Consulting is providing advice in a particular area of expertise. This is not the same as customer service. Specific types of consulting include:
- Biotechnology consulting Biotechnology consulting refers to the practice of assisting organizations involved in research and commercialization of biotechnology in improving their methods and efficiency of production, and approaches to R&D. This assistance is usually provided in the form of specialized technological advice and sharing of expertise. Both start-up and
- Consulting software engineer In the field of software engineering, the term consulting software engineer denotes a person who represents the customer's interests with, e.g., the project team actually building a software system, application or software product
- Environmental consulting Environmental consulting is often a form of compliance consulting, in which the consultant ensures that the client maintains an appropriate measure of compliance with environmental regulations. There are many types of environmental consultants, but the two main groups are those who enter the field from the industry side, and those who enter the
- Faculty consulting Consulting by faculty members is the use of scholarly expertise for the benefit of organizations outside the scholarly community in return for some sort of compensation
- Franchise consulting Franchise consulting, a specialized category of professional assistance for investors, entrepreneurs, and enterprises, is a field which has arisen from the increased popularity and profitability of franchising
- Human resource consulting Human resource consulting is a $18.4 billion industry that has emerged from management consulting, as clients' needs have become more complex and specialized, widening the gap between HR needs and work force capabilities, and thus accentuating the ability of HR management consulting firms to fill this gap. While the multi-faceted nature of
- Information technology consulting Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. In addition to providing advice, IT consultancies often implement, deploy, and administer IT systems on businesses' behalf
- Management consulting Because of their exposure to and relationships with numerous organizations, consulting firms are also said to be aware of industry "best practices", although the transferability of such practices from one organization to another may be problematic depending on the situation under consideration[citation needed]
- Performance consulting Performance consulting, sometimes referred to as high performance consulting, is a subdiscipline of consulting that seeks to understand and develop a holistic strategy to change performance; the results typically include changes in measurement strategy, education, staffing, and toolkits. Its goals can be summarized in the slogan "work smarter,
- Political consulting Political consulting, beyond the self-evident definition of consulting in political matters, refers to a specific management consulting industry which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns. This article deals primarily with the development and nature of political consulting in the United States. Though its most important
- Supply chain consulting Supply Chain Consulting is the management discipline of providing informed impartial advice to business enterprises in relation to improving the performance of the supply chains. Areas of review would include sales and operations planning, freight, inventory, and warehousing
- Trial consulting Trial consulting is the use of social scientists, particularly psychologists and communication experts and economists, to aid attorneys in the presentation of a criminal trial or civil lawsuit. Modern trial consultants help prepare witnesses, improve arguments and rhetoric, and select juries
See also
- Consultant (disambiguation)
- Consultants A consultant is a professional who provides advice in a particular area of expertise such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law (tax law, in particular), human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public affairs, communication, engineering,
- List of management consulting firms
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