TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction The major stages in the consulting process Entry Diagnosis Action planning Implementation Termination
Differences in the stages of the consultancy process for strategic advice consulting and IT consulting Focus on the stages of the consulting process Level of commitment Sequence of the stages of the consulting process Nature of the consulting process Scope of the consulting assignment Role of the consultant
Challenges faced by the Consultant during the process Strategic advice Risk of taking the wrong direction Fear of the outsider Mismanagement of the time between the stages of the process Implementation differs from the plan Implementation of an IT system Technological knowledge Propriety knowledge Complexity of data HR Management Challenges all consultants have to deal with
Conclusion
Reference List
Appendices
Appendix-1: The Consulting Process

CONSULTING WORK: PRACTICE AND PROCESS

Introduction
From time to time, organizations have relied on external consultants to help them achieve their organizational goals, assist in business problem solving, identifying new opportunities, enhance learning and most importantly help in implementing changes(Kubr,2002:11). But the real question is, how do consultants really work? How do they analyze and study organizations? How do they provide insights and how do they really solve corporate problems?
Therefore through this paper we have firstly tried to identify the different stages of the 'consulting process'. Secondly, we will highlight the differences that may occur in these stages regarding the domain of expertise of the consultant, should it be a strategic adviser or an IT system implementer. In fact, we