What to Look for in a Business Technology Consultant

If you select carefully, a consultant familiar with a particular industry problem can save your company a lot of time and effort wasted on false starts. Some of the attributes to consider include the following:

  • Loosely coupled relationships with a variety of resources

  • Experience across industries

  • Orientation and education

  • Variety of communications models

  • Ability to act as translator

Loosely Coupled Relationships with a Variety of Resources

You want an advisor to have access to resources such as work force suppliers, product vendors, potential clients, and other independent consultants. But you don't necessarily want them to be too closely aligned with any particular resource. Too close of an affiliation ...

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