Clear decision guides for Management & Strategy Consulting
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
17 guides for Management & Strategy Consulting of 1,000
Build a Client-Expense Worksheet Before Picking Ramp or Procurify
A step-by-step worksheet for management and strategy consultancies weighing Ramp's cards against Procurify's purchase orders for travel and project spend.
Rippling vs Firstbase When Consultants Live on Client Sites
For management consulting firms: how Rippling and Firstbase compare when staff rotate between client engagements every few months.
Zendesk vs Intercom for a General Consulting Practice
A worked example for consulting firms deciding between Zendesk and Intercom, when client relationships matter more than ticket volume or response speed.
Three Criteria for Choosing a Strategy Consultancy's Contract Tool
Three practical criteria, deal volume, conflict complexity, and confidentiality exposure, for deciding between PandaDoc and Ironclad at a consulting firm.
Time Tracking for the Admin Staff Behind a Consulting Firm
Most consultants bill hours to clients, not payroll. See how Buddy Punch and Deputy fit the smaller hourly ops and admin team behind them.
The Engagement Kickoff Checklist Most Consultancies Skip
A rushed engagement kickoff is where consulting firms inherit conflicts and scope gaps they don't discover until the deliverable review. Here's the fix.
Kandji vs Rippling IT When One Laptop Holds Many Clients
A strategy consultant's laptop carries several clients' confidential decks at once. How Kandji and Rippling compare for managing that risk day to day.
Do Strategy Consultancies Need RPO or Just a Search Firm?
Why hiring an associate class and hiring a lateral partner at a strategy consultancy are different problems that call for different recruiting models entirely.
Rippling vs Gusto for a Consulting Firm's Bonus Season
Partner draws, project bonuses, and travel reimbursements make a consulting firm's payroll harder than headcount alone suggests. Here's the comparison.
Deel vs Remote for Consulting Firms: Staffing Case Teams
Answers to the questions management and strategy consulting firms actually ask when choosing between Deel and Remote for international case staff.
Justworks vs Rippling by Seniority Band at a Strategy Firm
How to weigh Justworks against Rippling for a management or strategy consulting firm, broken down by associate, manager, and partner staffing needs.
Make vs Zapier for Running a Multi-Client Consulting Practice
See how Make and Zapier compare for a strategy or management consulting practice managing proposals, engagement tracking and retainer billing across clients.
Asana vs Monday.com for Strategy Consulting Engagements
Strategy and management consulting runs on workstreams, steering committees, and decks. Compare how Asana and Monday.com fit that engagement shape.
Notion vs Slite for a Strategy Firm's Methodology Library
How management and strategy consulting firms should weigh Notion against Slite for engagement methodology, deliverable templates, and firm knowledge.
Metabase vs Tableau for Consulting Firms: Utilization Reports
Management and strategy consulting firms live or die on utilization and engagement margin. Here is how Metabase and Tableau compare for tracking both.
When a Consulting Firm Actually Needs Pylon or Plain
Most strategy consulting runs on email, not a support queue. Here is when a consulting firm genuinely needs Pylon or Plain, and when it does not.
How to Actually Evaluate Ops Software as a Consulting Firm
A four-step way to check whether a tool built for field service dispatch, like Housecall Pro or Jobber, has anything to offer a consulting practice.