A typical project team

The composition of a project team depends highly on the scope of the project, the industry, and the required functional background and overall availability of consultants. A project team typically combines three to four people, including a partner, a project manager, a senior consultant, and a consultant or junior consultant.

Senior consultants, consultants, and junior consultants often contribute to the project by:

• Conducting interviews with members of the client organization, suppliers and clients.
• Performing market research.
• Doing quantitative analyses and creating models.
• Presenting and communicating findings to team members and clients.

Project managers are responsible for the overall guidance of the project. They combine project analysis with project management and leadership tasks. They reconcile the needs and expectations of the client with the team's efforts, offer frameworks to guide the team's analyses, and structure the project challenge.

Partners acquire the different projects by managing and developing client relationships. They ensure a good client contact before, during and after the project. Depending on the project, partners can have a high degree of involvement in devising the project solution.