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Managing consultants : a practical guide for busy public sector managers / Leo Dobes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dobes, Leo, author.
- Series:
- Open Access e-Books
- Knowledge Unlatched
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Contracting out--Management.
- Contracting out.
- Government consultants--Australia.
- Government consultants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 100 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Edition:
- [Second edition]
- Other Title:
- Managing Consultants
- Place of Publication:
- ANU Press 2016
- Acton, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Public service cutbacks have increased reliance on consultants. But new legislation and rules governing the procurement of services from consultants are scattered over different legislative instruments. The first edition of this book attracted a record number of online hits. Busy public sector managers now have available to them an updated version that integrates an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide that incorporates the many practical tips needed for successful procurement activity.
- Contents:
- 1. Understanding how consultants work
- 2. Establishing the need for a consultant
- 3. Preparing to approach the market
- 4. Fees and expenses
- 5. Choosing the consultant
- 6. Executing the contract
- 7. Contract and project management
- 8. Closure
- 9. Review
- 10. What is things go wrong?
- Notes:
- "Australian and New Zealand School of Government"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781760460471
- 1760460478
- OCLC:
- 949761375
- Publisher Number:
- 10.26530/OAPEN_616880
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