CAREERS IN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY

AGENDA Self indulgent slide about me What is management consultancy? How do I know if it's right for me? How do firms differ? A week in the life A day in the life

ABOUT ME - DAISY TOMPKINS

A* English, A Psychology, B Biology

Background

1st in Business Management at Sussex

Finance placement year at American

Express

Sept’15 – October‘16Merger of two officesOctober’16 – February

‘17Software team product

ownerMarch’17!

Business change lead

Summer jobs every year – always in an

office

Secretary for the Marrow society

WHAT IS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY?

WHAT IS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY?

Management consultancy

Business analysis

P3M Business Consultancy

Portfolio

Project

Programme

Business Change

Engagement and

Communications

Operational Improvement

Strategy and Transformati

on

Procurement and

commercial

Technology Services

HOW DO I KNOW IF IT’S RIGHT FOR ME?

Technical skills Confidence   Communication Flexibility Collaboration Initiative Personality

FIRMS

LIFESTYLE

A WEEK IN THE LIFE… Friday – Worked in Bristol Saturday & Sunday – Saw family in

Berkhamsted, then travelled to just outside Gloucester where I’m working at the moment

Monday – worked in Gloucester Tuesday – Travelled to Birmingham for an

internal session on Agile project management

Wednesday – worked in London Thursday – worked in London

A DAY IN THE LIFE – CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Atkins Admin Coffee & Catch up Meet with User Work out

impact

Innovation team

Check impact with team and

create communicatio

ns

Check communications with user

Publicise wider

Update Plans

Meet with the programme

manager

ANY QUESTIONS?