To boost results, level-up skills
See results in days, not years!
Do these problems look familiar?
Practice Managers & Directors
⛔Low win rate, “rats & mice” deals
⛔Delivery issues: poor scoping, risk mgmt
⛔High staff churn, disruption, cost
GM & COO
⛔Got templates & tools but no consistency
⛔Delivery issues: poor scoping, risk mgmt
⛔Struggling to move from tactical to strategic
Talent, HR, L&D
⛔Always reactively chasing talent
⛔Need a growth & development plan
⛔Need to onboard better, smoother, faster
Consultant Academy Can Help
SELF-PACED LEARNING
Our on-demand courses help your people develop essential consulting skills and competencies.
These can be supported with live 1-1 coaching, provided by you, or by Consultant Academy.
IT CONSULTANT FOUNDATION COURSE
Transform your graduates and techs into consultants!
It takes years to develop the business, practical and professional skills needed to be a successful consultant.
The IT Consultant Foundation Course gives your graduates and techs a head-start and provides your practice with a consistent approach to consulting.
STATEMENT OF WORK MASTERCLASS
Reduce delays, overruns, write-offs!
Delivery issues often arise from presales, such as scoping and risk management errors.
Learn how to quickly build clear and accurate Statements of Work from the ground up using our unique methodology, templates and tools.
RFx RESPONSE MASTERCLASS
Get a bullet-proof plan for RFx!
RFx (RFP, RFQ, RFT) can be complex, high-pressure situations.
The rewards can be high but so can the cost of responding, often running into thousands of hours of senior presales effort.
Bid Management will help, but they don’t author a winning response.
That’s where the RFx Response Masterclass comes in.
PROPOSAL WRITING MASTERCLASS
Write Proposals that actually speak to the customer!
Are you losing more of your bids than you win?
In Professional Services, the win rate is less than 50%. Imagine the thousands of hours wasted!
The Proposal Writing Masterclass teaches how to write compelling, personalised Proposals speaking directly to the customer’s needs.
WORK ESTIMATING & SCHEDULING (WBS)
Create accurate work breakdown structures!
Ask three people to estimate the same project for the same customer and you’ll get three very different answers. It’s inevitable when there’s no common methodology.
Learn how to accurately estimate and schedule complex projects, for input to Proposals, Statements Of Work and RFx responses.
COACHING
Our courses are supported by “Coach”, our always-on AI helper.
Coach is trained on the course material and is an invaluable resource.
Courses can also be supported with live 1-1 coaching, provided by you, or by Consultant Academy.
Watch the video to see Coach suggest, create and review content for a Statement Of Work.
Outcomes You Can Expect
Win more bids with better Proposals, RFx
Reduce costs with a presales methodology
Onboard faster with a consulting framework
Reduce attrition with a career learning path
Competitive edge over the competition
For a fraction of the cost of doing nothing
About Consultant Academy
Doug Baxter, Founder, Consultant Academy
Extensive consulting & pre-sales experience
Capgemini, Empired, Dimension Data (NTT), Oakton Consulting
Hundreds of successful proposals & SOWs
Many $m of business won
Former PRINCE2 Certified Practitioner
Former Microsoft Certified Trainer
About me
I’m a presales evangelist. I've worked in top-tier IT services (SI) organisations as consultant and presales specialist and care deeply about process and continual improvement.
I've seen many people promoted on Friday and starting in a client-facing presales role on Monday, and struggling. I'd say it took about 10 years for me to become fully effective and I'm still learning.
I've made the mistakes so your people don't have to. Leverage my experience and let's work together to transform your IT services practice!