Collaborative Consulting Skills for IT

Collaborative Consulting Skills for IT

Course Length: 1 day
Delivery Methods: Available as private class only
Course Overview

For IT to deliver superior consulting-level results to the organization it serves, IT employees at all levels of the organization must understand how to effectively blend their technical expertise with superior communication and collaborative skills, in a wide variety of situations and with multiple stake-holder personality styles, who have varying needs and wants.

This Collaborative Consulting Skills for IT training class is specifically designed to provide technical professionals with the tools needed to provide this high level of business acumen and proactive business participation.

Course Benefits
  • Understand SERVE consulting methodology.
  • Develop techniques for building client trust and long-term relationships.
  • Learn ways to build your professional reputation.
  • Learn novel approaches to communicating with internal clients and others.
Course Outline
  1. Understand and Apply Five Step Consulting Model
    1. Setting up a Relationship
    2. Establishing Needs
    3. Recommending Solutions
    4. Valuing Objections
    5. Executing - Next Steps
  2. Understanding Stakeholders Needs
  3. Demonstrating Superior Communication
  4. Developing a Personal Reputation as Trusted Advisor
  5. Using Interview Techniques to Uncover Needs
  6. Successfully Manage Expectations
  7. Inspiring Long-term Loyalty
  8. Building Collaborative and Team Relationships
  9. Food for Thought
  10. Various Mini Case Scenarios that Help Illustrate Pains and Payoffs
Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

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