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Summary of Reports


 Alcatel

 AT&T

 BT

 Casewise

 CODA

 Cognos

 Crown Computing

 FormScape

 Hewlett-Packard

 InterSystems

 Lawson

 Oracle

 PlanView

 SAP



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3

 Annual Consultants’ Forum: Previewing the subjects and speakers at this year’s big get-together for consultants | Part 2

 Company Ethics: Fiona Czerniawska speaks to senior consultants about their approach | Part 2

 Competitive Alliances: Dr Adrian Boucher of Informatics Business Consultants | Part 2

 Small Firm View: Sharhabeel Lone of SAKS Consulting | Part 2

 Return on Investment: Trish Cosgrove of B2B Sales Consulting | Part 2

 Vendor View: Karen Herbert from Cognos | Part 2

 Expert Opinion: Neil Ferguson of PMP Research

Issue Summary

Karen Herbert of Cognos gives the view from the vendor side of the fence on what makes a successful alliance.

Keeping your partner on side - Part 2 | Part 1

4. What are the common mistakes and problems that consultants cause vendors and what lessons can be learned?
One common error consultants make is to assume they know enough about the vendor’s product, without having to involve them in the earlier stages of the sales cycle.

The importance of getting the vendor involved in the qualification process at an early stage cannot be over-estimated. All too often, consultants are wary of contacting the vendor at this point because they are afraid that the vendor will take the lead away from them.

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