Buying professional services : how to get value for money from consultants and other professional services providers
Title:
Buying professional services : how to get value for money from consultants and other professional services providers
Author:
Czerniawska, Fiona
Smith, Peter
ISBN:
9781846683251
Publication Information:
London : Profile Books, 2010
Physical Description:
vii, 247 p. ; 23 cm
Series:
The economist
Series Title:
The economist
General Note:
Includes index
Contents:
Why is buying professional services different? -- The role of the purchasing department -- Purchasing approaches -- Choosing the right supplier -- Negotiating and contracting -- Managing the service provider.
Subject:
| Contracting out |
| Consultants -- Selection and appointment |
| Industrial procurement |
| Negotiation in business |
| Purchasing agents |
| Professions |