IT Consulting
Transcript: Education Network What is IT Consulting? Technology IT CONSULTING Designing training programs Providing training for the client Providing general advice to the client Explaining complex technical issues in simple and clear terms to each member of staff IT 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 estimate, manage, implement, deploy, and administer IT systems on businesses' behalf, known as outsourcing. IT consultants are hired to find a fastest, cheapest and most reliable ways to make company's computer systems run better. They assess a firm's tech needs, create a plan, see it through and follow up to make sure it's running well. IT Consultant = Systems Analyst + Computer Technician + Project Manager Dynamic Responsibilities IT CONSULTING Dragan Jovanovic - Starting pay: $ 54,000 - Median pay: $96,400 - Top pay: $156,000 - 10-year job growth: 22.1% Training duties Advisory skills Technical skills Business skills Communication skills Management skills Advisory language skills Business and management language skills Technical language skills Skills Travel Thank you for your time SALARY Business Deciding which clients to take on Meeting with each client to discuss individual needs and objectives Researching the different features of the client’s business Thinking about how the business could be improved through IT systems Assessing the client’s pre-existing IT systems and the knowledge of the staff Assessing whether or not the current hardware options are working well for the company Bachelor Computer science Information systems Information technology Management Information systems Business Engineering Mathematics MBA Business administration IT management Organizational behavior Management of technology and innovation