How to Start a Project Management Consulting Business?
If you want to start your own business in project management consulting services, you might want to consider the following:
Setup your business organization with the right people, process, tools (office automation, communication, project management software etc.), governance, back end operations etc.
Setup your service offering / catalogs, referenceable clients etc.
People expertise should include in the areas of business analysis, scheduling, risk management, project managers, consultants etc.
People should acquired certain industrial certification from PMI (PMP, PgMP, PfMP), IPMA, Prince2, ITIL, SAP etc.
Each project manager / consultant should have adequate experience, technical skills, soft-skills documented in resume detailing project size that they had handled before.
Beside project management competency, the organization should have broad & in-depth experience and skillset in various industries like public sector, communication, media & entertainment sector, financial service industry, IT industry, manufacturing & distribution industry etc.
Actively involve in project management related conferences, events, roadshows etc. to build up the needed networking.
If you want to start a project management consulting business, you must
1. Float a company and join hands with experts who know the business and have expertise in this area and can boast of their achievements and prove their worth.
2. Industries in which your team visualizes its strengths
3. Target companies where you think you can be beneficial with the type of consultancy being provided by you
4. Print advertising materials brochures, catalogues etc and develop a communication plan to communicate the target segment
5.Highlight the expertise of your team in the area of business analysis, scheduling, risk management, etc
6. Highlight the teams expertise in various industries and also elaborate the certifications and skill sets of your team
7. Involve yourself in being part of various events and conferences in the area so that you can collaborate with others as well as industry people and put forward your plans based on the client needs and requirements.