Professional Consulting - The Art of Proposal Writing and Securing Engagements

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Part Two of my A Guide to Professional Consulting lecture series is focused on all the things that are taking place prior to the actual commencement of a contracted for project. The tips and template verbiage I include in this course have served me well over a 35+ year career as a professional consultant and they can help you too. This course contains a series of lectures on the following core topics:How and where to find projects you can offer your services for
How to use Bulletin Boards, work with Recruiters, and work with Consulting companies
How to professionally apply to complete projects
How to respond to Requests for Proposals
How to build Scope of Work and High Level Project Plan documentation
How to complete proposals
How to negotiate terms for engagements
How to finalize Letters of Engagement with clients selecting you to provide consulting services
How to protect yourself financially when undertaking projects
Using an NDA/Confidentiality Agreement
Template resource documents are provided for some of the above topics as wellIf you are at all interested or serious about becoming a professional consultant, this course will be a very valuable resource to you. It not only will help you find and secure engagements for your services, but the tips and verbiage you should put into your client contact and proposal documents provided within this lecture series will help to protect you as you strive to sell yourself on and complete projects for clients.This course will take you close to two hours to complete. May you get a lot of value from it.Best wishes,Dan Grijzenhout – Course Creator

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Find engagements for your services
Apply for projects as an independent consultant
Participate as an independent on a consulting team proposing a team bid for a project
Write winning proposals and proposals that also protect you when some Client requirements are ambiguous and you have to make assumptions
Protect yourself and your business financially when proposing and completing projects for Clients
Put teams together to bid on your own projects, thus making you a consulting company in your own right
Create High Level Project Plans and SOW's for projects
Use Bulletin Boards, work with Recruiters, and work with Consulting companies

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  • Team Training
  • Writing
  • Project
  • Consulting
  • International
  • Art
  • Proposal Writing
  • Staff

Course programme

Finding the Client and the Project 7 lectures 35:52 Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. A W2 versus a 1099 Contract This lecture discusses the differences for a consultant working under a W2 contract with a client and under a 1099 contract with a client. Finding the Client and the Project. 7 lectures 35:52 Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. A W2 versus a 1099 Contract This lecture discusses the differences for a consultant working under a W2 contract with a client and under a 1099 contract with a client. Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction - Course Roadmap This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. This lecture provides the student with an overview of the entire 5 part course series "A Guide to Professional Consulting". Each of the 5 courses is briefly discussed and described as to their content to be shared. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Introduction to Finding Clients and Securing Engagements This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. This introductory video provides an overview of what will be covered in this course along with insights on what it is like to work at finding clients and securing engagements. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Enrolling in and Using Bulletin Boards This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. This lecture covers some of the best and most known consulting bulletin boards used by consultants and consulting entities to find projects that resumes can be submitted to. Also included are sites that post projects that can be bid on through RFP/Proposal submissions where full teams of consultants are proposed to complete larger engagements. This lecture covers Canadian, USA and even international projects. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working With Head Hunters This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. This lecture covers both how to work with head hunting organizations and names a number of organizations that work with independent contractors in Canada and the USA. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Working as an Independent With Consulting Firms This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. This lecture discusses how you as an independent can align yourself to work with large consulting organizations to be included in larger projects they are regularly working on with larger organizations. Several of these organizations are named within this lecture. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. Building a Team of Consultants That Can be Proposed on Engagements With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff. I will describe how you can setup a consulting entity that you can operate from your own home working with other independent contractors to generate proposals for projects requiring more than one person to complete. You can even make additional revenues from consultants you place on these projects. With a little work, you also can become a niche consulting organization yourself without having to hire staff...

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Anyone considering undertaking a career as a professional consultant Anyone who has to write proposals to secure consulting engagements Anyone looking for work as a consultant Anyone wanting to protect themselves financially while consulting

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