Even in this case, when we disaggregate the answer by percentage of consulting budget that is supervised, we find that the managers with higher percentages tend to be more likely to try and share this type of information (see Table 11). Table 11 Cross Deartmental Learning by Managerial Level – Is knowledge on fee rates shared within and between departments? If so, what percentage of your Department's annual consulting budget do you supervise? <10 Response Count Answer Options 25-75% >75% percent 11.4% 16.7% 0.00% 20.0% Always Frequently 4.5% 0.00% 0.00% 40.0% Sometimes 54.5% 16.7% 0.00% 0.00% Rarely 22.7% 50.0% 100.0% 20.0% 6.8% 16.7% 0.00% 0.00% Never 2.91 2.50 2.00 3.40 2.89 Rating average (44) (6) (1) (5) (56) 56 Response Count 44 6 1 5 Since a variety of contractors provide either repeat work in the same department or work for more than one department it would be very useful for administrators to share this type of information. What is less common within departments are routine engagement assessments. In fact, these take place only about half the time (48.1%). Also of interest in this area (and in fact confirming the problems highlighted by other independent research in this field) is that the various departments seldom measure efficiency gains from use of consultants. In practical terms, there are as many respondents for the category as there are for the two top responses (Table 12 and “Never” Chart 11)
Even in this case, when we disaggregate the answer by percentage of consulting budget that is supervised, we find that the managers with higher percentages tend to be more likely to try and share this type of information (see Table 11). Table 11 – Cross Deartmental Learning by Managerial Level Is knowledge on fee rates shared within and between departments? If so, what percentage of your Department's annual consulting budget do you supervise? Answer Options <10 percent 25-75% >75% Response Count Always 11.4% 16.7% 0.00% 20.0% Frequently 4.5% 0.00% 0.00% 40.0% Sometimes 54.5% 16.7% 0.00% 0.00% Rarely 22.7% 50.0% 100.0% 20.0% Never 6.8% 16.7% 0.00% 0.00% Rating average 2.91 (44) 2.50 (6) 2.00 (1) 3.40 (5) 2.89 (56) Response Count 44 6 1 5 56 Since a variety of contractors provide either repeat work in the same department or work for more than one department it would be very useful for administrators to share this type of information. What is less common within departments are routine assessments. In fact, these take place only about half the time (48.1%). Also of interest in this area (and in fact confirming the problems highlighted by other independent research in this field) is that the various departments seldom measure efficiency gains from use of consultants. In practical terms, there are as many respondents for the “Never” category as there are for the two top responses (Table 12 and Chart 11) engagement
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