3. Search for candidates

The offer is abundant and fragmented: multiplicity of expertise and practices; size (from independents to large groups); reputation of players or brands; geographical presence; preferred fields... In the typology of consulting activities, the category that encompasses the largest number of specialties of interest to you is "Innovation Management". This vast field is poorly structured on a national scale; it overlaps with that of the SYNTEC Federation, more specifically the SYNTEC-Ingénierie and SYNTEC-Management unions, as well as that of several professional associations such as ASCOFI ( www.ascofi.fr ).

The classic methods of finding suppliers are fully applicable to consultants (keywords, websites, multi-criteria evaluation grids...). In addition, more informal or opportunistic...