Career description:
A management consultant, also sometimes called a management analyst, helps a company or government entity plan and execute projects with the desired outcome of becoming more profitable or competitive. To achieve this goal, the consultant may recommend a variety of strategies to alter the organization’s structure or operation methods in ways that result in increased profits, better systems, and improved efficiency.
What it’s like:
Common duties:
- Learn about the client’s business challenges and technologies to understand their business needs; interview company personnel
- Review internal client company data such as financial statements, payroll information, or existing computer systems
- Outline the scope of the work and identify and map out schedules, milestones, and required resources to meet the project objectives
- Determine and communicate the work product or results that will be delivered to the client upon project completion
- Develop and carry out communications to the company’s senior stakeholders, company staff, and internal and external project teams
- Conduct any required training classes for employees at a variety of levels
- Provide respectful feedback to company management
- Work tactfully to inspire faster adoption, greater utilization, and higher proficiency by employees regarding new ways of operating as a result of the consulting project outcomes
- Meet with client to ensure the provided solution is working
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Administrative Analyst, Business Analyst, Employment Programs Analyst, Management Analyst, Management Consultant, Organizational Development Consultant, Program Management Analyst, Quality Control Analyst
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