This document discusses consulting and provides definitions and types of consultancy. It defines consulting as providing objective advice to help organizations improve performance through analyzing problems and developing improvement plans. The consulting industry has seen significant growth and increasing competition. There are three main types of consultancy: internal consultants who are organization members and report internally; external consultants from outside the organization who provide direct, unbiased perspectives; and external-internal hybrid consultants. The document compares advantages and disadvantages of internal and external consultants in serving organizations.

1. A
Presentation on
“Consulting”
Prepared By: Briola
Eusebio
Padilla

3.  "The provision to businesses of objective
advice and assistance relating to the
strategy, structure, management and
operations of an organization in pursuit
of its long-term purposes and objectives.
Such assistance may include the
identification of options with
recommendations; the provision of
additional resources; and/or the
implementation of solutions."

4.  “Management consulting is the practice
of helping organizations to improve their
performance, primarily through the
analysis of existing organizational
problems and development of plans for
improvement.”

5.  The Consulting Industry has been growing at a
much higher pace in the recent years.
 The consulting industry has witnessed a
considerable increase in the number of new
comers in this field exploring all the industries.
 The main aim has always been to gain market
share in this highly consolidated
and competitive environment, primarily by
capitalizing on the pertinent factors driving it.

6. Types of Consultancy
Internal
Consultant
External
Consultant
External-
Internal
Consultant

7. Internal Consultant
Member of the
Organization
Report to the
President of the
Organization
Used by Major
Organizations
Manager /OD
Practitioner/HR
Department

8. Advantages of Internal
Consultant
Personal
Interest
Familiar with the
organizational
Culture & Norms
Most Universities
have included
OD Programs
Known to
Workforce

9. Disadvantages of Internal
Consultant
Lack of
Specialized
Skills
Biasness
Lack of Power
and Authority
Lack of
Objectivity

10. External Consultant
From Outside
the
Organization
Direct
&
Outspoken
Very Broad
Career Base
Positive roles
Challenges the Client
Opinion

11. Advantages of External
Consultant
Help the
organization to
understand the
Business Problem
Greater
freedom of
Operation
Objective
Able to get
the
Information
Cost
Effective
Unbiased

12. Disadvantages of External
Consultant
Unfamiliar
with
Organization
Difficulty in
Information
gathering