TAMID Group

Project Team Member Trainings

Overview of Training

Module 1 - What is Consulting?

Module 2 - Core Frameworks

Module 3 - Skills Training

Module 4 - Expectations & Protocol

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Time Management

In TAMID consulting, effective time management can help you balance academics and extracurriculars with your project. One tool you can use is Google Calendar:

Balanced Schedule

Learn to realistically assess your weekly schedule and prioritize tasks.

Consistency

Dedicate at least 2–4 hours every week consistently for work on deliverables. Treat your TAMID project like a real-world commitment — your startup is depending on your input.

Plan Ahead

Anticipate busy weeks (exams, travel, etc.) and communicate early with your team to adjust timelines. Avoid last minute adjustments.

Meeting with Founders

Team members are expected to interact with the startup founders, ideally on a weekly or biweekly basis. Please check with your Project Manager for specific expectations.

Organizational Skills

Being organized is crucial in TAMID projects with real clients — it means knowing your role, meeting deadlines, and maintaining clear communication.

A well-structured Google Drive folder for meeting notes and deliverables helps keep the project running smoothly.

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Keep files, notes, and communication well-structured, labelled and accessible—this reduces errors and saves time.

Task Ownership

As a project team member, you should clearly understand and track your responsibilities to avoid confusion and ensure accountability.

Information Management

Communication Essentials

Expectations:

• Clarify expectations, ask questions, and listen to feedback
• Provide frequent updates, project status, or any unexpected pauses in work directly to PM

What to expect: Communicating with Israeli Companies!

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• Israelis engage in direct and honest communication - expect feedback to be straightforward and unfiltered.
• Israeli startups operate at a fast pace - be prepared for quick decision-making and last-minute changes.
• Israelis typically prefer concise, to-the-point communication - avoid overly formal or wordy emails.
• Don’t be afraid to speak up, challenge ideas, or share bold suggestions - assertiveness is often expected.
• Communication may pause or slow down, especially with national holidays - if so, reach out and follow up.

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Professionalism:

• Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in emails and deliverables to client
• Proofread and write concise, clear, and structured messages

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Mastering Key Skills

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Working with others: Collaboration

Listen and Learn

Consulting as a Team

Accountability

Support each other

Like a real consultant, a major part of your role is to work in a team. Success comes from working together, not in silos.

Respect all perspectives—great solutions come from listening and open brainstorming.

Set clear expectations and hold each other to them. Everyone's contribution impacts the whole team.

Be there for your teammates—help out when someone’s overwhelmed, offer feedback, and celebrate wins together.

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Proactivity

Taking Initiative

Being proactive sets strong consultants apart. In TAMID, this means:

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• Proposing ideas: Don’t wait to be told what to do. Suggest new angles, insights, or deliverable formats that can add value to the project.

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• Owning the work: Go beyond just completing your assigned task on time—ask how it fits into the bigger picture and contribute accordingly.

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• Collaborating on deliverables: Partner with teammates to co-create, review, and polish the final product.

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• Supporting your PM: Project Managers have to handle a lot of responsibility. Offer to help with organizing team meetings, updating documents, or prepping for client calls.

Flexibility

• Be ready to shift direction when things don't go as planned
• Ex: A startup delays providing data to your project. Instead of pausing, your team pivots to doing market research to prepare a strong foundation in the meantime.
• View challenges as opportunities to problem-solve and grow
• Ex: The client changes their business model, scope, and goals mid-project. You take initiative to update your recommendations and identify new growth strategies they hadn’t considered.
• Be responsive, not reactive - confirm new priorities quickly
• Ex: After a sudden pivot, your team sets up a meeting within 24 hours to clarify the client’s updates goals and ensures everyone is on the same page before proceeding.
• Remain calm, determined, and be open to feedback
• Ex: The client critiques your initial presentation. Instead of getting discouraged, you ask clarifying questions, implement their suggestions, and deliver a strong revised version.

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Problem Solving

2. Analyze problem

Investigate the problem to understand the root cause, scope, and impact

3. Brainstorm potential solutions

Develop range of possible solutions and consider different approaches

4. Select best solution

Evaluate the pros and cons of each potential solution and choose the one that aligns with your goals and resources

5. Implement solution

Put the solution into action and monitor its effectiveness and analyze results

1. Define problem

Clearly identify and articulate the issue you are trying to address

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Research

Identify and use credible sources

• Peer-review journals: Articles reviews by experts in the field before publication
• Academic databases: Platforms like JSTOR, PubMed, and Google Scholar
• Government and educational websites: Websites ending in .gov or .edu
• Reputable news outlets: Established organizations like BBC News and The Economist

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• Understand trends and implications of facts
• Prioritize information that helps drive action or decision-making
• Identify patterns and anomalies in the data
• Look for connections between points that support your recommendation
• Ask: why is this important for the client?

• Summarize findings in a clear, client-friendly way
• Link insights to client goals
• Use visuals (charts, graphs) to understand information easy…

Analyze and interpret information

Summarize and explain clearly

If you have any questions, please contact our consulting team at consulting@tamidgroup.org