Perficient understands that a thriving business is built on a foundation of engaged and talented colleagues. We are committed to challenging, championing, and celebrating our people, and that is more than just a promise. Through our award-winning Growth for Everyone programming, Perficient is encouraging our colleagues to take ownership of their careers while providing the resources and support to help each person succeed.
Growth for Everyone holistically captures the many programs and tools at Perficient, and we recently shared insight about our Learning to Lead and Leading With Impact programs. Another professional development opportunity available to Perficient colleagues is the Consultant Curriculum program, which is a professional development program consisting of self-paced programming designed to help Technical and Business Consultants build important skills to support their professional growth at Perficient.
Continue reading to learn about the comprehensive program and how the key course topics can benefit Perficient colleagues are they advance their consulting careers.
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A Unique Hands-On Learning Experience
As part of Growth for Everyone, Consultant Curriculum employs a blended learning approach, combining self-paced online modules with instructor-led training and hands-on experience. Introduced in 2023, this multifaceted program caters to diverse learning styles by providing flexibility and enabling cross-team collaboration with industry experts.
Designed specifically for consultants, the program equips our colleagues with the skills and knowledge to excel in their roles. With content ranging from video tutorials, articles, assignments, and sessions recorded by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Consultant Curriculum encompasses a wide range of tools for colleagues from every learning style.
By aligning with three distinct career stages, the curriculum provides cohorts with a clear path for growth and advancement.
- Foundation Building: Associate to Consultant: This learning path focuses on developing core consulting competencies, including communication, organization, time management, taking initiative, problem-solving, and teamwork. These skills are crucial for establishing a strong professional foundation and effectively contributing to project teams.
- Leadership Development: Consultant to Senior Consultant: As consultants progress in their careers, the focus shifts to leadership and interpersonal skills. The curriculum emphasizes influencing, negotiation, adaptability, cross-cultural communication, and relationship building. These competencies are essential for building strong client relationships, navigating complex projects, and driving impactful results.
- Strategic Focus: Senior Consultant to Lead Consultant: This cohort prepares consultants for leadership positions with advice on conflict management, leading others, and change management, and team building. These skills are critical for inspiring and motivating teams, driving organizational change, and delivering exceptional outcomes.
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Through a Tailored Training Approach
Through our Career Paths resource, Perficient colleagues can visualize a path forward in their career progression at Perficient, outline the stages to achieve their goals, and answer questions related to their career growth. Consultant Curriculum serves as an extension of Perficient’s Career Paths, providing Technical and Business Consultants useful information related to evolving industry trends and business needs.
In the initial development stage, Wendy LaBenne, senior talent development consultant in Perficient’s Corporate HR team, strategized with leaders at Perficient to understand the relevant and essential skills colleagues need to advance their careers as consultants.
“We were engaged specifically to focus on the soft skills as outlined in our Career Paths resource,” said Wendy. “I conducted a needs assessment survey as well as several calls with consultant leaders to identify soft skills needed at a more micro level. Once the content for each consultant level was determined, I developed the learning content and assignments. I sought input from consultants and leaders in the field to ensure the content is relevant to their work.”
By equipping Perficient’s consultants with fresh perspective and insightful knowledge, the Consultant Curriculum program aims to empower participants to:
- Tackle Challenging Projects: Feel confident taking on complex projects and know they have the skills and knowledge to excel.
- Build Strong Relationships: Forge deeper connections with clients while fostering a collaborative environment.
- Drive Business Growth: Become a catalyst for Perficient’s success through enhanced skills and expertise.
Perficient’s Consultant Curriculum can help colleagues understand how to develop the skills needed to propel their career forward. It provides a structured, formal learning program that outlines how to enhance your skillset using actionable tips and advice.
Enabling Ongoing Growth and Development With Growth for Everyone
This is just one subset of Growth for Everyone, which includes a variety of tools that colleagues at Perficient can use to reach their goals. We are proud to provide our colleagues with access to Perficient Academy, which is a one-stop shop for career development where colleagues can access on-demand, self-paced training materials. Colleagues can also understand the options available to them by mapping out their professional growth journey through Perficient’s Career Paths and Career Development Workbook.
“Growth for Everyone encompasses a wide range of initiatives, from leadership development programs to mentorship opportunities,” said Wendy. “It’s about creating a workplace where learning is continuous, and growth is celebrated. By investing in its people, Perficient is not only building a stronger workforce but also fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.”
Professional and personal growth is an ongoing journey. Perficient is forging the future by supporting and enabling the success of our people. Leaders are continuously improving our Growth for Everyone programs based on feedback from participants to ensure the most engaging, useful, and thought-provoking content.
Through Perficient’s People Promise, our global company is building a collaborative culture that embraces diversity, drives global connection, and accelerates the growth of our business and colleagues around the world.
At Perficient, we continually look for ways to champion and challenge our talented workforce with interesting projects for high-profile clients, encourage personal and professional growth through training and mentoring, and celebrate our people-oriented culture and the innovative ways they serve Perficient and the community.
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