Business Consulting

Consultancy services are a service provided by a professional expert who provides expert advice in a particular area such as Security, Finance, Management or any of many other professional specialized fields.

A person engaged to provide professional advice or services for a fee, but not as an employee of the business that engages him or her. When it comes to marketing and management, many entrepreneurs are on firmer ground than when venturing into accounting and law.

Business consultants are generally involved work in areas such as marketing, human resources, management, finance and accounting. Business consultants are responsible for improving companies’ operations by assessing weaknesses and recommending business solutions.

Consultancy services are a service provided by a professional expert who provides expert advice in a particular area such as Security, Finance, Management or any of many other professional specialized fields.

Software developer – is an employee on the full-time payroll and does the job of implementing the requirements for the application. Developers skip around on different projects working as when directed by their employers.

Software consultant – is not an employee, and is brought in to provide advice (consultancy) as to how the application should be implemented using current industry approaches. Often the consultant provides technical advice on how to configure a large application (SAP, Oracle etc). Consultants, in my experience, are not generally programmers.

Software contractor – is not an employee, and is brought in to provide skills and expertise in current industry approaches. Typically the contractor works on a single project and sees it through to completion, programming as required. They are not under the direction of their employers, although they may assist in other areas as a professional courtesy.