Industry Best Practices Flashcards
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A client asks a consultant to expand the project to include a new business unit midway through the engagement. What is the best practice response?
Answer: Initiate a formal change request documenting scope, cost, and timeline impact
Formal change control protects both parties by making scope, budget, and schedule impacts explicit before work begins.
Which document most clearly defines deliverables, responsibilities, timelines, and acceptance criteria for a consulting engagement?
Answer: Statement of Work (SOW)
The SOW details exactly what will be delivered, by whom, when, and how acceptance is determined.
During discovery, a consultant receives conflicting accounts of a problem from two department heads. What should the consultant do first?
Answer: Triangulate with data and additional stakeholder input before drawing conclusions
Triangulating multiple sources and objective data reduces bias and produces defensible findings.
What is the primary purpose of a RACI matrix in a consulting project?
Answer: To clarify who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed for each task
A RACI matrix removes ambiguity about roles and decision rights across tasks.
A consultant discovers an error in a previously delivered analysis that the client has already used for a decision. What is the best practice?
Answer: Promptly disclose the error, explain its impact, and provide a correction
Prompt, transparent disclosure of errors is a core professional integrity standard.
Which practice best ensures that recommendations are actually adopted after the consultant leaves?
Answer: Building client capability through knowledge transfer and implementation support
Knowledge transfer and implementation support build ownership and sustain results after the engagement ends.
What is the recommended way to define project success at the start of an engagement?
Answer: Agree on measurable outcomes and KPIs with the client sponsor
Agreed, measurable success criteria align expectations and allow objective evaluation of results.
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