Consultants Directory Part of the CAQA group

Finding a consultant

A consultant is a decision, not a search result

A directory of specialist consultants in education, compliance and operations, organised by the problem rather than by the job title.

IWhat we do

Three things, done properly.

i

By problem

Organised around what you are trying to fix rather than around what consultants call themselves.

ii

Verified specialisms

Listings that state what the consultant has actually done, not what they are willing to attempt.

iii

Scale matching

Connecting small organisations with people who work at their scale.

IIWhat goes wrong

The two failures we see most.

We publish these because most of the value in hiring anyone is knowing which mistakes are common, and that knowledge is not worth hiding.

Hiring the brand

A large firm's reputation is not the person who will do your work. Ask who is actually assigned.

No definition of done

An engagement without a stated deliverable becomes a retainer, which suits exactly one party.

IIIHow we work

We tell you what we find.

Including when the answer is that you do not need what you came to ask for. Anyone who never says that is not giving you information, they are giving you an invoice.

Scope

Where something needs a legal opinion, a financial audit or a clinical judgement, we will say so and stop rather than improvise past the edge of what we do.

Start a conversation.

Tell us the situation rather than the service you think you need. We would rather start from your problem.