I've been quiet on the blogging front for quite a while because I was involved in a multi-year project that, to put it mildly, took up every waking and sleeping moment of my day.
As I've been winding down from that project and starting on more traditional projects, I've been thinking about the role and value of consultants. The value proposition is pretty clear in traditional consulting projects where the need is a specific expertise that doesn't exist within the organization and is only needed for a short period of time. But, I believe, there is another time where consultants can bring real value --- extended projects where companies are executing a transformation or growing to the next level.
