Consultant Search Plan
How to Hire the Right Consultant & Gain Team Buy-In
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Run an effective search and selection process with this project template
Hiring a consultant isn’t just about finding someone with the right skills or expertise. This project plan helps you establish a process to get buy-in from your team and set clear expectations for a successful consulting engagement. Use the template to choose the right consultant and set clear expectations about their work.
Identify, Evaluate, and Select Your Consultant(s)
With this template, you execute your consultant search through established phases. First, align internal expectations of the work needing to be performed in your requirements-gathering phase. Next, search for and evaluate your preferred consultants. Finally, negotiate your contract in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) phase, and orient your consultant to the project after the work has begun.
What is a Mavenlink Project Template?
Mavenlink Features
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Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
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Gantt Chart Project Plan
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Task Assignment & Scheduling
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Resource Planning
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Time and Expense Tracking
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Budgeted Project and Tasks
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Cost and Bill Rates
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Performance Analytics
Mavenlink Project Templates are pre-built plans that help you quickly build effective projects. Each Mavenlink Project Template comes with a multi-level work breakdown structure (WBS), interactive Gantt chart, and more. This lets you quickly create and customize projects in accordance with industry best practices. Mavenlink helps creative and professional services teams deliver projects more predictably and profitably. The software combines tools for project management, resource planning, project accounting, and business intelligence — all in one collaborative web app.