I just discovered this article by Garrett Gitchell on his Horizontal Change blog. It mentions an article I've written a while back and provides a set of highly relevant comments in reaction. The site provides good, concise and wonderfully opinionated (I should recognize opinionated when I see it, right) writing on consulting and other interesting … Continue reading Consulting commoditization – a follow-up
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From the other side of the table – the (de)commoditization of consultant’s services
About one and a half years ago, I made the transition from being a consultant to being a consultant's client. I effectively moved to the other side of the table. I have written before about decommoditization of consulting services. This is a revisiting of some of that earlier work from my new vantage point. Consultants … Continue reading From the other side of the table – the (de)commoditization of consultant’s services
Not at the table, but perched on the radiator
HeadlineA number of recent publications have extoled the virtues of internal audit having a seat at the management table. I don’t agree. I think that a seat at the table for the Chief Audit Executive would probably be the worst place to be. We need to be in the room, but probably sitting on top … Continue reading Not at the table, but perched on the radiator
Sense and nonsense of risk maturity assessments
Can you “manage” maturity?Maturity assessments are the new fad of management. You encounter them everywhere. Also, and perhaps most often, in risk management. Risk management and internal control systems need to be assessed and benchmarked and turned upside down and inside out. These tendencies appear to be indicative of an overly strong desire for micro … Continue reading Sense and nonsense of risk maturity assessments
Exploring The Black Box 