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How Clarity Partners with Clients

In circumstances where an internal training department is unable to meet new curriculum project requirements, one cost-effective strategy is to outsource all or part of this function to external learning service providers. In this article, you'll learn how Clarity partners with clients in order to fulfill project requirements.

How to Effectively Manage Virtual Teams

Whether you realize it or not, you probably already work virtually. So it’s not a matter of whether or not you will work virtually, but how effectively you will manage your virtual work flow. In this article you'll learn how to successfully select and manage your virtual team.

How to Keep Peace with SMEs

Subject matter experts, or SMEs, can make or break your project. How do you cultivate positive relationships with your SMEs that will produce successful projects? In this article you'll learn the top 10 things to do in managing SME relationships.

How to Budget/Schedule Projects with Unclear Priorities

In a perfect world we would have all of the information we need to scope and plan each project we work on. More often, we are asked to sign on to projects that are not clearly defined, but need to be completed nonetheless. In this article you'll learn how to handle projects that do not have clear budgets or deadlines.

How to Prevent/Minimize Scope Creep

Scope creep is when the parameters of your project unexpectedly expand. In this article you'll learn strategies to control scope creep, and deliver a finished project that satisfies the client.

Effective Communication with Subject Matter Experts

The subject matter expert is an important contributor to any training project. In order for your project to be a success, you need to get the information you need, when you need it. To do that it is essential that you communicate effectively with your SMEs. In this article you'll learn communication techniques to use with SMEs.

How to Successfully Manage Your Consulting Firm

In order to reap the full benefits of a consulting firm, you will need to effectively manage them over the course of your project, from initial selection through post-project debriefing. In this article you'll learn how to leverage a consulting firm's strengths and build a strategic, long-term partnership.

Tips for Selecting a Consulting Firm

Training Consulting Firms are typically evaluated based on experience, process, differentiating competencies, and references. Learn other tips for selecting the right learning and development consulting firm in this article.

Benefits of Training Contract Learning and Development Consultants

The use of consultants is taking an ever more important role in organizations. In this article we explore how much time and money you should invest in training a consultant.

Developing and Building a Business Case to Hire L&D Consultants

Creating a business case helps CLOs demonstrate how a learning endeavor adds value to the business and ties it to the overall goals of the company. The guidelines presented here give a template that can be used to draft a business case that provides compelling justification for the use of contract L&D resources.

Pros & Cons to Using Contract Training Consultants

Reasons to consider contract L&D consultants, including why contract L&D consultants are used to complete learning and development projects and the associated benefits are presented in this article.

Differences Between a Vendor and a Partner

Successful partnerships allow you to remain agile and grow more quickly without having to take the time and expense to grow new competencies in-house. Discover how to turn vendors into successful partnerships in this article.

Best Practices for Onboarding Consultants

Consultants can be successfully integrated into organizations and immediately support your project with specialized skill sets. These steps will help you onboard consultants smoothly to ensure a successful project outcome.

Advantages of Using Virtual Consultants

Working virtually allows the employee to work in a way that works best for them and in the end the company reaps the benefit from products produced with greater efficiency. In this article we explore additional benefits of using virtual consultants.

Top Concerns for CLOs in 2009

When budgets are tight and markets are competitive, what matters most to Chief Learning Officers? To find out, we've researched the most frequent topics covered in major learning symposia and in this article note the kind of resources needed to address those topics.

Reasons to Use Consultants for Change Management

Change Management is a process of involving, informing, and preparing the organization for what will be different. In this article we explore reasons to use external consultants to spearhead change.

Reasons to Use Consultants for L&D Project Management

Project Management is about serving a customer need and creating business results to support the company’s short- and long-term objectives. In this article we explore reasons to use use external consultants to lead L&D project teams.

Why Corporations Use Certification Consultants

How can you be sure your team knows what they need to know or can do what they need to do? In this article we focus on a tried and true way to ensure knowledge and performance: Certification.

Using Consultants for Emotional Intelligence

Why do companies call in consultants who specialize in emotional intelligence? It seems that people are having more and more problems with relationship building. Emotional intelligence is a smart way to improve team relations. Read about the additional benefits in this article.

Tips for Hiring Contract Learning & Development Consultants

In today's competitive job market, it is crucial for employers to be just as prepared as candidates in the hiring process. This article provides helpful tips hiring managers can use to select the best and brightest contract learning and development consultants for their company.

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