How to Use a Consultant in Your Company

Introduction. Consulting: The Big Picture. The Paper Trail: Corporate Policies. The Paper Trail: Contracting Issues. What Are Your Consulting Needs? Budget and Financial Issues. Finding and Selecting the Right Consultants. Beginning the Consulting Relationship. Keeping the Relationship Moving. Winding Up the Relationship. Disputes, Lawsuits, and Complaints. Appendix A: Glossary. Appendix B: Extracts from Sections 1 and 2, IRS Publication Number 15a, Employer's Supplemental Tax Guide (1999). Index.

JOHN J. McGONAGLE, JD, LLM, is a consultant and the author or coauthor of eleven business books, including Business Agreements and The Internet Age of Competitive Intelligence. He previously served with the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, providing expert advice on managing consultants. McGonagle has also held senior staff and officer positions for major financial services corporations. CAROLYN M. VELLA is the Founding Partner of The Helicon Group and the author or coauthor of eight business books, including Improved Business Planning Using Competitive Intelligence and Master Guide to Control of Corporations. Her global consulting practice encompasses clients from Australia to South Africa and from Canada to Switzerland.