LEAN, BUT NOT MEAGER CONSULTING

Lean consulting is a particular principle of consulting which makes us e of the knowledge, the skills and resources of clients. It is not pra cticed because of the consultants' missing capacities or of the client 's lacking financial resources. In this paper the main characteristics of lean consulting are described, experiences with lean consulting fr om the viewpoint of clients and the author are discussed, and conclusi ons drawn for the further development and refinement of the principle.