Hi Everyone,
I just got my first contract for my business working as a subcontractor for Accenture and Im new to consulting world. I’ll be working as IT PMO consultant managing their IT projects and interacting with client. I need some books recommendation on how to be successful in the consulting world and what my toolkit should look like.
Please send recs.

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