| Session Title: Intermediate Consulting Skills: A Self-Help Fair |
| Think Tank Session 102 to be held in Liberty Ballroom Section B on Wednesday, November 7, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Sponsored by the Independent Consulting TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Robert Hoke, Independent Consultant, robert@roberthoke.com |
| Discussant(s): |
| Mariam Azin, Planning, Research and Evaluation Services Associates Inc, mazin@presassociates.com |
| Victoria Essenmacher, Social Program Evaluators and Consultants Inc, vessenmacher@specassociates.org |
| Maura Harrington, Lodestar Management/Research Inc, mharrington@lmresearch.com |
| James Luther, Luther Consulting LLC, jluther@lutherconsulting.com |
| Emmalou Norland, Institute for Learning Innovation, norland@ilinet.org |
| Geri Peak, Two Gems Consulting Services, geri@twogemsconsulting.com |
| Kathryn Race, Race and Associates Ltd, race_associates@msn.com |
| Dawn Hanson Smart, Clegg & Associates, dsmart@cleggassociates.com |
| Abstract: This skill-building workshop will allow experienced independent evaluation consultants to interact with colleagues with less experience in order to demonstrate and share some of their hard-earned lessons. A series of eight Topic Tables will be set up, each with an experienced Table Leader who is prepared to share information about one consulting topic they enjoy and do well. Every 15 minutes, participants will circulate to a different Topic Table with a different Table Leader. Topics include: -Developing Other Lines of Business- -How Close is TOO Close? Client/Evaluator Relationships- -Managing Sub-Contractors- -Budget Development, Monitoring Cash Flow, and Tracking Expenditures.- -Putting Quality First, Putting Yourself Last- "Web-based Surveys: How Design Influences Response and Costs" -Time and Budget Management- "Tips for Long-Distance Evaluation." Table Leaders have more than three years' consulting experience. |