Helene LAFFITTE

Consulting Quest

Consulting Quest helps companies to better use, buy and manage consulting services.
Leveraging proprietary methodologies, digital tools and databanks, we help companies generate more value through consulting. Spend on the right projects, work with the right consultants and get the best possible outcomes for their projects at the right cost. 
On average our customers save 30-50% of their consulting costs while working with high-quality consulting firms.

Key Activities: Consulting Sourcing

Learn more at https://consultingquest.com or feel free to say hello at Helene.laffitte@consultingquest.com

Consulting Procurement Expert | Author | Founder | CEO

Why Not Partners

Why Not Partners is an advisory boutique focusing on sustainable growth and innovation for small to medium size companies. 

Key Activities: Strategy, Procurement, Organization

Managing Director | Consultant | Founder

Columbia Business School

MBA Graduate Student

GrDF

Gaz réseau distribution France (GrDF) is a gas distribution company, a 100% subsidiary of ENGIE (a global energy player and an expert operator in the energy sector.

Key Activities: Procurement Strategy, Performance Management, Change Management

Senior Project Manager | Industrial Strategy | Operations & Construction

The Center of excellence for GrDF is an entity that provides leadership, change management, best practices, research, support and training for technical focus areas.

Key Activities: Performance Evaluation, Make or Buy Strategy, Change Management

Project Manager | Center of Excellence | Construction

Gaz de France

The ENGIE Group research and operational expertise center (~400 persons) is dedicated to gas, new energy sources, and emerging technologies.

Key Activities: Project Management, Strategic Partnerships

Research and Development Project Manager

A Regional Gas Operations group designs, operates and maintains the gas grid for more than 100,000 clients while guaranteeing the safety of people and property, as well as the quality of delivery.

Key Activities: Quality Management System, Management, Process Improvement

Deputy Head of Regional Gas Operations

I’m the founder and CEO of Consulting Quest, a global leader in consulting sourcing and performance improvement, and I’m on a mission to make intellectual services procurement smarter, leaner, and future-ready. 

An engineer by training, I found my calling in management consulting. I’ve recently expanded into the SaaS world to help digitalize and elevate consulting procurement to the next level. 

Over the past decade, I’ve helped organizations navigate complex sourcing decisions, optimize spend, and elevate the way they engage with consulting across multiple sectors—chemicals, manufacturing, the public sector, and more. 

Along the way, I’ve helped clients save millions, upskill their procurement teams, and implement digital solutions to make their sourcing more efficient, faster, and more predictable. On average, I’ve enabled organizations to cut 30–50% of their consulting spend without compromising on quality. 

My work spans the full spectrum of the consulting procurement lifecycle: 

- Crafting RFPs and project scoping 
- Make-or-buy analysis 
- Implementing demand management practices 
- Market landscaping and benchmarking 
- Tailoring sourcing strategies to business needs 
- Evaluating and selecting the right providers 
- Leading contracting and negotiation processes 
- Project management and value tracking 
- Assessing consulting performance 
- Conducting procurement maturity assessments 

I'm not one of those "advise and vanish" consultants. I roll up my sleeves and work alongside my clients, making sure the expertise they invest in is embedded—creating lasting impact and long-term value for their organizations. 

Curious how this could apply to your team? Always open to exploring what’s possible.

Fellow consultants — before you hit submit on that RFP question, think twice. The quality of your questions says more about your professionalism than your proposal ever will.

Consulting Procurement Expert @ Consulting Quest | Author, MBA

Most companies treat legal–procurement friction as an unavoidable headache. 

But here’s the truth: the companies that solve it gain a huge competitive edge. 

Why? Because they unlock 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲. 
While competitors are stuck in 90+ day contracting cycles, they’re launching strategic projects in half the time. 

And they’re not reinventing the wheel—it’s the same simple fixes: 
⚖️ Joint governance structures 
📑 Standardized MSAs 
💻 Technology for visibility & automation 

💬 For legal leaders: what’s the one thing that would make your collaboration with procurement actually feel like a partnership?

Here’s something I’ve observed in Fortune 500s: 

🔹 Legal rarely understands consulting delivery models deeply. 
🔹 Procurement often overlooks liability landmines legal sees instantly. 

The result? Long back-and-forth cycles, mistrust, and sometimes poor outcomes. 

