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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Produce the report based on the data you were given access to. Auditors do this all the time. They may say they can't certify X is correct, since they weren't given access to X data.[/quote]

That’s kind of where I’m at. The frustration is that the client employees I’m working with keep saying things like “that’s not the right question to ask” or “that data won’t help you.” That it’s all said in a patronizing way is that much more frustrating. [b]Give me the data and I’ll decide if it is helpful.[/b] The entire point of a consultant is to bring someone in who can zoom in/out or start from a different perspective.

Obviously they’ve had complete knowledge of their business for years and have used it to dig themselves into a hole, so if they know everything, why are they even talking to me? Ugh.[/quote]

"Give me the data and I’ll decide if it is helpful."

What happens if you say this?

Honestly, I am a little confused. If you have the credentials and expertise to do the investigation you should also have the confidence/demeanor to tell people who are withholding information or data that without it you can't complete your investigation and that you'll report the withholding as a factor in that. What gives? [/quote]

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