews; Using Focus Groups; Measuring with Tests; Measuring with Simulation; Using Observation; Using Action Plans; Using Performance Contracts; Monitoring Business Performance Data; Selecting the Appropriate Method for Each Level; Final Thoughts; Chapter 11: Data Collection at All Four Levels; Sources of Data; The Importance of Measuring Inputs, Level 0; Importance of Measuring Reaction, Level 1; The Importance of Measuring Learning, Level 2"]
[{"$nulls":4},"Topics for Reaction and Learning"]
[null,null,null,"Sommario/riassunto","\"Provide organized, efficient, relevant consulting with lasting value  Maximizing the Value of Consulting is an indispensable, practical guide for managing, measuring, and delivering the results that make internal and external consulting a lasting value to clients and the company. Sponsored by the ROI Institute and the Association of Internal Management Consultants, this book provides a roadmap to relevance for consultants operating in the increasingly fast-paced, changing, dynamic environment. Readers will learn how to use resources properly and manage the investment efficiently, while truly connecting to the business, securing appropriate levels of commitment, and providing adequate levels of support. Detailed coverage includes guidance toward calculating the value of consulting in terms that executives understand, including business impact and ROI, and using the appropriate tools to show how things are working throughout the process. Whether organizations are using internal or external consultants, or both, consultants can provide better value to the company. Consultants are needed to provide advice, support, and insight into the processes undertaken to improve the business, and integrate the input of different functional units into a more streamlined strategy. This book is designed to help consultants provide the utmost value to clients by maximizing organization, efficiency, and ultimately, ROI.  Manage for value with better organization and cost control   Set objectives at multiple levels to deliver useful results   Measure implementation, impact, ROI, and intangibles   Use final results to drive appropriate actions, creating lasting value    The skyrocketing need for internal and external consultants will continue, in almost every functional area ranging from HR and technology, to auditing and risk management. Maximizing the Value of Consulting provides a manual for relevant, value-driven consulting, with world-renowned expert insight\"--"]