Applied professional learning
Design a Management Consulting Tender
Make the brief strong enough to buy against.
Define the business question and the result required. Set deliverables, boundaries, buyer responsibilities and dependencies.
YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES
What you will be able to do.
Business sponsors, procurement professionals and leaders buying or overseeing management consulting.
- Define the business question and the result required.
- Set deliverables, boundaries, buyer responsibilities and dependencies.
- Request meaningful team, method, timetable and pricing evidence.
- Align criteria, scoring and decision ownership to the need.
A consulting tender pack with outcomes, scope, response requirements and evaluation criteria.
IN PRACTICE
A situation you could face.
You need a consulting team for an important business problem. Build a tender that invites comparable proposals and makes expectations explicit.
Align criteria, scoring and decision ownership to the need.
Illustrative learning scenario.
CURRICULUM
Your learning path.
4 modules
01Frame the engagement outcomes
Define the business question and the result required.
02Specify scope and inputs
Set deliverables, boundaries, buyer responsibilities and dependencies.
03Design the response requirements
Request meaningful team, method, timetable and pricing evidence.
04Build the evaluation approach
Align criteria, scoring and decision ownership to the need.
THE EXPERIENCE
Practice with a purpose.
100% onlineNo in-person attendance required.
A guided specialist lab with a teaching case, practical exercises and feedback on your work. Your invitation confirms the timetable, contributors and review scope.
Understand the decision
Define the question and the evidence a useful answer needs.
Test your judgement
Apply the method to a realistic case and explain your choices.
Review the quality
Use explicit criteria to judge the result and improve the work.
ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION
Before you apply.
Are courses delivered online?
Course materials, exercises and any included coaching or live sessions are delivered online. No in-person attendance required.
Each programme specifies its pace and included support. Your invitation confirms any scheduled sessions and their timing.
Why do I need to apply?
We review your background and any goals or motivation you choose to share to assess programme fit. There is no payment when you apply.
How do intakes work?
We welcome new participants in intakes over time. Apply for access and we will email you when the next intake opens for this programme.
When can I start?
We will confirm the start date, what is included and the fee when we invite you to join. You can then decide whether to take part. Applying does not give you immediate course access.
What does the fee cover?
A guided specialist lab with a teaching case, practical exercises and feedback on your work. Your invitation confirms the timetable, contributors and review scope. The €1,490 shown is an estimated fee per person. We will confirm what is included, the final price and any applicable taxes before you decide to join.
Will I receive a certificate?
Your invitation will explain what you need to complete, how your work will be assessed and whether the programme includes a certificate. Any Academy certificate is separate from an accredited academic qualification.
Who is behind the Academy?
Scipio Academy draws on practical expertise from senior alumni of McKinsey, BCG and Bain. We will share details of the programme contributors and reviewers with your invitation. The firms do not sponsor or endorse these programmes.
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