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Walid Mougayar is president of CYBERManagement, Inc., a management education and consulting firm. He is an internationally recognized consultant, writer, and speaker on strategic Internet planning and Internet commerce competitive strategy development. Mougayar is the founding chairman of CommerceNet Canada. A veteran of 14 years at Hewlett-Packard, he successfully led HP's Internet and Information Highway initiatives in Canada. He is also coauthor of The Business Internet and Intranets: A Manager's Guide to Key Terms and Concepts (Harvard Business School Press, 1998).

Part 1 Beginning your consulting career: overview of the profession; choosing your services, products, and specialities; planning and organizing your consulting business; financial considerations; the business plan. Part 2 On the job as a consultant: developing applications and systems; advice-giving and consulting; seminars and training; technology and your services; writing and consulting continuing concerns; managing operations; how to stay current; expanding your business; consulting and your IT career.