IT consultants

Corporate technology helpers

IT consultants are professionals hired to advise organizations on technology strategy, systems implementation, or technical problems.

They work independently or through consulting firms, typically brought in for specialized expertise the organization lacks internally: We hired IT consultants to handle the migration to cloud services.

The term often implies temporary, project-based work rather than permanent employment.

Related

software · implementation · solutions · billable · hourly rate · meetings · jargon · PowerPoint · strategy · change management · scope creep · suits · laptops · migration · infrastructure · digital transformation · helpdesk · servers

Categories
Opposites
employment relationship

IT consultantsfull-time staff

Workers with complete schedules

salaried employees · lifers

technical expertise

IT consultantsmanual laborers

Workers using physical effort

blue-collar workers · laypeople · technophobes · Luddites

advisory vs. operational role

IT consultantsend users

Ultimate product recipients

customers · laypeople · clients

Family

consultants, consultant, consult, consults, consulted, consulting, consultation, consultations, consultative

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G