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Friday, 17 October 2014

Why You Should Choose External Management Consulting?

Most of the companies hire external management consultants because of their expertise and objective approach towards developing a successful plan for the company. However, some of the companies rely on their internal management team.  An external consultant gives an outsiders outlook and a broader perspective on the development plan when compared to the internal consultant. The biggest disadvantage of internal consulting is its set up cost. The initial cost of  setting up an internal consulting team is very high.

Also, an internal consultant fails to keep an unbiased perspective towards the other employees because he too is an employee of the company. While an external consultant is an expert in planning and executing a plan because of handling different clients, an internal consultant is not. Many companies hire freshers or less experienced people for the job of an internal consultant. It has an adverse effect on their internal consulting  team which affects the growth of the business.

A New Approach

Over the years, few organizations are following a different approach towards information management consulting which is known as a hybrid approach. In this approach, the company hires external consultants from a reputed consultancy while they  are taking services from an internal consultant as well. A proper development plan is laid out by an external consultant for the better administration of the company, and internal consultant is there to provide his internal expertise. For a complex business project, external and internal consultants can work together as a team for the successful completion of the project. In some cases, companies hire external consultants to manage the team of internal consultants.

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