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HIRING A CONSULTANT RESOURCES
Scoping, selection, and engagement guides for hiring the right consultant — and getting real value out of the relationship.
Free executive-level playbooks and worksheets from Tara Furiani, organized by role and topic. Each resource is a practical, no-nonsense tool built to be applied inside a real organization.
Hiring a Consultant Resources
Scoping, selection, and engagement guides for hiring the right consultant — and getting real value out of the relationship.
Do You Need a Consultant?
Determine whether the organization needs outside expertise, temporary capacity, independent judgment, implementation support, or a different internal decision.
The Consulting Engagement Model Decision Guide
Choose the consultant type, team structure, commercial model, level of embedding, and decision relationship that fit the work.
The Consultant Brief and Scope Builder
Translate the business need into outcomes, boundaries, deliverables, decisions, dependencies, evidence, and proposal requirements.
The Consultant Selection Scorecard
Compare consultants on problem understanding, approach, expertise, evidence, team, collaboration, inclusion, transfer, capacity, cost, and risk.
The Consultant Vetting and Reference Guide
Verify expertise, delivery team, results, methods, conflicts, ethics, security, references, and the consultant response when work becomes difficult.
The Consulting Budget and Total Investment Planner
Build the full cost of fees, expenses, internal time, technology, data, change, implementation, contingency, and knowledge transfer.
The Consulting Proposal, SOW, Contract, and Risk Checklist
Turn the selected proposal into a clear business agreement covering scope, people, fees, rights, data, AI, confidentiality, liability, change, and exit.
The Consultant Onboarding and Internal Readiness Plan
Prepare the sponsor, internal team, access, data, decisions, relationships, communications, and first 30 days before the consultant arrives.
Consulting Governance, Boundaries, and Decision Rights
Clarify who directs, decides, advises, contributes, accepts, escalates, changes scope, and remains accountable throughout the engagement.
Consultant ROI, Knowledge Transfer, and Exit
Measure value, transfer judgment and ownership, close access and obligations, and decide whether to end, extend, transition, or redesign the relationship.
Frequently Asked
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What business, leadership and executive resources does Tara Furiani offer?
The Resource Library is organized into folders for Chief People Officers, CEOs, Chiefs of Staff, Chief Administrative Officers, executive teams, leadership communication, offsite and retreat planning, choosing a keynote speaker, hiring a consultant, board and governance, workplace culture, and change management. Each folder contains downloadable executive-level playbooks, templates, and decision guides.
Who are these executive resources for?
They are built for CHROs, CPOs, CEOs, Chiefs of Staff, CAOs, executive team members, board leaders, and the operators who support them — anyone responsible for people, strategy, culture, or organizational performance.
How do I download an executive playbook?
Choose a resource inside a folder and select Unlock & Download. Enter your name, email, phone, city and state, LinkedIn URL, position, and company — all fields are required — and the PDF becomes available immediately.
Are these resources free?
Yes. Every resource in the library is free to download in exchange for the required contact details, which help Tara's team understand who is using the work.
Can I use these resources inside my organization?
Yes. The playbooks, templates, and frameworks are designed to be applied inside real organizations — adapt them to your context, your team, and your operating model.
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