What if both sides had consulting-specific training? 

It’s a small investment with big payback: 
✅ Faster contracting 
✅ Smarter negotiations 
✅ Reduced frustration 

💬 If you’re in Legal—would consulting-specific training make your life easier?

Let’s be honest — buying consulting isn’t like buying software or office chairs. 

It’s complex. It’s strategic. And sometimes… it’s a little mysterious. 
But too often, organizations rely on instinct rather than insight. 
And that’s when costs go up, outcomes blur, and someone says, “We’ll do better next time.” 

In our upcoming webinar — 🎙️ “Where Does Your Organization Stand? Assessing Maturity in Consulting Procurement” — Laurent Thomas and I will share what we’ve learned after discussing with hundreds of consulting buyers around the world. 

You’ll walk away knowing how to spot blind spots, benchmark your practices, and turn maturity into money. 

Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVpjXCtK

Oh, and before you join — take the Maturity Survey [https://lnkd.in/egBCa723 ]
It’ll make the session way more valuable (and yes, you’ll get a free report).

𝗦𝗼... 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀? (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!) 

You’d be surprised how few organizations can actually answer that. 
Most teams have solid processes for indirect categories — but when it comes to consulting? Suddenly, it’s a mix of intuition, goodwill, and Excel spreadsheets from 2017. 

We’ve seen it time and again — great intentions, but no structured way to measure or improve. That’s exactly why Laurent and I built the 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 — your GPS for navigating consulting performance. 

Join us on this 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 for a live session where we’ll unpack what maturity really means and how to turn it into your strategic edge. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVpjXCtK 

💡Want to see where you stand before we go live? 
Take the quick 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 and get your personalized report: 
👉 [https://lnkd.in/egBCa723]

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Laurent Thomas

Helping companies to optimise the ROI from their consulting spend.
Leading Consulting Procurement Excellence Programmes with Fortune 500 companies.
Developing Consource.io, the E2E platform that will transform the way companies use, buy and manage consulting services and Improveo.app the place to go If you want to improve your business

Co-Founder and President

Co Founded Consulting Quest to Improve the way companies procure consulting services

Co-Founder & Chairman

Stratalis Consulting

We advise our clients on how to outperform in uncertain markets.

The Stratalis Group is a global strategy and innovation consultancy focused on helping our clients to become future-focused and to deliver tangible opportunities for growth. We advise market leaders on how to develop foresight around future opportunity and risk, strategic flexibility to adapt and organizational focus to guide and inspire.

Through creative growth strategies and innovation execution on products, services and business models our clients achieve increased profitability, improved efficiency and superior return on investment.

Laurent is an Advisory Partner associated with the New York Office with a focus on Strategy & Transformation.

Advisory Partner - Strategy Practice

Staminachem

CEO & Managing Director

Solvay

Global P&L Accountability for the O&G Chemical business. Driving the turnaround, restructuring and repositioning in a rather agitated period (covid, negative oil prices, ....). Fixing operational issues, rebuilding the innovation pipeline and setting up new commercial channels.

Executive Vice President Global Oil and Gas

Driving the strategy and transformation of the Global Business Unit to achieve the expected strategic position and financial returns (EBITDA, Cash and CFROI). Remit included : Strategy, M&A, Strategic Marketing, Commercial Excellence, Distribution, Sustainability, Open Innovation, Ideation and Global Supply Chain.

Executive Vice President Strategy & Transformation Novecare

Oliver Wyman

Organization Transformation Practice Leader for North America

Senior Partner

Partner

ZS Associates

Various projects in the pharmaceutical industry.
PMI following consolidation operations in Pharmaceuticals
Sales Force Optimization, Strategic Marketing, New Products Introduction

Consultant

Renault

Engine Manufacturing Engineering Department

Intern

At Consulting Quest, we are convinced that Companies can better and faster reach their goals by smartly leveraging management consulting. “Creating more impact by better using, buying and managing Consulting Services”. We know how to help companies do just that.

We partner with executives as well as procurement teams. We provide customized solutions addressing all steps of the consulting sourcing process to control their costs and maximize the impact they get from their consulting spend.

As the leading pure player in consulting sourcing, we operate on a global scale and blend digital and human capabilities to deliver on our promise: smart consulting sourcing.

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