If they ask for your opinions on their staff, processes, performance, or skills, be honest. The best consultants seek to learn as much from each engagement as the client learns from them. Help them do this again, you ll be raising the bar. Whenever they improve, they serve you better. Be Pragmatic About the Partnership Consultants are not employees.
Projects typically experience an ebb and flow of resource demand.
You aren t responsible for taking care of consultant s time if your project enters a period when you must wait for outside actions. Consultants expect to be held to a high standard. Tell them what you want and when you want it. Expect them to be direct in return, telling you what they can do and when they can deliver. Understand Resumes Keep in mind that the resume of a consultant is really a sales brochure.