Task 1 final LLLoo - The module explores the concept, theories and practice of project management PDF

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The module explores the concept, theories and practice of project management and consultancy skills. This module builds on the research methodology skills and requirements of critical debate established throughout the program and shows how these key skills are vital within a business context to ensu...

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Rana Ashraf Abdelkader Kandel Student Number: 74108197 Course’s Name: Management Project – BS4D03-V1 Tutor’s name: Dr. Ahmad Qammar

Task 2: Individual Task – The Role of Business Consultants and Their Duties

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A business consultant is a specialized individual who is employed to obtain highly professional advice in a specific area of business that will assist the organization in improving and enhancing the workplace environment. Furthermore, such consultants analyze businesses and develop solutions while somehow assisting businesses in meeting their objectives. When business owners require assistance or standpoint on their intended career, or a watershed moment in their organizations, they could perhaps consider employing business consultants. Employing a consultant can assist organizations in improving their performance and implementing the required adjustments to achieve success: • Business consultants assist organizations in overcoming obstacles, increasing income, or expanding. • It is critical to check that business consultants have prior expertise and success with organizations similar to yours. • Business consultants may bill through the project, the hour, or on a daily or monthly basis. Management consulting encompasses a wide variety of activities, and the numerous organizations and their employees frequently define these techniques in quite diverse ways. One method of categorizing the activities is based on the specialist's area of competence (such as competitive analysis, corporate strategy, operations management, or human resources). In practice, however, there are just as many distinctions between these groups as there are between them. Another way to look at it is as a series of phases: entrance, contraction, diagnosis, data collecting, evaluation, application, and so on. These phases, however, are frequently less distinct than most experts allow. Perhaps a more practical method of examining the process is to analyze its aims; clarity regarding goals surely improves the efficacy of an interaction. Here are the eight essential aims of consulting, organized hierarchically (also see the Exhibit):

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Exhibit The following is a list of consulting purposes in order of importance: 1. Disseminating information to a customer. 2. Troubleshooting a client's issues. 3. Developing a diagnosis, which may involve redefining the problem. 4. Making suggestions based on the findings of the diagnostic. 5. Assisting with the execution of suggested solutions 6. Creating agreement and commitment to remedial action.

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7. Facilitating client learning, which entails teaching customers how to address similar challenges in the future. 8. Constantly increasing organizational effectiveness. Lower-numbered purposes are more understood and practiced, as well as more frequently sought by clients. Many consultants, on the other hand, aim to a higher level on the pyramid than the majority of their engagements accomplish. A search of the literature for a definition of a business consultant produced no results. As a result, we take from the definition of "business consulting" and describe a business consultant as "a professional who assists businesses in improving their performance, primarily via the detailed examination of current business challenges and the implementation of improvement strategies." Thus, the distinction between a consultant and a business consultant is that a consultant may consult with individuals outside of the business milieu, such as a doctor or an architect, whereas a business consultant specializes in the improvement of people, processes, and structures in business organizations. The business consultant is the subject of this research. There are three important abilities that a successful business consultant possesses. References: 1. https://hbr.org/1982/09/consulting-is-more-than-giving-advice 2. https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4610-business-consultant.html 3. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JMD-05-20110061/full/pdf?title=knowledge-skills-and-personality-of-the-effective-business-consultant

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